PABLO HELGUERA TO HELM THE NEW SCHOOL’S VERA LIST CENTER

HYPERALLERGIC
NOVEMBER 8, 2026

“Artist, educator, and writer Pablo Helguera has been appointed as the new director of the New School’s Vera List Center for Art and Politics (VLC), succeeding Senior Director and Chief Curator Carin Kuoni, who steered the arts-driven research center for 22 years. Helguera was also tapped as the director of the university’s art collection, which consists of over 2,000 postwar and contemporary works. … ‘I am particularly excited by the opportunity to bring my experience as an artist, curator, and public programmer to this new role,’ Helguera said of his appointment in a press release. ‘We are living through a moment of profound political and cultural transformation, when the need to make sense of rapidly unfolding events, question prevailing narratives, and imagine alternative futures has become especially urgent.'”

—Rhea Nayyar