New Dia Director Says the "Sky's the Limit"

The Dia Art Foundation announced the hire of a director yesterday; Philippe Vergne, will be joining Dia starting September 15th. Vergne co-curated the Whitney Biennial in 2006, and will be leaving his position at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis for the job. While Dia has one area of New York covered with a sprawling space in Beacon, their Chelsea space closed in 2004. Vergne's main challenge will be to find a permanent place to exhibit in New York City. He told the Times that with the ever-changing art world, “the sky’s the limit.”

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By Jen Carlson in Arts & Entertainment on June 24, 2008 12:42 PM

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sonyactivision

"The sky's the limit." Isn't that what Icarus said?

suepart

the rubbish that passes for curated art at the tragic whitney biennial is hopefully not a forerunner to adding garbage to the predominantly good works at dia....