Beatrix Ruf to Lead New Contemporary Art Museum in Amsterdam
Plans are afoot for a new privately funded contemporary art institution to open in Amsterdam under the auspices of the Hartwig Art Foundation, and though the first sledgehammer has not been swung nor the first brick laid, the foundation has already named the museum’s chief. The Art Newspaper reports that Beatrix Ruf, the onetime director of the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, will lead the fledgling institution from its inception. Ruf ended her tenure at the Stedelijk in 2017 amid concerns (later disproven) of a conflict of interest regarding her advice to collectors loaning works to the museum....
Source: artforum.com