What part does art have to play in sustainability, and—equally—how do the issues at the heart of conservation inform the way we make art now and in the future? Inspired by the establishment earlier this year of the MIT-LUMA Lab, aimed at innovating at the conjunction of art, science, technology, conservation and design, and the transformation of the Dia Art Foundation’s Beacon campus to ensure its climate resilience, this Conversation on Patronage features Maja Hoffmann, Founder and President of the Luma Foundation and Jessica Morgan, Director of Dia Art Foundation, with moderator Katherine E. Fleming, President and CEO of the J. Paul Getty Trust.
The talk will take place in the VIP Hub inside The Beverly Hills Hotel at Polo Private Lounge.
Pastries with coffee and tea service will be available from 9:30am.
The talk will start at 10am followed by a Q&A.
Booking is essential as capacity is limited.
Friday, September 13
9:30am – 11:00am (conversation begins at 10am)
Maja Hoffmann has significantly advanced the Luma Foundation’s mission through her leadership in developing Luma Arles, one of the most important cultural projects internationally. By addressing urgent issues in culture, nature, scientific experimentation, and ecology, she has promoted new structures for innovation and positive change. Her efforts have earned Luma widespread recognition for its diverse projects and artistic programs, including the steering and production of the Elevation 1049 arts biennial in Gstaad and the programming of Luma Westbau in Zurich.
In addition to her work with LUMA, Hoffmann is actively involved with several international institutions. She is the President of the Swiss Institute in New York (USA) and the Fondation Vincent van Gogh in Arles (France). She also serves as Vice-President of the Emanuel Hoffmann Foundation in Basel (Switzerland) and holds board positions at the Serpentine Galleries in London (UK), Kunsthalle Zürich (Switzerland), the New Museum of Contemporary Art, and the Center for Curatorial Studies at Bard College, both in New York (USA).
Jessica Morgan joined Dia Art Foundation as Director in January 2015 and was named Nathalie de Gunzburg Director in October 2017. At Dia, Morgan is responsible for strengthening and activating all parts of Dia’s multivalent program, including its pioneering Land art projects, site-specific commissions, and collections and programming across its constellation of sites. Since assuming directorship, Morgan has led a series of initiatives reaffirming and reinvigorating the nonprofit’s founding vision and principles. Since 2018, Morgan has led a comprehensive, multi-year project to upgrade and revitalize Dia’s programmatic spaces.
Prior to assuming her position at Dia, Morgan was The Daskalopoulos Curator, International Art, at Tate Modern in London from 2010 to 2014, and was curator at Tate from 2002 to 2010. In addition to her work on exhibitions, Morgan played a key role in the growth of Tate’s collection – driving the development of the museum’s holdings of mid-century and emerging art from North America, the Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia. Morgan was previously Chief Curator at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, and a curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago and served as the artistic director of the 10th Gwangju Biennale in 2014.
Katherine E. Fleming assumed her post as president and CEO of the J. Paul Getty Trust on August 1, 2022. An accomplished academic leader and internationally recognized scholar of Mediterranean history, religion, and culture, she served as Provost of New York University from 2016 to 2022. She was instrumental in NYU’s development as a research powerhouse and in its emergence as one of the world’s most global institutions, leading NYU’s strategy in Europe. She has served as Alexander S. Onassis Professor of Hellenic Culture and Civilization at NYU, and as a long-standing Associate Professor of History at the Ecole Normale Superieure, Paris. From 2012–2016 she chaired the Board of the University of Piraeus, Greece. An elected member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, she is also Chevalier in the French Legion of Honor and Commander in the Greek Order of Beneficence. Fleming began her career in California, earning her doctorate at UC Berkeley and then teaching at various institutions in Southern California before going to NYU in 1998.
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