My heart goes out to all the parties involved. MOCAD is troubled to hear of the allegations of sexual harassment made against Jens Hoffmann our Curator at Large. MOCAD is committed to providing a safe and unthreatening work environment for all its employees, artists and visitors. We have not been aware of any similar accusations while employed at the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit. As the exact nature of the claims have not been made public or disclosed to us - the MOCAD Board needs time to process and discuss, and they are.
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