Aric Chen is a curator, writer and Director of the Zaha Hadid Foundation, the London-based cultural foundation established by the late architect Dame Zaha Hadid. American-born, Chen previously served as General and Artistic Director of the Nieuwe Instituut; Professor and founding Director of the Curatorial Lab at the College of Design & Innovation at Tongji University in Shanghai; Curatorial Director of the Design Miami fairs in Miami Beach and Basel; Creative Director of Beijing Design Week; and Lead Curator for Design and Architecture at M+, Hong Kong, where he oversaw the formation of that new museum’s design and architecture collection and program. ‘

Chen is the author of Brazil Modern (Monacelli, 2016), and has been a frequent contributor to The New York Times, Wallpaper, Architectural Record, and other publications.