Kynaston mcshine biography

Kynaston Leigh Gerard McShine (February 20, 1935 – January 8, 2018) was a.
Kynaston McShine, an audacious museum curator who organized some of the most influential contemporary art exhibitions of the late 20th century, died on Jan. 8.
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Kynaston McShine

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MoMA curator Kynaston McShine has died at the age of 82

Kynaston McShine, one of the greatest curators of all time has died on 8th January 2018. Kynaston McShine had a career that spanned more than 50 years.

A rich biography of Kynaston McShine

McShine was born in 1935 in Trinidad and received his bachelor’s degree in philosophy from Dartmouth College in 1958. After that he decided to undertake graduate studies at the University of Michigan and, at the same time, he joined MoMA’s department of circulating exhibitions. In 1965, he joined the group of curators of the Jewish Museum where he became curator of painting and sculpture and organized an exhibition called ‘’Primary Structures” which is known as the first major presentation of Minimalism movement in the USA (the show featured works made by over 40 artists, e.g. Dan Flavin, Carl Andre, Donald Judd). Three years later he organized a huge Yves Klein’s retrospective and not long after that MoMA hired him back as associate curator of painting and sculpture; he later was promoted and

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McShine, Kynaston 1935–

(Kynaston L. McShine, Kynaston Leigh McShine)

PERSONAL:

Born February 20, 1935, in Port of Spain, Trinidad; son of Austen H. McShine. Education:Dartmouth College, A.B., 1958; graduate study at University of Michigan, 1958-59, and New York University, 1960-64.

ADDRESSES:

Home—New York, NY. Office—Museum of Modern Art, 11 W. 53rd St., New York, NY 10019-5497.

CAREER:

Writer, editor, curator. Jewish Museum, New York, NY, curator of painting and sculpture, 1965-68, acting director, 1967-68; Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY, associate curator, 1968-71, curator, 1971-80, senior curator of painting and sculpture, 1980-2001, acting chief curator of painting and sculpture, 2002, chief curator at large, 2003—. Hunter College of the City University of New York, assistant professor, 1968-69; School of Visual Arts, lecturer in art history, 1969-76. Member of visual arts committee, New York City Cultural Council and New York State Council on the Arts; member of advisory committee, Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture.

MEMBER:

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