Museo Nacional del Ecuador Selects Architect: Morning Links
Good Morning! How will Jessica Morgan transform Tate? Expect more adventurous shows, greater accountability, and stronger connections with artists. A new design by Japanese architecture firm SANAA has been selected for the Museo Nacional del Ecuador’s $100 million new home. A replica Viking ship from Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey is embroiled in a payment dispute, with its owner alleging that Universal failed to cover damage costs. Universal denies the claim. THE HEADLINES BIG ASK. The suits who hired Jessica Morgan to lead Tate are hoping she’ll restore its confidence, ambition, and curatorial edge. As the FT wrote, expect the museum to look beyond familiar names and champion overlooked artists, particularly those missing from traditional art histories, while bringing greater coherence to Tate’s sprawling collections. Morgan’s track record, especially at Dia Art Foundation, suggests more adventurous exhibitions, stronger connections with artists, and a renewed emphasis on quality over trend. But she’ll also need to balance the museum’s future-facing ambitions with the public’s appetite for iconic works and blockbuster exhibitions. Her task is to make Tate feel both more expansive and more …
