SAN FRANCISCO—On August 23, the Contemporary Jewish Museum announced Lily Siegel as the new associate curator and she will begin her new role on October 1.
Siegel comes from the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, where she worked as the assistant curator of Modern and Contemporary Art since October 2012. She recently organized the exhibition entitled “Rashid Johnson: Message To Our Folks.”
Siegel will work with Executive Director Lori Starr and the curatorial team to develop original exhibitions, oversee touring exhibitions, initiate and manage artist commissions and special museum projects and foster institutional partnerships in the Bay Area, according to the release.
“We are thrilled to welcome Lily to the CJM,” Starr said. “With her experience and ambition, she is the perfect addition to a dynamic curatorial team that will oversee a new phase of growth and programmatic expansion at the Museum.”
Before working at the High Art Museum, Siegel spent four years at the Museum of Contemporary Artin Los Angeles and has also done various independent curatorial projects as well as published several articles on contemporary art.
“I am so excited to be joining the great team at The CJM at this time of growth and re-visioning,” Siegel said. “As a Curator of contemporary art, I hope to present exhibitions that invite the viewer to be inquisitive and to challenge assumptions along with me. I align much of my approach to my understanding of what it means to be culturally Jewish; knowledge is something that is best gained through dialogue.”
The Museum is open daily from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. (except Wednesdays) and Thursdays from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. Admission is $12 for adults, $10 for students and seniors with a valid ID and free youth (18 and under). Thursdays after 5 p.m. the cost is $5. The museum is located at736 Mission Street between Third and Fourth Streets.
By Melissa Simon
