MIT's Cowboy Curator Moseys Down to Texas

Bill Arning, the energetic curator of the List Visual Art Center at MIT, will be leaving Cambridge to be the new director of The Contemporary Art Museum Houston. A former punk rocker and independent curator once referred to as a "cowboy" by Boston Magazine, Arning has organized numerous shows for the List showcasing multimedia and conceptual art that have made the center a destination for experiencing exciting contemporary work. Bostonist once took a tour of the List and learned the history of video art from an excitable Arning dressed jeans, t-shirt, and Chuck Taylors. Arning was a major part of the Boston art scene outside MIT as well, and his absence will be strongly felt in the area. [Houston Chronicle; Big, Red and Shiny]