Aric Chen

Aric Chen is the recently appointed Curator of Design and Architecture at M+, the new museum for visual culture that will be a centerpiece of Hong Kong’s West Kowloon Cultural District. In this capacity, he is charged with developing a design and architecture permanent collection, and related programming, for a 62,000 square-meter, multidisciplinary museum that will also encompass 20th- and 21st-century art and the moving image.

Originally from the U.S., Chen most recently served as Creative Director of Beijing Design Week, a government-supported event that he helped lead in 2011 and 2012. Prior to that, he was an independent curator and writer in New York, organizing exhibitions internationally and contributing to dozens of publications including the New York Times, Wallpaper*, Metropolis, Fast Company, Architectural Record, PIN-UP, and others.

陈伯康简介

策展人／建筑；平面设计；产品设计／中国／M＋，西九龙文化区

陈伯康是香港西九龙文化区M＋博物馆新近任命的设计与建筑策展人，这座博物馆将成为西九的视觉文化中心。他的责任包括为这座62,000平米的多领域博物馆建立一系列设计与建筑的永久收藏，策划相关活动等。同时博物馆也将覆盖20世纪和21世纪的艺术与影像文化。

陈伯康来自美国，是北京国际设计周的前任创意总监。他协助并带领了2011和2012年设计周的顺利举行。在此之前，他是一位纽约独立策展人和撰稿人，在世界各地策划展览，并为各大出版物撰稿，包括纽约时报，Wallpaper*，Metropolis，Fast Company，Architectural Record，PIN-UP等等。

Chinese translation by Lynn Zhang.