The Su Xiaobai Foundation has announced the launch of a new curatorial residency programme in Shanghai, developed in partnership with the USC Roski School of Art and Design. This initiative will provide annual support for curators to undertake research-driven projects, with a focus on international exchange and the development of new curatorial approaches.
The inaugural resident is Jenny Lin, Associate Professor at USC Roski, who will be based in Shanghai while advancing research into global art and fashion networks linking China, Italy and the United States. During the residency, Lin will work across a number of institutions, including the Rockbund Art Museum, Yuz Museum, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Victoria and Albert Museum and Metropolitan Museum of Art. Her programme includes the development of an exhibition project and the completion of a book.
Structured around research rather than studio production, the residency offers tailored support including travel, housing and a stipend, with projects shaped through institutional collaboration. Alongside the launch, the Foundation has also announced Su Xiaobai’s Alchemical Universe, an exhibition organised with LACMA that will be presented in Venice Biennale this May as an official collateral event.
