Announcing the Artists of the Asia Society Triennial

Asia Society announced today that over 40 artists and collectives from 19 countries have been selected to participate in the inaugural Asia Society Triennial, a multi-venue festival of art, ideas, and innovation. Titled We Do Not Dream Alone, the exhibition opens to the public on June 5, 2020 at Asia Society Museum, as well as multiple locations throughout New York City.

The artists and collectives chosen for the Asia Society Triennial work across a variety of disciplines including painting, sculpture, photography, video, fiber art, and performance. They represent countries across Asia and the Asian diaspora, and bring together a spectacularly diverse range of works and viewpoints, much of it site specific. Nearly half of the artists have been commissioned to create new work; many are taking part in a major New York museum show for the first time.

To create a truly democratic and wide-reaching festival, Asia Society will partner with other New York cultural institutions and venues such as Governors Island and Times Square Arts Midnight Moment to bring the Triennial to locations across New York City and ensure it is free to all audiences.

A range of interdisciplinary programs will be held in conjunction with the Asia Society Triennial, exploring the themes in the exhibition We Do Not Dream Alone, ranging from film to food, to events looking at the global challenges of refugees and migration, artificial intelligence, and environmental concerns.

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Asia Society Triennial artist list (in alphabetical order):

Hamra Abbas (b. 1976 in Kuwait City, Kuwait. Lives and works in Boston, MA, U.S. and Lahore, Pakistan)

Ghiora Aharoni (b. 1969 in Rehovot, Israel. Lives and works in New York, NY, U.S.)

Song-Ming Ang (b. 1980 in Singapore. Lives and works in Berlin, Germany and Singapore)

Reza Aramesh (b. 1970 in Awhaz, Iran. Lives and works in London, UK)

Christine Ay Tjoe (b. 1973 in Bandung, Indonesia. Lives and works in Bandung, Indonesia)

Mina Cheon (b. 1973 in Seoul, Korea. Lives and works in Baltimore, MD and New York, NY, U.S.; and Seoul, Korea)

Cheuk Wing Nam (b. 1983 in Hong Kong. Lives and works in Hong Kong)

Daniel Crooks (b. 1973 in Hastings, New Zealand. Lives and works in Melbourne, Australia)

Vibha Galhotra (b. 1978 in Chandigarh, India. Lives and works in New Delhi, India)

Kyungah Ham (b. 1966 in Seoul, Korea. Lives and works in Seoul, Korea)

Joyce Ho (b. 1983 in Taipei, Taiwan. Lives and works in Taipei, Taiwan)

Susie Ibarra (b. 1970 in Anaheim, CA, U.S. Lives and works in New Paltz, NY; Bennington, VT; and New York, NY, U.S.)

Abir Karmakar (b. 1977 in Siliguri, India. Lives and works in Vadodara, India)

Kimsooja (b. 1957 in Daegu, Korea. Lives and works in New York, NY, U.S.; Paris, France; and Seoul, Korea)

Lao Tongli (b. 1982 in Guangdong Province, China. Lives and works in Guangzhou, China)

Dinh Q. Lê (b. 1968 in Hà Tiên, Vietnam. Lives and works in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam and Los Angeles, CA, U.S.)

Li Jianjun (b. 1972 in Lanzhou, Gansu Province, China. Lives and works in Beijing, China)

Minouk Lim (b. 1968 in Daejeon, Korea. Lives and works in Seoul, Korea)

Lu Yang (b. 1984 in Shanghai, China. Lives and works in Shanghai, China)

LuxuryLogico Collective founded in 2010. [Members born in Taiwan: Chang Geng Hwa (b. 1980), Chang Keung-Hau (1980–2018), Chen Chih Chien (b. 1979), Lin Kun Ying (b. 1980). All live and work in Taipei, Taiwan.]

Prabhavathi Meppayil (b. 1965 in Bangalore, India. Lives and works in Bangalore, India)

Mountain River Jump! Duo founded in 2016. (Huang He b. 1985 in Guangzhou, China; Huang Shan b. 1985 in Guangzhou, China. Live and work in Foshan, China)

Kevork Mourad (b. 1970 in Qamishli, Syria. Lives and works in New York, NY, U.S.)

Nasim Nasr (b. 1984 in Tehran, Iran. Lives and works in Sydney, Australia)

Jordan Nassar (b. 1985 in New York, NY, U.S. Lives and works in New York, NY, U.S.)

Hetain Patel (b. 1980 in Bolton, UK. Lives and works in London, UK)

Anne Samat (b. 1973 in Malacca, Malaysia. Lives and works in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)

anGie seah (b. 1979 in Singapore. Lives and works in Singapore)

Shahzia Sikander (b. 1969 in Lahore, Pakistan. Lives and works in New York, NY, U.S.)

Arpita Singh (b. 1937 in Baranagar, India. Lives and works in New Delhi, India)

Samita Sinha (b. 1978 in New York, NY, U.S. Lives and works in New York, NY, U.S.)

Sun Xun (b. 1980 in Fuxin, China. Lives and works in Beijing, China)

Melati Suryodarmo (b. 1969 in Surakarta, Indonesia. Lives and works in Gross Gleidingen, Germany and Surakarta, Indonesia)

teamLab Collective (founded in 2001 by Toshiyuki Inoko. Based in Tokyo, Japan)

Natee Utarit (b. 1970 in Bangkok, Thailand. Lives and works in Bangkok, Thailand)

Jason Wee (b. 1979 in Singapore. Lives and works in Singapore and New York, NY, U.S.)

Wen Hui (b. 1960 in Yunnan Province, China. Lives and works in Beijing, China)

Xu Bing (b. 1955 in Chongqing, China. Based in Beijing, China and New York, NY, U.S.)

Xu Zhen® (b. 1977 in Shanghai, China. Lives and works in Shanghai, China)

Ken + Julia Yonetani (Ken Yonetani b. 1971 in Tokyo, Japan; Julia Yonetani b. 1972 in Tokyo, Japan. Live and work in Sydney, Australia and Kyoto, Japan)

Composer-in-residence Huang Ruo (b. 1976 Hainan, China. Lives and works in New York, NY, U.S.)

The Asia Society Triennial is organized by Boon Hui Tan, Vice President of Global Artistic Programs and Director of Asia Society Museum and Artistic Director of the Triennial; and Michelle Yun, Senior Curator of Asian Contemporary Art and Associate Director of the Triennial. Agnes Hsu-Tang, Ph.D. is the Executive Chair, leading the Steering Committee and guiding Triennial collaborations with other cultural organizations.