Art Ecology: The Spectra of Institutions and Programme
Presented by The Culture Story
18 January 2025
The Culture Story hosted an insightful panel discussion during Singapore Art Week 2025, featuring Liu Di, Evonne Yuan, Ning Chong, and Kwok Kian Chow. The panel explored the evolving role of institutions and programmes in shaping the art ecosystem.
Panellists:
Liu Di is an art historian and critic based in Hong Kong and Cambridge, England. She has researched and worked with contemporary artists, collectives, community-based projects and spaces from China and Southeast Asia.
Evonne Jiawei Yuan is a writer and curator from Shanghai. Her practice focuses on fostering inter-institutional collaboration, which contributes to the reconfiguration of various narrative trajectories related to contemporary Chinese art.
Ning Chong is the co-founder of Family Office for the Art (FOFA) and The Culture Story (TCS). Ning is a sought-after speaker on topics such as art collecting, market trends, and building legacies through art. She is a patron of the Singapore Art Museum, a board member at Objectifs, a committee member at Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, and an advisor to SHAW Studios in Singapore.
Kwok Kian Chow is an art historian and curator. He was formerly senior curator of the National Museum Singapore, director of the Singapore Art Museum, and director and senior advisor of the National Gallery Singapore.
