NEW ROLE AT WHITNEY
The Whitney curator Scott Rothkopf has received considerable attention for the succession of successful shows he has organized there. These include “Glenn Ligon: America,” a traveling midcareer retrospective that opened at the Whitney last year; “Wade Guyton OS,” on view through Jan. 13; and most recently, “Sinister Pop,” a show on view through March 31 that he organized with the museum’s chief curator, Donna De Salvo.
Now Mr. Rothkopf will wear two hats — becoming the Whitney’s associate director of programs. In this new position Mr. Rothkopf will concentrate on programming as the museum prepares to move in 2015 from its Madison Avenue home to a new building in the meatpacking district. He will still organize exhibitions, and is currently working on a major Jeff Koons retrospective. Set to open in June 2014, it would be the last show in the Marcel Breuer building on Madison Avenue before the museum moves downtown.