Yue Wu

Yue Wu, from Hangzhou, China, is pursuing a PhD in Chinese literature and culture at Stanford School of Humanities and Sciences. Yue received a master’s degree in regional studies–East Asia at Harvard and a bachelor’s degree, magna cum laude, in art history from New York University. Her academic interests lie in avant-garde movements of the 1960s and art demonstrations in public spaces. Yue is an independent curator who believes deeply in the socially transformative power of art and artists. She created a digital exhibition at China’s largest public contemporary art museum, the Power Station of Art, in Shanghai. She also coordinated the first overseas retrospective show of artist Xu Bing at Museum MACAN, the first in Indonesia to collect contemporary art. She was selected for a digital residency at Pro Helvetia Swiss Arts Council, and was recognized with the Emerging Curator Award in China, the Presidential Honor Scholar at NYU, and the Fletcher Award for Best Thesis at Harvard.