# Hu Chao 胡超 — Art, History & Power

Source: https://www.huchaocurator.com/

## English

ART HISTORIAN / CURATOR / CULTURAL WRITER

# Thinking from  
within Asia.

Asia is my vantage point for thinking about the world. Beginning with connections between China and Southeast Asia, I follow art, images, objects and institutions across borders to explore global histories of exchange, memory and power.

Guangzhou / Singapore

[About Hu Chao](https://www.huchaocurator.com/about/)

Image: Installation view of Ines Katamso’s Post Rimbun in the Bali Island exhibition at GAFA Art Museum

Ines Katamso, Post Rimbun, 2026. Installation view. Curated by Hu Chao and Lim Chengtju.[GAFA Art Museum / e-flux](https://www.e-flux.com/announcements/6787417/bali-island-art-and-the-world-beyond-the-rainforest)

SELECTED EXHIBITION · 2026

## [Bali Island: Art and the World Beyond the Rainforest](https://www.huchaocurator.com/exhibitions/#bali)

A meeting of Mexico, China and Southeast Asia through the artistic histories and contemporary life of Bali.

[Explore the exhibition](https://www.huchaocurator.com/exhibitions/#bali)

## Writing as curating

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Critical Asian Studies28 September 2026

### [We Southeast Asians Can Think for Ourselves. Keep Your Geopolitical Obsession](https://criticalasianstudies.org/commentary/2026/9/28/notes-from-the-field-hu-chao-we-southeast-asians-can-think-for-ourselves-keep-your-geopolitical-obsession)

Who gets to ask the questions about Southeast Asia—and what disappears when the region is reduced to a choice between great powers?

Notes from the Field

[Read essay: We Southeast Asians Can Think for Ourselves. Keep Your Geopolitical Obsession](https://criticalasianstudies.org/commentary/2026/9/28/notes-from-the-field-hu-chao-we-southeast-asians-can-think-for-ourselves-keep-your-geopolitical-obsession)

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South China Morning Post20 September 2026

### [What Hong Kong cinema can take away from a popular Chinese war film](https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3367565/what-hong-kong-cinema-can-take-away-popular-chinese-war-film)

A film’s movement across borders raises a question about the identities we attach to the places where films are made.

Opinion

[Read essay: What Hong Kong cinema can take away from a popular Chinese war film](https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3367565/what-hong-kong-cinema-can-take-away-popular-chinese-war-film)

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Asia Times4 September 2026

### [When the American aircraft carrier loses its aura](https://asiatimes.com/2026/09/when-the-american-aircraft-carrier-loses-its-aura/)

An aircraft carrier arrives in Thailand, and the camera gets a little too close to the monument.

Opinion

[Read essay: When the American aircraft carrier loses its aura](https://asiatimes.com/2026/09/when-the-american-aircraft-carrier-loses-its-aura/)

FORTHCOMING EXHIBITION

## “Borrowing the Shell”

Origins of Artist Residencies in China: Another Pathway to Contemporary Chinese Art

Red Gate Gallery, Beijing · Opens 11 October 2026

[Read about the project](https://www.huchaocurator.com/exhibitions/#borrowing-the-shell)

## Questions that travel

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[Research area 01

### Art across China & Southeast Asia

Nanyang woodcuts · artist mobility · regional networks

](https://www.huchaocurator.com/research/#theme-01)[Research area 02

### Museums, identity & cultural memory

Museum histories · Singapore · exhibition politics

](https://www.huchaocurator.com/research/#theme-02)[Research area 03

### Artist residencies & support networks

Residency histories · hospitality · contemporary art

](https://www.huchaocurator.com/research/#theme-03)[Research area 04

### Images, objects & political life

Visual culture · material histories · geopolitics

](https://www.huchaocurator.com/research/#theme-04)[Research area 05

### Artist networks, gender & education

Artist groups · gender · bodily pedagogy

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## Artistic practice

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Image: 胡超 —《长城随想——塞上秋来风景异》, 2019 / Hu Chao — Great Wall Reflections: An Autumn Landscape beyond the Frontier, 2019

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Hu Chao · Great Wall Reflections: An Autumn Landscape beyond the Frontier · 2019

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Image: 胡超、洪伟 —《白菜》, 2023 / Hu Chao & Hong Wei — Pak Choi, 2023

](https://www.huchaocurator.com/artworks/#pak-choi)

