Art World in Transition

Speakers: Tobias Berger, Vivienne Chow, Mariana A. Teixeira de Carvalho, and Washida Meruro

In our rapidly changing and increasingly diverse society, the ways in which art is received and the roles it plays are also evolving. This talk brings together key players from various sectors who sustain the art ecosystem to examine the current state of the art world, drawing on recent market trends and emerging models of galleries and museums as examples. The discussion will also explore new forms of collaboration that transcend existing frameworks, aiming to adapt to and support the changing roles and environment surrounding art in the future.

Speakers:
Tobias Berger (Curatorial Director, Serakai Studio and Strategic Advisor, Tanoto Art Foundation)
Vivienne Chow (London Correspondent and Co-founder, The Asia Pivot, Artnet News)
Mariana A. Teixeira de Carvalho (Co-founder and Chair of the Board, Albuquerque Foundation)
Washida Meruro (Director, 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa / Associate Professor, Tokyo University of the Arts)

Speaker’s Profiles
　

Tobias Berger

Tobias Berger is the Curatorial Director at Serakai Salons and Projects in Hong Kong and Strategic Advisor at the Tanoto Art Foundation in Singapore.
Tobias was Head of Art and Curator at Large at Tai Kwun Contemporary between 2015 to 2024. From 2010-2015 Tobias served as the first Curator of Visual Arts for the M+ Museum in Hong Kong. During his career, Tobias has served in various curatorial roles for institutions across the region and globally including at the Nam June Paik Art Center (Korea), Para Site Art Space (Hong Kong), ARTSPACE, Auckland and Museum Fridericianum (Germany). He also curated the Baltic Triennial of International Arts, the Fotofestival Manheim, Ludwigshafen and Heidelberg, the Hong Kong pavilion at the Venice Biennale, and the New Zealand pavilion at the Sao Paulo Biennial.

Website:
https://www.serakai.studio/
https://www.tanotoartfoundation.org/

Vivienne Chow

Vivienne Chow is an art journalist based in London, where she reports on the art market and the art world with a special eye on Europe and Asia. She is currently London Correspondent and co-author of The Asia Pivot, Artnet Pro’s biweekly members-only newsletter tracking key developments across the region. Previously, Vivienne was based in Hong Kong, building over 20 years of experience covering arts and culture. Her writing has been featured in outlets from the Financial Times and BBC Culture to Variety and leading art media worldwide.

Website: https://news.artnet.com/about/vivienne-chow-1111

Mariana A. Teixeira de Carvalho

Formerly an international human rights lawyer, Mariana Teixeira de Carvalho moved into the art world in 2009, working as director of several prominent commercial galleries, including Luisa Strina, Hauser & Wirth, and Michael Werner. Mariana is Co-founder and Chair of the Board of the Albuquerque Foundation. She sits on the board of Bienal de Sao Paulo, the KW Institute for Contemporary Art in Berlin and serves on the Delfina Foundation Global Council in London.

Website:
https://albuquerquefoundation.pt/
LinkedIn：
Albuquerque Foundation

Washida Meruro

WASHIDA was born in Kyoto in 1973. He received his masters degree from the University of Tokyo, where he studied art history. He specializes in contemporary art history and museum studies, and curates contemporary art and architecture exhibitions. He was a curator at the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa from 1999 to 2018 and the director of Towada Art Center from 2020 to 2025. His major curatorial works for the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa include “Kazuyo Sejima + Ryue Nishizawa / SANAA” (2005); “Atelier Bow-Wow” (2007); “Kanazawa Art Platform 2008” (2008); “Jeppe Hein” (2011), “Shimabuku” (2013); “Starting Points: Japanese Art of the ‘80s.” (2018). He was the curator of the Japan Pavilion at the 57th Venice Biennale held in 2017 and Aichi Triennale 2019.

Website:
https://www.kanazawa21.jp/en/

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Live Stream URL
https://www.youtube.com/@artcollaborationkyoto4277