Baume leaving ICA

Nicholas Baume (right), chief curator of the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston, is leaving to become director and chief curator of the Public Art Fund, which presents temporary public art installations in NYC. And we here in Boston got to learn about it from the New York Times - Yay! No doubt the success he's had at the ICA with Shepard Fairey, Tara Donovan and Anish Kapoor helped him get the gig. You can read the press release here. A search for his replacement is already underway, says Geoff, who notes other curatorial vacancies around town. ... In other reading, Greg Cook takes a turn analyzing the Rose Museum overseers' suit against Brandeis. I forgot to offer this link the other day, but the documents are here, if you want to take a look for yourself.