Jul 17, 2026 – 9.00amMelissa Chiu catches my eye wandering. We are on the second floor of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, which the Darwin-born curator has led since 2014. She’s discussing a Duchamp installation, but I’m looking elsewhere.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Jessica GardnerUnited States correspondentJessica Gardner is The Australian Financial Review’s United States correspondent. She was previously deputy editor - news.Fetching latest articles