THE INTERNATIONAL SELECTION COMMITTEE

Joselina CRUZ
（Director and Curator, the Museum of Contemporary Art and Design (MCAD) Manila）

Joselina Cruz was the curator of the Philippine Pavilion at the “57th International Art Exhibition, La Biennale di Venezia” in 2017, a networking curator for the “13th Jakarta Biennale” in 2009, and a curator for the “2nd Singapore Biennale” in 2008 before taking her current position.
From 2012, she produced exhibitions with artists such as Michael Lin, Paul Pfeiffer, Lani Maestro, Manuel Ocampo, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Tiffany Chung, Michael Lee, Maria Taniguchi and Haegue Yang at MCAD Manila. She is a fellow of the Nippon Foundation’s Asian Public Intellectuals, and the Asian Cultural Council. Cruz is currently on the board of International Committee for Museums and Collections of Modern Art(CIMAM).

KONDO Kenichi
(Senior Curator, Mori Art Museum)

Kondo Kenichi completed a Master’s in Art History at Goldsmiths College, University of London.
He started working at Mori Art Museum in 2003 and curated and co-curated exhibitions such as “The Architecture of Sou Fujimoto: Primordial Future Forest,” 2025, “MAM Research 010: The Dawn of Taiwanese Video Art in the 1980s-1990s,” 2024, “Roppongi Crossing 2022: Coming & Going,” 2022, “Chim↑Pom: Happy Spring,” 2022, “Future and the Arts: AI, Robotics, Cities, Life - How Humanity Will Live Tomorrow,” 2019, “Catastrophe and the Power of Art,” 2018, “Andy Warhol: 15 Minutes Eternal,” 2014, “Arab Express: The Latest Art from the Arab World,” 2012 as well as small solo shows by Yamashiro Chikako (2012) and Koizumi Meiro (2009). He was Research Fellow at Hamburger Bahnhof, Museum for Contemporary Art, Berlin - National Museums of Berlin (2014 -2015).

Lesley MA
（Ming Chu Hsu and Daniel Xu Curator, Department of Modern and Contemporary Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art）

Lesley Ma is the inaugural Ming Chu Hsu and Daniel Xu Curator in the Department of Modern and Contemporary Art of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. From 2013 to 2022, she was founding Curator, Ink Art at M+, Hong Kong.
Previously, she curated projects at Para Site, Hong Kong and was Project Director at Cai Guo-Qiang’s studio in New York.
Her Ph.D. in Art History, Theory, and Criticism from the University of California, San Diego, focused on abstract painting in postwar Taiwan.

NOMURA Shino
（Senior Curator, Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery）

Nomura Shino has been curator of Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery since 2004.
Major projects at the Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery, “Ryan Gander: The Markers of Our Time,” 2022, “All our stories are incomplete... / Colours of the imagination: Collection Exhibitions curated by Ryan Gander,” 2021, “Camille Henrot | Stepping on a Serpent,” 2019, “Rhythm in Monochrome | Korean Abstract Painting,” 2017, “Simon Fujiwara | White Day,” 2016, “Zaha Hadid,” 2014, “Hiraki Sawa | Under the Box, Beyond the Bounds,” 2014, “Element | Cecil Balmond,” 2010, “Toyo Ito | The New ‘Real’ in Architecture,” 2006, “Conversation with Art, on Art,” 2006. Nomura also curates collection exhibitions and a solo exhibition series “project N” focusing on emerging artists. She is a committee member of Obayashi Foundation “Vision of the City - Obayashi Foundation Program,” and a jury member of Contemporary Art Foundation CAF Residency Program among other activities.

TAKAHASHI Mizuki
(Executive Director and Chief Curator, CHAT)

Takahashi Mizuki is Executive Director and Chief Curator of CHAT, Hong Kong. In 2016, She joined Mill6 Foundation in Hong Kong as Senior Curator for conceptual design and planning curatorial programs of the CHAT, an art center overarching Hong Kong's industrial heritage with contemporary art, design, and craft.

Major projects, in Japan and abroad, include at CHAT, “Factory of Tomorrow,” 2024, “Jakkai Siributr: Everybody Wanna Be Happy,” 2023, “Yee I-Lann: Until We Hug Again,” 2021, “Sudō Reiko: Making NUNO Textiles,” 2019, “Unfolding: Fabric of Our Life,” 2019, at the Contemporary Art Center, Art Tower Mito, “Tadasu Takamine’s COOL JAPAN,” 2012, “8 Days : Beuys in Japan,” 2009.

KONDO Yuki
(Program Director, Tokyo Arts and Space)

Kondo Yuki served as the chief curator of the Aomori Contemporary Art Centre （2001-2017） before taking her current position at Tokyo Arts and Space. As its Program Director, she is responsible for overall planning and operations, including exhibitions, residencies, and other projects. She has planned and implemented solo exhibitions of domestic artists and group exhibitions of domestic and international artists through the artist-in-residence program, as well as exhibitions and community programs utilizing cultural resources by artists.