Performa has announced the appointment of Richard Chang as board president and welcomes Joyce Liu and Ivan Pun to its board of directors. Chang, founder of Domus Collection (Beijing) and collector based in Shanghai and New York, is currently the Vice Chair of the International Council at Tate and has served as a Trustee of a number of cultural institutions including the Whitney, MoMA PS1 and the Royal Academy of Art. He will begin his new role immediately.
Long-time collector and art patron Joyce Liu has supported Chinese artists by exhibiting their work at the ICA London and regularly promotes artists, curators and gallerists in London and Hong Kong. Ivan Pun founded PUN + PROJECTS in 2013 and TS1 Yangon in 2014 – a one-year pop up art space which hosted the performances and exhibitions of local Myanmar artists.
On his appointment as board president, Chang has said: “In just a little over 10 years, Performa has made remarkable contributions advancing the scholarship and prominence of live performance, and I look forward to working with RoseLee Goldberg and the entire Board and staff to forge new relationships around the globe to support Performa’s ambitious mission and programs.”
10 February 2017
