It’s not an art collection, it's the life of the director of the Jewish Museum in Manhattan

THE NEW YORK TIMES 
By Hilarie M. Sheets

Claudia Gould in her office, surrounded by works by Nan Goldin, Robert Rauschenberg, Maira Kalman, Kiki Smith, Sheila Hicks, Lisa Yuskavage, Lawrence Weiner, Mel Bochner and many others. Credit:2018 Lawrence Weiner Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York; All Rights Reserved, Robert Rauschenberg Foundation/Licensed by VAGA, New York; 2018 The LeWitt Estate Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York; All Rights Reserved, Louise Bourgeois/Licensed by VAGA, New York; Daniel Dorsa for The New York Times

“I am not a collector,” Claudia Gould, director of the Jewish Museum in Manhattan, said adamantly, sitting in her corner office overlooking Fifth Avenue and Central Park. An entire wall — hung densely, floor to ceiling, with works she’s accumulated by Louise Bourgeois, Shirin Neshat and Sol LeWitt, among many others — might suggest otherwise. “This is my work,” said Ms. Gould, who typically acquires pieces directly from artists she knows and has collaborated with rather than by way of galleries or auctions. “It’s all a visual history of my career. Every piece has a story. This is my life.” When she moved to the Jewish Museum six years ago, Ms. Gould was keen to display art in the lobby. [More]