A view of the anticipated Eli and Edythe Broad Northwest art museum. Courtesy of Zaha Hadid Architects.
Michael Rush, Director of the Eli and Edythe broad at Michigan State University Museum of art. Photo by Mike Lovett.
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EAST LANSING, Michigan, Michigan State University has announced the hiring of Michael Rush as the founder and Director of the Eli and Edythe Broad art museum. Rush, more recently, the Director of the Musée d'art rose at Brandeis University, has been recommended by a Committee of research after extensive international research.
"We have a prestigious donor, architect Zaha Hadid, stunning architecture world renowned and have now found the essential missing piece - a Museum Director innovative art - in the hiring of Michael Rush, said Chairman Lou Anna k. Simon." Michigan State University welcomes this conservative award-winning and widely published author and critic. With his entrepreneurial spirit, Michael will lead the months leading up to a dynamic opening of the Museum of Eli and Edythe Broad art in 2012 and exciting future. »
Brandeis, located near Boston, rush has supervised a large collection of modern and contemporary art in the region and was widely recognized for his leadership when attempting controversial University to sell the collection and to close the Museum.
He has been Director of the Institute for contemporary art in Palm Beach, gave lectures on art and Museum practices internationally, received the award of the International Association of art critics for its conservation projects and is the co-founder of the Association of Directors of Museum of contemporary art. Rush also hosts an Internet "Rush Interactive," Art International radio, radio program which is available in over 40 countries around the world.
"We were asked to find a professional charismatic art museum with inventive ideas and vital connections in the world of contemporary art." "Michael Rush is that person", said Linda Stanford, Associate Provost and President of the Commission of the research.
Rush is a widely published author and regularly contributes to many publications, including "art in America," "on paper" and the New York Times. Among his books are "Video Art", "New Media art," "new media in 20th-Century Art," "Marjetica Potrc: Architecture Urgent" and monographs on artists Gunther Brus, Steve Miller and Alexis Rockman.
"I am honoured to join Michigan State, as the founding Director of the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum," said rush. "It is for me an extraordinary opportunity." In addition, this new Museum is a great moment of philanthropy, education and international contemporary art. »
Installation is named in honour of Eli and Edythe Broad, supporters of long date at which has the lead for the museum gift. Gifts from the Broads of 28 million dollars, with 21 million designated for the construction of the building and $ 7 million to be used for acquisitions, exhibitions and operations, has been the catalyst for the project. Additional fundraising for the construction raised so far nearly $ 34 million $ goal of 40 million for the construction.
"The Edye and I are delighted with the selection of Michael Rush, Director of the Musée d'art Broad," said Broad. "It is a principle scholar, educator and museum professionals who have demonstrated an ability to work effectively with a wide audience, while the scope of art institutions around the world." We're impressed with his leadership and are convinced it will work with MUS and Lansing community to make the Museum a world calibre institution. »
The Museum broke ground on March 16th, is expected to open in the spring of 2012 and will feature more than 70 per cent gallery space and room great art works on display. The primary goal of the Museum will be contemporary art.
More information on the project, including a construction site webcam live, located online at http://broadmuseum.msu.edu.
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