The Whitney Museum in New York has hired Nolan Jimbo as the Arnhold Associate Curator, a role most recently held by Rujeko Hockley. He will start in the role on November 16.

Jimbo is currently an assistant curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, where he started in 2021 as a curatorial fellow. During his tenure at the MCA Chicago, he has organized solo exhibitions for Gregory Bae, which was on view in 2022, the year after the artist’s death; Kenzi Shiokava, the artist’s first institutional survey; and Mike Cloud, which is a nominee for the 2026 ARTnews Awards. Additionally, he has programmed performances by artists like David Lamelas, Tanya Lukin Linklater, Will Rawls, and Wu Tsang.

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