MUSEUM MACAN APPOINTS NEW DIRECTOR

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Venus Lau as its new Director, officially takes role from 1 February 2024

Museum MACAN, a leading contemporary art institution in Southeast Asia, is proud to announce the appointment of Venus Lau as its new Director.

With a wealth of experience from Hong Kong and Greater China including prior roles as Artistic Director of the K11 Art Foundation, and more recently as Art Strategic Director of the Modern (Meta) Media Group based in Shanghai which owns multiple cultural platforms including Nowness, Art Review, and Numero Art China, Lau is poised to lead Museum MACAN into an exciting new chapter of growth and innovation.

With solid experiences in writing and curating, her passion for creating cross-disciplinary dialogues in contemporary art is highlighted through exhibitions that speak to the visual zeitgeist and promise to lend a different perspective to the museum’s direction and drive, as a key institutional pillar in the regional art ecosystem.

“We are thrilled to welcome Venus Lau as the new Director of Museum MACAN. Her deep commitment to contemporary art in Asia, and dedication to fostering cultural engagement in the region align seamlessly with our institution’s focus on high-caliber exhibitions and art accessibility for our community. We believe that Venus will inspire both our museum team and audiences with her ideas, enhancing MACAN‘s stalwart reputation as a key art institution in Southeast Asia,” said Fenessa Adikoesoemo, Chairwoman of the MACAN Foundation.

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Lau shared her excitement about joining Indonesia’s top art museum, stating, “I am honored to take this next step with MACAN as their new Director and aim to contribute to the enrichment of the artistic community and wider audiences in Indonesia through the power of contemporary art and public engagement. Together with this talented and dedicated team, I am confident that we will achieve new exhibition milestones and collaboratively shape meaningful chapters ahead at MACAN.”

With the support of the Board, Lau assumed her role on 1 February 2024, and the Museum MACAN team looks forward to a dynamic and collaborative journey under her leadership.

As Indonesia’s first world-class museum dedicated to international modern and contemporary art, Museum MACAN is committed to its three-pronged mission of being a leading force in the Indonesian art ecosystem through presenting stellar exhibitions and new artist commissions, increasing public accessibility to art through creating a platform for ideas and connection, and a wide array of educational outreach programs that broadens visual literacy and understanding of art in wider Indonesia.