Public Talk: Roundtable in the Arts
John Tain, Michelle Wun Ting Wong, Nick Yu, Public Program, Public Talk: Roundtable in the Arts
Tuesday, 7 October 2025
Nick Yu
Michelle Wun Ting Wong
John Tain
Tuesday, October 7th 2025
14.00 – 16.00 WIB
On the occasion of their visit from Hong Kong, Cemeti Institute for Art and Society hosts a sharing session with Nick Yu, Michelle Wun Ting Wong, and John Tain, who will briefly share some of their work. Nick will talk about his curatorial work that interweaves queer eco-aesthetics, gender, and citizen identity in Hong Kong. Michelle will reflect on her projects that have transformed research into exhibitions held at various institutions, from Asia Art Archive, to Tai Kwun, Yokohama Triennale 2020, and Para Site. John will present some elements of the Lahore Biennale, which focused on Asian ecologies and sustainability. After their presentations, the panel looks forward to exchanging with audience members.
This program is made possible through the generous support of our patron, Virginia Yee.
Documentation
Biography
Nick Yu is an independent curator and writer based in Hong Kong. He previously worked as Curatorial Associate at Lahore Biennale Foundation, Public Programme Curator at Asymmetry Art Foundation in London, and Associate Director at Blindspot Gallery in Hong Kong. He is part of a duo researching the history of Sindhi tailors in Hong Kong, with support from CHAT.
Michelle Wun Ting Wong is a researcher, curator, and writer. She completed her PhD in art history at the University of Hong Kong on the artist Ha Bik Chuen and the cultural modernity and artistic modernism of post-WW2 Hong Kong. With artists South Ho Siu Nam and Billy HC Kwok, she runs the independent space New Park.
John Tain is an independent curator and art historian. He curated Lahore Biennale 03 in 2024, and previously served as Head of Research at Asia Art Archive, where he worked on documenta fifteen, among other projects, and is a member of Asia Forum, a collateral program at the Venice Biennale.