▁from ▁his ▁position ▁following ▁alleg ations ▁of ▁sexual ▁har ass ment ▁le ve led ▁against ▁him ▁by ▁multiple ▁staff ▁members . ▁In ▁the ▁w ake ▁of ▁that ▁decision , ▁the ▁Hon ol ulu ▁B ienn ial ▁cut ▁its ▁t ies ▁with ▁Hoff mann , ▁the ▁Museum ▁of ▁Contempor ary ▁Art ▁Detroit ▁susp ended ▁him ▁from ▁his ▁role ▁as ▁chief ▁cur ator ▁at ▁large ▁( a ▁position ▁from ▁which ▁he ▁res igned ▁later ▁that ▁month ) ▁and ▁the ▁K ad ist ▁Art ▁Foundation ▁similarly ▁susp ended ▁him ▁from ▁his ▁position ▁as ▁cur ator ▁and ▁advis er . ▁The ▁ 3 rd ▁People ' s ▁B ienn ial ▁was ▁supposed ▁to ▁take ▁place ▁at ▁the ▁Indian apolis ▁Museum ▁of ▁Contempor ary ▁Art ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁with ▁Hoff mann ▁co - direct ing ; ▁however , ▁the ▁museum ▁susp ended ▁its ▁invol vement ▁with ▁Hoff mann ▁after ▁the ▁sexual ▁har ass ment ▁alleg ations ▁at ▁the ▁Jewish ▁Museum ▁were ▁not ▁resolved . ▁ ▁On ▁December ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁the ▁Jewish ▁Museum ▁terminated ▁Hoff mann ▁after ▁a ▁review ▁of ▁the ▁alleg ations . ▁Hoff mann ▁denied ▁" know ingly ▁or ▁purpose fully ▁[ be h aving ] ▁in ▁a ▁bul lying , ▁int im id ating , ▁har ass ing , ▁or ▁sex ually ▁in app ropri ate ▁manner ." ▁ ▁Te aching ▁ ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁adj unct ▁fac ulty ▁member ▁in ▁the