For several decades, American curator Thelma Golden has redefined what a museum can be. As director and chief curator of the Studio Museum in Harlem, she has expanded the possibilities for artists of African descent, reshaping how Black culture is represented in contemporary art.
In this episode of ‘Inner Worlds’, Golden invites Art Basel to the Museum’s newly reopened,
purpose-built home – reflecting on a space that fulfils the ambition imagined by its founders in 1968.
“We wanted the design of the building to echo what the Studio Museum has always been,” she notes, “but to create new spaces that allow us to offer so much more.” Since its earliest days, the Museum has been a place where artists of African descent are centered, where Harlem’s community meets contemporary art, and where openness and accessibility shape every encounter. Rooted in Harlem both geographically and spiritually, the new building carries this ethos forward while offering expanded capacity for exhibitions, artists, and community… read more at nowness.com
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