Yan Fang (Curator)

Yan Fang is a curator, art historian, and writer. She holds a B.A. in Aesthetics (Arts and Culture) and an M.A. in History of Art (specializing in History of Art and Philosophy) from the Panthéon-Sorbonne University. Yan Fang previously worked at the Musée National d'Art Moderne/Centre Pompidou, where she contributed to research, acquisition, and curatorial aspects in the Research & Globalization and the New Media Departments. Since 2020, she has served as a curator at the UCCA Center for Contemporary Art in China. Yan Fang is a fellow of the Asian Cultural Council.

In her practice, Fang proposes innovative approaches to shaping modes of perception and alternative narratives in art histories. Her recent research focuses on the cross-regional translations and interactions of avant-garde art movements, including Fluxus, as well as the cultural connections between sound and performance-based art and the history of urban development in East Asia, exploring the transformative potential of art amidst global transitions and its influence on the dynamics of daily life.

Yan Fang has curated and co-curated various exhibitions and projects, including “Dream Time” (2024); “Optimized Heart: David Douard/Liu Shiyuan” (2023); “Common Ground: UCCA 15th Anniversary Patrons Collection Exhibition” (2022); “The Rearview Landscape, or a Trip of Ownership” (2021); “Liu Xiaodong: Your Friends” (2021; 2022); “Drifting Reality: The Archipelago of Food Discourses” (2020); and “Cookbook of the Pandemic Year” (2020). Her writings have been featured in publications such as Artforum, ArtReview Asia, and LEAP Magazine, among others.

Nike Dreyer (Pipilotti Rist’s Studio Manager)

Dr. Nike Dreyer is Pipilotti Rist’s studio manager. Since 2017, she has been supervising and coordinating various exhibitions and public art projects in collaboration with the artist, the studio’s team, and various freelancers and institutions worldwide. Her passion is to connect with other humans through Rist’s artistic language and spread its messages that speak of tenderness, openness and care.

She studied literature, art and media studies, and sociology at the University of Konstanz, as well as contemporary art theory at Goldsmiths College London. She earned her doctorate from the University of Konstanz with a thesis on living animals in contemporary art.