The Curatorial Roundtable, an international forum for curators and institutional leaders to discuss formative and current projects, is hosted by Steven Henry Madoff, Founding Chair of the MA Curatorial Practice at the School of Visual Arts in New York City.

Hou Hanru is a prolific art critic, writer, and curator based in Paris and Rome. He was the Artistic Director of MAXXI (National Museum for 21st Century Arts), Rome (2013-2022). He has curated over 150 exhibitions across the world, including biennales and triennials in Johannesburg, Venice, Shanghai, Gwangju, Guangzhou, Tirana, Istanbul, Lyon, Auckland, etc. From 1997 to 1999, he co-curated “Cities On The Move” with Hans Ulrich Obrist, which toured from Secession, Vienna to CAPC/Arc-en-rêve, Bordeaux; MoMA PS1, New York; Louisiana Museum, Humlebaek; Hayward Gallery, London; Bangkok city; and Kiasma, Helskinki. He is an advisor to numerous cultural institutions, including the Times Museum, Guangzhou; Rockbund Art Museum, Shanghai; and The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York. He frequently contributes to journals on contemporary art and culture, and he lectures and teaches in numerous international institutions. His books include Hou Hanru (Utopia@Asialink, and School of Culture and Communication, University of Melbourne, 2014), On Mid-Ground (English version published in 2002, by Timezone 8, Hong Kong, and Chinese version published in 2013, by Gold Wall Press, Beijing), Curatorial Challenges (conversations between Hou Hanru and Hans-Ulrich Obrist, in Art-It magazine as “curators on the move,” Japan, 2006-2012, Chinese version, Gold Wall Press, Beijing, 2013).

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