Aric Chen

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Aric Chen
Born
Chicago, United States of America
Education University of California, Berkeley
Occupation(s)Architecture curator, writer
Employer Het Nieuwe Instituut (2021-)

Aric Chen is an American architecture curator and writer. [1] Since 2021, he has been the General and artistic director of Het Nieuwe Instituut in the Netherlands. [2]

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Biography

Born in Chicago, United States, to Taiwanese parents, [3] Chen studied at the University of California, Berkeley, where he pursued a bachelor's degree in architecture and a bachelor's degree in anthropology. He then continued his studies at the Cooper-Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, earning a master's degree in history of design. [4] [5]

Before transitioning to curating, he worked as a journalist. [3] In 2008, he relocated to China, [6] where he served as a professor and the founding director of the Curatorial Lab at the College of Design & Innovation at Tongji University in Shanghai. [7] In 2010, Chen was appointed the first Creative Director of the Beijing Design Week. [4]

From 2012 to 2019, Chen was the founding lead curator for design and architecture at Hong Kong's visual culture museum, M+. [8] There, he oversaw the establishment of the new museum's design and architecture collection and programme. [2]

In 2018, Chen became the first curatorial director of the Design Miami events in Florida and Basel, Switzerland. [9]

In 2021, he was appointed general and artistic director of Het Nieuwe Instituut, the Netherlands’ national museum and institute for architecture, design and digital culture, based in Rotterdam. [10] [11] Four years later, he served as an ambassador for the inaugural cycle of the Ammodo Architecture Awards. [12] [10]

Chen has frequently contributed to publications such as The New York Times , Wallpaper*, and Architectural Record . [5] He has organized numerous projects and exhibitions internationally and has served on various juries. Additionally, he has been a curatorial adviser to events such as the Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism/Architecture, the Cooper-Hewitt Design Triennial, and the Gwangju Design Biennale. [13]

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Publications

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  3. 1 2 Sansom, Anna (2019-07-11). "The first curatorial director of Design Miami/ talks to The Design Edit about the role of collectible design". The Design Edit. Retrieved 2024-12-25.
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  5. 1 2 den Hartog, Harry (2021-04-26). "In conversation with Aric Chen in Shanghai". Archined. Retrieved 2024-12-25.
  6. ↑ "PIN–UP | ARIC CHEN". PIN–UP | ARIC CHEN. Retrieved 2024-12-25.
  7. ↑ Foster, Brenna. "Notes from Aric Chen, the general and artistic director of Het Nieuwe Instituut". Memberful Design. Retrieved 2024-12-25.
  8. ↑ "Valuations: Nieuwe Instituut's Director Aric Chen on Leading the Dutch National Museum and Becoming the World's First 'Zoöp'". Artnet News. 2023-03-14. Retrieved 2024-12-25.
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  10. 1 2 "Ambassadors". Ammodo Architecture Awards. Retrieved 2024-12-25.
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