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
Melissa Chiu survived DC’s culture wars. Next stop New York
The Australian who will soon lead New York’s iconic Guggenheim has no qualms taking on art elitists. Just don’t ask her to talk politics.








