Ho Tzu Nyen

Ho Tzu Nyen (b. 1976, Singapore, SG) leads a practice steeped in and based upon fused histories, including those of fine art, theater, cinema, music and philosophy, creating works that draw on mythical narratives and verifiable fact in equal measure. New understandings of modes of storytelling, and of the ways in which anecdotes are written and transmitted, come to light as Ho mines the plurality of cultural, linguistic and religious identities of Southeast Asia and the myriad complexities that lie beyond. In filmic, experiential ensembles and installations, this observatory investigation becomes a tapestry of knowledge where documentary meets fantasy, and the archival becomes animated.

Ho Tzu Nyen has been the subject of solo exhibitions at international museums and institutions, including Musée d’Art Moderne Grand-Duc Jean, Luxembourg (2025); Hessel Museum of Art, Annandale-on-Hudson (2024); Art Sonje Center, Seoul (2024); Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, Tokyo (2024); Singapore Art Museum, Singapore (2023); Hammer Museum, Los Angeles (2022); Toyota Municipal Museum of Art, Toyota (2021); Crow Museum of Asian Art of The University of Texas at Dallas, Dallas (2021); Yamaguchi Center for Arts and Media, Yamaguchi (2021); Edith-Russ-Haus for Media Art, Oldenburg (2019); Kunstverein in Hamburg, Hamburg (2018); Ming Contemporary Art Museum, Shanghai (2018); Asia Art Archive, Hong Kong (2017); Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Bilbao (2015); Mori Art Museum, Tokyo (2012); and The Substation, Singapore (2003). His work has been featured at the Venice Biennale (2011, Singapore Pavilion), and he has served as the Artistic Director of the Gwangju Biennale (2026). Ho lives and works in Singapore.