Sheena Wagstaff (born 1956/1957) is a British

art historian Art history is the study of artistic works made throughout human history. Among other topics, it studies art’s formal qualities, its impact on societies and cultures, and how artistic styles have changed throughout history. Traditionally, the ...

and

curator A curator (from , meaning 'to take care') is a manager or overseer. When working with cultural organizations, a curator is typically a "collections curator" or an "exhibitions curator", and has multifaceted tasks dependent on the particular ins ...

who oversaw the opening of the

Met Breuer The Met Breuer ( ) was a museum of modern and contemporary art in the Breuer Building at Madison Avenue and East 75th Street on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, New York City. It served as a branch museum of the Metropolitan Museum of Art ( ...

in her role as head of the Met's modern and contemporary department. She integrated the museum's contemporary holdings throughout the museum rather than limiting them to dedicated galleries. She is currently creative advisor to Frieze Masters. Wagstaff was born in England but grew up in Germany, Scotland and the Mediterranean. Prior to her time at the Met, Wagstaff was chief curator at the

Tate Modern Tate Modern is an art gallery in London, housing the United Kingdom's national collection of international Modern art, modern and contemporary art (created from or after 1900). It forms part of the Tate group together with Tate Britain, Tate Live ...

and oversaw a series of major installations in that museum's Turbine Hall.

Books

*''Gerhard Richter: Painting After All'' *''Unfinished:Thoughts Left Visible''

References

Alumni of the University of East Anglia British art curators British women art historians English women curators English art historians People from Colchester 1950s births Living people {{UK-art-historian-stub