Scott Rothkopf
Scott Rothkopf (born 1976 in Dallas) is an American art historian and curator. He is currently the senior deputy director and Nancy and Steve Crown Family Chief Curator at the Whitney Museum of American Art.[1]
Scott Rothkopf | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1976 (age 46–47) |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Art historian Curator |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | Artforum Whitney Museum of American Art |
Early life and education
A native of Dallas, Rothkopf graduated from the Greenhill School in Addison, Texas.[2] He obtained both his Bachelor of Arts in Art History in 1999, under Yve-Alain Bois, and graduate degrees from Harvard University.
Career
From 2004 until 2009, Rothkopf was a senior editor of Artforum. He then joined the Whitney Museum of American Art as a curator. In 2015, Rothkopf was promoted to the role of Nancy and Steve Crown Family Chief Curator, replacing Donna De Salvo, and three years later, jointly as the senior deputy director.[3]
While at the Whitney, Rothkopf has curated a number of exhibitions, including; "Mary Heilmann: Sunset" (2015), "Jeff Koons: A Retrospective" (2014 - the largest single artist exhibition in the Whitney's history and the closing show in the Museum's previous Marcel Breuer-designed Madison Avenue home space),[4] "Sinister Pop" (2012–13, with Donna De Salvo), "Wade Guyton OS" (2012–13), Glenn Ligon: AMERICA (2011), "Singular Visions" (2010, with Dana Miller) and "Whitney on Site: Guyton\Walker" (2010).[5]
References
- "Staff Profiles". Whitney Museum of American Art. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
- "Dallas' own Scott Rothkopf makes it big at the Whitney Museum in NYC". 29 July 2016.
- "The Whitney Promotes Rothkopf to Chief Curator; de Salvo to Get New International Role".
- Smith, Roberta (27 June 2014). "Shapes of an Extroverted Life". The New York Times.
- "Staff Profiles".