About Yan Xie (AA)

Yan Xie (she/her) is a curator based in London who looks to engage diverse communities with artistic practice. Her focus is on participatory art and the relationships it generates with participants, drawing upon ideas such as the power relations between institutions and individuals, antagonism in participatory art, collaborative art, and approaches to democratisation. She has practised and worked in museums, galleries, auction houses, art fairs, and other art institutions for over 8 years. Yan graduated with an MA in Curating Contemporary Art from the Royal College of Art. Xie has also been longlisted for the 10th edition of the Jimei × Arles Curatorial Award for Photography and Moving Image and is a member of the UK's Subject Specialist Organisation, the British Art Network.

Xie's personal curatorial practices include, “Down to the Sunless Sea”, Willesden Gallery, London, 2024; "In the midst of Melting Garden", RuptureXibit, London, 2023; "Metamorphosis of Rhythm", Himalayas Museum, Shanghai, 2022; "Omitted References", The Art Pavilion, Mile End Park, London, 2022; "For us, to share", Southwark Park Galleries, London, 2022; "Circles in circle", OPEN EALING, London, 2022; "What We Talk about When We Talk about____", Online, 2021.

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谢琰，现生活于伦敦并毕业于英国皇家艺术学院当代艺术策展专业。其研究兴趣聚焦于参与式艺术、社会介入式艺术和社区艺术，深入研究了关于机构和个人之间的权力关系、参与式艺术的对抗性、协作艺术以及参与式艺术民主化的方法。她曾在博物馆、画廊、拍卖行、艺术博览会和其他艺术机构从业和工作超过 8 年。2024年入围了第10届集美 × 阿尔勒摄影与动态影像策展奖的候选名单，同时还是是英国艺术领域的策展研究机构的“ British Art Network ”的成员。

 

个人策展实践包括，“沉入无日之海”，Willesden Gallery，伦敦，2024；“In the midst of Melting Garden”，RuptureXIBIT，伦敦，2023；“嬗变之韵”，喜玛拉雅美术馆，上海，2022；“缺席的参照物”, The Art Pavilion, Mile End Park，伦敦，2022；“For us, to share”，Southwark Park Galleries, 伦敦, 2022；“Circles in circle”，OPEN EALING，伦敦，2022；“当我们在谈论____时我们在谈论什么”，线上，2021。