Hu Chao & Hong Wei · Pak Choi · 2023

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## 中文

艺术史学者 / 策展人 / 文化写作者

# 跨越亚洲内部  
思考世界。

我从亚洲的历史与当代经验出发，思考世界。研究由中国与东南亚之间的联系展开，追踪艺术、图像、物件与机构的跨境流动，理解全球历史中的交流、记忆与权力关系。

广州 / 新加坡

[关于胡超](https://www.huchaocurator.com/about/)

Image: Installation view of Ines Katamso’s Post Rimbun in the Bali Island exhibition at GAFA Art Museum

Ines Katamso，《Post Rimbun》，2026年。展览现场。共同策展：胡超、林增如。[广州美术学院美术馆 / e-flux](https://www.e-flux.com/announcements/6787417/bali-island-art-and-the-world-beyond-the-rainforest)

主要策展 · 2026

## [巴厘岛：雨林外的艺术与世界](https://www.huchaocurator.com/exhibitions/#bali)

将墨西哥、中国与东南亚置于同一展览空间，通过巴厘岛的艺术历史与当代经验，重访这些地区之间的联系。

[阅读展览介绍](https://www.huchaocurator.com/exhibitions/#bali)

## 写作也是策展

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Critical Asian Studies2026年9月28日

### [我们东南亚人可以自己思考。请收起你的地缘政治执念](https://criticalasianstudies.org/commentary/2026/9/28/notes-from-the-field-hu-chao-we-southeast-asians-can-think-for-ourselves-keep-your-geopolitical-obsession)

谁有权为东南亚提出问题？当这个地区被压缩为大国之间的选择时，什么又被排除在视野之外？

Notes from the Field

[阅读全文: We Southeast Asians Can Think for Ourselves. Keep Your Geopolitical Obsession](https://criticalasianstudies.org/commentary/2026/9/28/notes-from-the-field-hu-chao-we-southeast-asians-can-think-for-ourselves-keep-your-geopolitical-obsession)

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South China Morning Post2026年9月20日

### [香港电影能从一部热门中国战争片中学到什么](https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3367565/what-hong-kong-cinema-can-take-away-popular-chinese-war-film)

一部电影如何跨越边界，也让我们重新思考：电影的身份，为什么总要由它的产地来证明？

Opinion

[阅读全文: What Hong Kong cinema can take away from a popular Chinese war film](https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3367565/what-hong-kong-cinema-can-take-away-popular-chinese-war-film)

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Asia Times2026年9月4日

### [当美国航空母舰失去光环](https://asiatimes.com/2026/09/when-the-american-aircraft-carrier-loses-its-aura/)

一艘航空母舰驶抵泰国，镜头却离这座海上纪念碑近了一点。

Opinion

[阅读全文: When the American aircraft carrier loses its aura](https://asiatimes.com/2026/09/when-the-american-aircraft-carrier-loses-its-aura/)

即将开幕

## 借壳

驻留计划溯源与中国当代艺术进程

北京红门画廊 · 2026年10月11日开幕

[阅读项目介绍](https://www.huchaocurator.com/exhibitions/#borrowing-the-shell)

## 流动中的研究问题

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[研究方向 01

### 中国与东南亚之间的艺术

南洋木刻 · 艺术家流动 · 区域网络

](https://www.huchaocurator.com/research/#theme-01)[研究方向 02

### 美术馆／博物馆、国家身份与文化记忆

博物馆史 · 新加坡 · 展览政治

](https://www.huchaocurator.com/research/#theme-02)[研究方向 03

### 艺术驻留与支持网络

驻留史 · 接待与协作 · 当代艺术

](https://www.huchaocurator.com/research/#theme-03)[研究方向 04

### 图像、物件与政治生活

视觉文化 · 物质历史 · 地缘政治

](https://www.huchaocurator.com/research/#theme-04)[研究方向 05

### 艺术家网络、性别与教育

艺术家团体 · 性别 · 身体教学

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## 艺术实践

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Image: 胡超 —《长城随想——塞上秋来风景异》, 2019 / Hu Chao — Great Wall Reflections: An Autumn Landscape beyond the Frontier, 2019

](https://www.huchaocurator.com/artworks/#great-wall-reflections)

胡超 ·《长城随想——塞上秋来风景异》 · 2019

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Image: 胡超、洪伟 —《白菜》, 2023 / Hu Chao & Hong Wei — Pak Choi, 2023

](https://www.huchaocurator.com/artworks/#pak-choi)

胡超、洪伟 ·《白菜》 · 2023