Curator Diya Vij to Lead NYC’s Department of Cultural Affairs
Artforum [Unofficial]
March 2, 2026
New York mayor Zohran Mamdani has appointed curator Diya Vij director of the city’s Department of Cultural Affairs. Vij, who is currently a vice president at Brooklyn nonprofit Powerhouse Arts, is the first person of Southeast Asian descent to occupy the role. She will report to Julie Su, New York’s first deputy mayor for economic justice. In her […]
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