After my conversation this week with Jeremiah Matthew Davis — the new Oshman executive director and CEO of the San Jose Museum of Art — I’m intrigued to see where he takes the city’s flagship visual arts institution.

Davis, 42, comes from Oklahoma Contemporary in Oklahoma City, where he served as both artistic director and director during his nine-plus years there. That museum underwent some serious growth during his tenure, including moving into a new building and increasing its annual attendance from 10,000 to 80,000 visitors.

In San Jose, Davis sees an opportunity to bring a more-established institution to the next level — continuing the “museum without walls” initiative championed by his predecessor, S. Sayre Batton, who departed in May. He starts his new position Oct. 1 and he’ll be

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