Chus Martínez

Chus Martínez (b. 1972) Spanish curator living in New York. She has a background in philosophy and art history and is chief curator of El Museo del Barrio in New York. She was dOCUMENTA (13) Head of Department and Member of Core Agent Group. Previously she was chief curator at MACBA, Barcelona (2008–10), Director of the Frankfurter Kunstverein (2005–08) and Artistic Director of Sala Rekalde, Bilbao (2002–05). For the 50th Biennale di Venezia (2005), Martínez curated the National Pavilion of Cyprus, and in 2010 served as a curatorial advisor for the 29th Bienal de São Paulo. She lectures regularly and has written numerous catalogue texts and critical essays.