The phone rang while she was away skiing with her family.
I just sat there afterwards with my husband, like, Tate Modern called?
she recalls of her disbelief at being offered the directorship of the worlds most-visited modern art gallery.
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How did her sons take the news?
(In hindsight, she says ruefully, she caved too soon on those.)
[Her] pieces are alive in some kind of way.
You have to watch it all the time.
But this time, she said, no one stopped me doing anything.
Karin is very clever, prepared, and determined.
Tate Modern [is] lucky to have her.
What is important is the role of the museum now.
The question is, can Hindsbo bring visitor levels back to pre-pandemic peaks?
Is she feeling the pressure?
To be honest, she says, almost shrugging, not at the moment?
I dont feel pressure from the outside.
Its more that I put a little pressure on myself.
Because under my watch, theres no way this institution is going down or getting boring.
Thats maybe what Im most afraid of.
But when she was accepted on a history of art degree, her fate was more or less sealed.
My mom was completely happy, she says.
My dad has been supportive as well, but he just didnt get it.
In the end, he could tell maybe it wasnt such a bad idea.
I mean, its not the worst rebellion you’ve got the option to do.
You walk and walk and its rainy and its tough.
The world gets so big and you get so small.
Its an amazing experience.
I couldnt go for a long period without them, she says.
I think [I would] crumble.
How does she manage a high-profile job with lots of travel, and being a mother to school-age children?
Youre not supposed to only do one thing, is her thinking.
