Shanghai-based architecture and design curator Aric Chen is set to become the first curatorial director of the Design Miami events in Florida and Basel.
Chen will oversee exhibitions, commissions and collaborations for the Design Miami and Design Miami/Basel events in 2019, it was revealed yesterday, 22 November.
"I am thrilled to join Design Miami and bring a new and different perspective to the fair," said Chen in a statement released following the news. "Design Miami's unparalleled position in the design world as a platform for innovation, education, and philanthropy is something I look forward to being a part of."
Chen was previously lead curator of Hong Kong's M+
Chen, who has previously organised exhibitions for Design Miami, will take on the curatorial director role at the beginning next year. The position replaces the chief creative officer role currently held by Rodman Primack, whose tenure will conclude after this year's Design Miami fair is over. The announcement comes a few months after it was revealed that Chen was leaving his previous full-time role, as lead curator of Hong Kong's still yet-to-complete M+ museum, to instead become a curator-at-large.
Chen will oversee exhibitions, commissions and collaborations for Design Miami 2019Chen's experience – he has been creative director of Beijing Design Week, and curatorial adviser to the Cooper-Hewitt Design Triennial, Gwangju Design Biennale...