Together with SculptureCenter, we are excited to announce Sharon X. Liu as the inaugural recipient of the Asymmetry Curatorial Fellowship at SculptureCenter, New York. Selected via a global open call, Sharon will begin her 20-month fellowship in August under the mentorship of the SculptureCenter team. This marks a pioneering collaboration between SculptureCenter and us, as well as our first international fellowship placement.

During her tenure, Sharon will join SculptureCenter’s curatorial team in developing their signature open call programme, ‘In Practice’, which invites artists who have yet to receive an institutional solo exhibition in New York City to propose solo projects. Since its inception in 2003, ‘In Practice’ has supported the production of new works by over 270 artists, including recent participants Covey Gong, Adriana Ramić, Claudia Pagès, and Marina Xenofontos, among others. Sharon will work on two full seasons of ‘In Practice’, as well as contribute to research and exhibition development, public programmes, editorial initiatives, and other curatorial activities across the organisation’s artistic programme introducing artists and thinkers whose work resonates with SculptureCenter’s mission and purpose.

Additionally, Sharon will receive mentorship, support and resources from us at Asymmetry to propose and develop public programmes to be realised in New York or at our multi-purpose programme space in London. Moreover, she will be immersed in our diverse network of curators, writers and scholars, contributing to, and interacting with, a rich hub of knowledge exchange and collaboration.

With SculptureCenter, this appointment continues our shared ongoing commitment to promoting essential global voices across thought and practice.

ABOUT SHARON X. LIU

Sharon X. Liu (b. China) currently works as Curatorial Assistant at Mead Art Museum, Amherst College. Her studies and work experience in the US, China, and Japan have informed her curatorial practice, and led her to explore contemporary art shaped by border-crossing dialogues and particularly inter-Asian connections. She has curated and contributed towards exhibitions including Translation in the Expanded Field (Tokyo, 2025 Summer), Open Admissions: Michael Rakowitz and Early Amherst College Collections (Mead Art Museum, 2025), Laborious Hands (Amherst College Library, 2024—25), Retrieving and Revitalizing: From Yurakucho to Yangon (YAU Studio, Tokyo, 2023). She has received support from the Asahi Shimbun Foundation, Ishibashi Foundation, and Tokyo Arts Council for her curatorial and research projects. In addition to exhibitions, she has written for Artforum China, CAFA Art Info, and Ocula.

Sharon grew up in Hangzhou, China, and earned a bachelor's degree in Art History and Mathematics from Wellesley College as well as a master's degree in East Asian Studies from Yale University. She also spent two years conducting art history research at Tokyo University of the Arts.

‘It has been an immensely gratifying experience to meet so many outstanding aspiring curators based in North America during the open call process together with SculptureCenter. Sharon is committed, competent and very passionate, and we are excited for her to begin the journey as our inaugural Curatorial Fellow at a renowned US institution that we and our community value so much.’

– Michèle Ruo Yi Landolt, Director of Asymmetry

‘We are thrilled to welcome Sharon to SculptureCenter as the inaugural fellow in our partnership with Asymmetry. As an organisation, we have always been committed to supporting the practices of early career curators and artists. Sharon’s unique perspective will undoubtedly enrich our work and expand our curatorial knowledge. We are excited for the opportunity to collaborate with Asymmetry to establish a global platform for the next generation of voices who will shape the future of contemporary art and its discourses.’

–Sohrab Mohebbi, Director of SculptureCenter

ABOUT THE ASYMMETRY CURATORIAL FELLOWSHIP

The Asymmetry Curatorial Fellowship at SculptureCenter has been established to provide an emerging curator with the opportunity to gain comprehensive experience in the planning, research, organisation, and installation of exhibitions at a leading US art institution. The position is geared towards a practitioner with demonstrated knowledge and experience of Chinese and Sinophone cultural ecosystems, contemporary artists, and curatorial practice, based in the regions or internationally.

This fellowship marks a pioneering collaboration between us and SculptureCenter. Together, we share a strong reputation for amplifying essential voices in the art ecosystem, across thought and practice. SculptureCenter is widely known for championing under-recognised and emerging artists, providing direct support to the artists for the production of new work. With Asymmetry's ever-growing global network, we are committed to nurturing the next generation of curators and equipping them to make valuable contributions to the arts ecosystem. Launching in the summer of 2025, this will be our first international fellowship placement, and first collaboration outside of the UK and Europe.

With SculptureCenter, we jointly acknowledge that provoking cross-cultural dialogue is essential to innovation, advancement and mutual understanding.

ABOUT SCULPTURECENTER

SculptureCenter leads the conversation on contemporary art by supporting artistic innovation and independent thought highlighting sculpture's specific potential to change the way we engage with the world. Positioning artists' work in larger cultural, historical, and aesthetic contexts, SculptureCenter discerns and interprets emerging ideas. Founded by artists in 1928, SculptureCenter provides an international forum that connects artists and audiences by presenting exhibitions, commissioning new work, and generating scholarship.

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