After 13 years as director, he will leave behind one of the most visited contemporary art museums in Australia.
Michael Brand had big shoes to fill when he replaced the ebullient Edmund Capon at the Art Gallery of NSW in 2012. The men were opposites in style and substance.
When he departs in July next year, he will leave behind one of the most visited contemporary art museums in Australia, a gallery that has creatively started to hit its straps in the past 12 months with a series of world-class exhibitions, and a solid public program the envy of most galleries.
Brand struggled to convince his political masters to double the operating spending for a gallery now with twice the number of exhibition spaces.$8 million shortfall But the gallery has been criticised for failing to champion and showcase mid-to-late career Sydney artists, including the likes of Cressida Campbell, whose overdue retrospective in 2022 brought bumper crowds to the National Gallery of Australia., was met with a lukewarm reception from some critics and in the early days of his tenure, he got off-side with some staff and volunteers.
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