PublicationAsymmetry19.05.2023

April Letter: Untitled2023 Librarians-in-ResidenceAlvin Li and Chang Yuchen

Alvin Li

Alvin Jiahuan Li is a curator and writer based in London, where he is currently Curator, International Art, supported by Asymmetry, at Tate Modern. He previously worked as an Adjunct Curator at Tate, a contributing editor to frieze magazine and an artistic advisor to the 59th Venice Biennale. He has curated projects in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing and London, and is a frequent contributor to art periodicals and monographs.

Alvin Li is currently Curator, International Art, supported by Asymmetry, at Tate Modern. He was the 2023 Asymmetry Librarian-in-Residence, with Chang Yuchen.

Chang Yuchen

Chang Yuchen is an interdisciplinary artist and writer based between New York and China. Crossing writing, weaving, drawing and pedagogy, she interrogates labour, translation and value through projects such as Use Value. Yuchen has exhibited at Artists Space, New York; UCCA Dune, Beidaihe; Power Station of Art, Shanghai; Para Site, Hong Kong; and Tai Kwun Contemporary, Hong Kong. Residencies include MASS MoCA, Abrons Arts Center and the Textile Arts Center. Her writings appear in Heichi Magazine, Press & Fold and Randian, and she teaches at Yale University and the Center for Book Arts.

Chang Yuchen was the 2023 Asymmetry Librarian-in-Residence, with Alvin Li.

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