Low Kee Hong to Direct 26th Biennale of Sydney
The Biennale of Sydney will take place in 2028. It will be directed by the Creative Director of Factory International and former Founding Director and General Manager of the Singapore Biennale
Courtesy Biennale of Sydney
The Biennale of Sydney has announced Low Kee Hong as the Artistic Director of its 26th edition, to take place in 2028.
Low Kee Hong is the Creative Director of Factory International based at Aviva Studios in Manchester. He recently curated Ai Weiwei’s largest site-specific exhibition at Factory International, titled Ai Weiwei: Button Up! He also leads curation for the Manchester International Festival.
Previously, he was Founding Director and General Manager of the Singapore Biennale, Artistic Director and General Manager of the Singapore Arts Festival, Associate Artistic Director of TheatreWorks (Singapore), and Head of Theatre, Performing Arts at the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority in Hong Kong.
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