AppointmentJanuary 17, 2020
MIT List Visual Arts Center Appoints Natalie Bell as Curator
Natalie Bell will be the next exhibition curator at the MIT List Visual Arts Center, beginning her new appointment on January 15, 2020. Most recently, Bell served as associate curator at the New Museum, New York, where she worked since 2013.
“Natalie brings a strong, fresh, and international curatorial perspective to our programming efforts,” said Paul C. Ha, Director of the List Center. “We look forward to her leadership role in introducing new and exciting exhibition projects to our diverse audiences. Her vision fits in perfectly with the List Center’s mission to expand our reputation as a strong supporter of artists at decisive points in their careers.”
At the New Museum, New York, Bell co-organized large-scale group exhibitions including: The Warmth of Other Suns (2019), Trigger: Gender as a Tool and a Weapon (2017. She also curated solo exhibitions by Lubaina Himid (2019), Mariana Castillo Deball (2019), Marguerite Humeau (2018), Dan Herschlein (2018), Aslı Çavuşoğlu (2018), Naufus Ramírez-Figueroa (2018), Hiwa K (2018), Anna Boghiguian (2018), Jonathas de Andrade (2017), and Elaine Cameron-Weir (2017), in addition to several other solo shows co-curated with New Museum colleagues.
Prior to joining the New Museum, Bell served as an assistant to the curator of the fifty-fifth edition of the Venice Biennale, “The Encyclopedic Palace.”
“Natalie brings a strong, fresh, and international curatorial perspective to our programming efforts,” said Paul C. Ha, Director of the List Center. “We look forward to her leadership role in introducing new and exciting exhibition projects to our diverse audiences. Her vision fits in perfectly with the List Center’s mission to expand our reputation as a strong supporter of artists at decisive points in their careers.”
At the New Museum, New York, Bell co-organized large-scale group exhibitions including: The Warmth of Other Suns (2019), Trigger: Gender as a Tool and a Weapon (2017. She also curated solo exhibitions by Lubaina Himid (2019), Mariana Castillo Deball (2019), Marguerite Humeau (2018), Dan Herschlein (2018), Aslı Çavuşoğlu (2018), Naufus Ramírez-Figueroa (2018), Hiwa K (2018), Anna Boghiguian (2018), Jonathas de Andrade (2017), and Elaine Cameron-Weir (2017), in addition to several other solo shows co-curated with New Museum colleagues.
Prior to joining the New Museum, Bell served as an assistant to the curator of the fifty-fifth edition of the Venice Biennale, “The Encyclopedic Palace.”
