CFC Members Quiz: Penny Dan XU

Contemporary Art Curator Penny Dan XU in conversation with Maria Cynkier, 10th October 2022.

CFC Members Quiz is a series of weekly online events on Instagram Live in which we introduce CFC Members to our digital audiences. Through this new format, we aim to spotlight Members of our community, showcase the diversity of their curatorial interests and specialisms, and facilitate new networks of influences and potential exchanges.

Dr. Penny Dan Xu is an independent curator, Art History PhD, writer and translator. She is a “questioner”. She seeks answers through curating, writing and research. Her research interest spans from contemporary to traditional art history. Her essays were published by prestigious institutions such as Oxford University and LMU Munich. She has participated in and curated various exhibition projects in major art institutions such as Venice Biennale, BOZAR, CAFAM, Today Art Museum, etc. As a translator, her solo-translated book ‘Peggy Guggenheim: A Confession of an art addict’ was published in 2014; this book was listed in the “reading list for art history undergraduate students” by various Universities. https://www.xn-office.com/about-us

Watch the full video to learn more about the practice of Penny