Fine Art Magazine blog opinion: AS part of the Carnegie Museums the Warhol Museum oversees the validation, exhibition, and lending of Andy Warhol's works Ms. Klemm's work will hopefully expand awareness of art as a shaper of cultural change socially within subtle critique.
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Hannah Klemm Named Milton Fine Curator of Art
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Hannah Klemm, photo by Manny Alcala
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The Andy Warhol Museum announces that Hannah Klemm has been named the new Milton Fine Curator of Art. Klemm is currently the curator of modern and contemporary art at the Blanton Museum of Art at the University of Texas at Austin. Before joining the Blanton Museum of Art, she served as associate curator of modern and contemporary art for the Saint Louis Art Museum and held a variety of curatorial fellowship positions at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, The Art Institute of Chicago and the Smart Museum of Art at the University of Chicago. She will join The Warhol on August 17, 2026.
“I am thrilled to join The Warhol at such an exciting moment in its history,” Klemm said. “What has always inspired me about both Warhol and the museum is a belief that art does not happen in isolation. It emerges through communities, conversations and the exchange of ideas. The museum actively cultivates these encounters, serving as a vital place for learning, dialogue and discovering the transformative power of creativity.”
“I am excited to welcome Hannah to The Warhol team,” said Mario Rossero, director of The Warhol. “I’m confident that through her curatorial expertise and collaborative spirit that she will bring a unique approach to the collection and our exhibitions program.”
As curator of modern and contemporary art at the Blanton Museum of Art, Klemm organized exhibitions, commissions, publications and public programs and stewarded the museum’s contemporary collection. Her most recent exhibition, Run the Code: Data-Driven Art Decoded by Thoma Foundation X Blanton Museum of Art an exhibition of digital art that uses coding, data or AI to interact with museum visitors, was covered by The New York Times.
As associate curator of modern and contemporary art at the Saint Louis Art Museum, Klemm oversaw Currents, a long-running series commissioning new work by living artists and the New Media Series, dedicated to single-channel video. She also co-organized The Culture: Hip Hop and Contemporary Art in the 21st Century with the Baltimore Museum of Art. The international touring exhibition examined mass culture, celebrity, branding and artistic production through a collaborative, multimedia exhibition that integrated local partnerships and community engagement into its exploration of hip hop’s impact on contemporary art and culture.
“I am looking forward to becoming part of Pittsburgh’s remarkable arts community and to work alongside the museum’s talented team to build exhibitions, programs and collaborations that illuminate the enduring significance of Warhol’s work while supporting contemporary artists who continue to expand and reimagine Warhol’s legacy in our present moment,” Klemm said.
Klemm received a BA in art history and visual arts with a concentration in printmaking from Sarah Lawrence College, a MA in art history from Courtauld Institute of Art and a PhD in art history from the University of Chicago.
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