Jonathan Binstock, who has ties to both the commercial and academic art world, will be the D.C. museum’s seventh leader
“Those pictures have a lot in common, even though they are made at different times, in different media,” Binstock said. The larger goal, he said, was to get beyond simply representing diversity and focus more deeply on how art enables different communities to understand their own values.
The search committee was impressed with Binstock’s presentation, said Amy Meadows, who chaired the group. Among the skills they sought was a director who could balance and integrate the Phillips’s traditional focus on a legacy collection of late-19th century and modern art assembled by Duncan Phillips with the museum’s expanded focus on contemporary art and local artists. They also wanted a leader with strong managerial skills and immersion in the business of contemporary art.
“Part of the allure with Jonathan is the very equal balance between business acumen and art history chops,” Meadows said. “He has the encyclopedic understanding of art history, and he is very involved in contemporary art.” Beginning in 2007, Binstock took what he calls a seven-year detour from the usual path of a curator to serve as a senior adviser on art matters for Citi Private Bank. His duties included accessing the value of private art collections that were being used as assets to secure loans, and advising clients on building and managing their collections.
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