MCAD’s 2020, Public Lecture Series begins with Curator, Writer and Director, Yung Ma. 

Chosen as the Artistic Director for the 11th edition of the Seoul Mediacity Biennale, which will open in September 2020, Ma currently serves as the Curator of the Contemporary Art and Prospective Creation Department at the Centre Pompidou in Paris. 

He was previously Associate Curator of Moving Image at M+, Hong Kong from 2011–16, where he was tasked to develop the institution’s moving image collection. While at M+, he also conceived the ongoing M+ Screenings series (2016–) as well as exhibitions such as Mobile M+ Moving Images (2015). He recently curated the solo exhibition by Cao Fei, “HX,” at the Centre Pompidou; and was the Co-Curator of the Hong Kong Pavilion at the Venice Biennale in 2009 and 2013.

Covering a range of projects, Ma’s lecture is scheduled for 3pm on Thursday, 16th January 2020 at the SDA Cinema located on the 12th floor of the De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde. This event is free and open to the public. For more information or to reserve a slot, please call 82305100 loc 3897-98 or send an email to mcad@benilde.edu.ph.

*Notice of Change in Event Schedule

Due to the cancellations and uncertainty of the flights coming in and out of Manila caused by the Taal Volcano eruption, we have had to postpone the talk of Curator, Yung Ma this Thursday, 16 January. We apologize for any inconvenience caused.