Francesco Manacorda, the director of Turin, Italy-based contemporary art fair Artissima, has been named as the new artistic director of Tate Liverpool with effect from April 2012.
The Italian-born former curator of Barbican Art Gallery will succeed Christoph Grunenberg, who
is to become director of Kunsthalle Bremen, Germany, after 10 years at Tate Liverpool.
Tate Liverpool executive director Andrea Nixon said: "We are very much looking forward to his artistic vision and experience contributing to shaping Tate Liverpool's future programme."
