Experts
Melissa Chiu
Museum Director, Asia Society
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Using Art to Tell a Different Story about China
Chinese art, before and after Tiananmen. Read More
November 18, 2007 | In Arts & Culture, World
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The History of Chinese Contemporary Art
Chinese art, before and after Tiananmen. Read More
November 18, 2007 | In Arts & Culture, History, World
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A country devoted to manufacturing produces artists that want nothing to do with it. Read More
November 18, 2007 | In Arts & Culture, World
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What is the artist's role in society?
Artists have the most solitary and social interconnected existence. Read More
November 17, 2007 | In Arts & Culture
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Are development and environmentalism incompatible?
You got to do it, so why can't we? Read More
November 17, 2007 | In Environment, World
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Globalization and the Question of Local Culture
Can -- and should -- local culture be preserved? Read More
November 17, 2007 | In Arts & Culture, World
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Tolerance and Cultural Sensitivity
Can people of different cultures coexist? Read More
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The diaspora is more wedded to Chinese culture than China is. Read More
November 17, 2007 | In World
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Melissa Chiu On The Nexus of Chinese Industry and Art
Chiu, on the contemporary art scene in China. Read More
November 17, 2007 | In Arts & Culture, Science & Tech, World
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What sparked your interest in Chinese art?
The sea change in contemporary Asian culture drew Chiu to the field. Read More
November 17, 2007 | In Arts & Culture, History, Inspiration & Wisdom
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When did you become conscious of your heritage?
On being raised by an Anglo-Cletic Australian mother and a Chinese father. Read More
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Can local culture survive in a global community? Read More
November 16, 2007 | In Arts & Culture, Inspiration & Wisdom
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Have you thought about what it might be like for that other person? Read More
November 16, 2007 | In Inspiration & Wisdom
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Governments and cultural communities must cooperate. Read More
November 16, 2007 | In Future
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Chiu sees cultural differences being played out in religious differences. Read More
November 16, 2007 | In Arts & Culture, Belief
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Chiu, on the cleansing of the Cultural Revolution. Read More
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You have to modify ideal behavior. Read More
November 16, 2007 | In Belief
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Chiu recalls growing up in Australia. Read More
November 16, 2007 | In Arts & Culture, History
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"The Bloodline Series" by Zhang Xiaogang. Read More
November 16, 2007 | In Arts & Culture, Inspiration & Wisdom, World
Melissa Chiu, Museum Director and Curator for Contemporary Asian and Asian-American art at the Asia Society, has had a long involvement with Asian contemporary art and is recognized as a leading authority in the field. Prior to working at the Asia Society, she served as the founding Director of the Asia-Australia Arts Centre in Sydney, a non-profit contemporary art center devoted to promoting dialogue in the Asia-Pacific region among artists, writers, curators and filmmakers.
Additionally, Ms. Chiu has curated over thirty exhibitions with artists from Malaysia, Vietnam, China, Thailand and Japan, among others. She was a founding member of the Asian Contemporary Art Consortium and a driving force behind the establishment of Asian Contemporary Art Week, which will mark its sixth year in New York next Spring.
Melissa Chiu received her B.A. from the University of Western Sydney and her M.A. from the College of Fine Arts, University of South Wales. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of Western Sydney and has authored many artist monographs and conference papers and has published widely in journals, magazines and for exhibition catalogues. Ms. Chiu has been a faculty member of the Rhode Island School of Design where she taught Asian contemporary art and design. She has also served on a number of boards and grant panels, including the New York State Council on the Arts, Museums Grant Committee and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.
