Özge Ersoy Assumes Leadership at Asia Art Archive Amid 25th Anniversary Celebrations
Özge Ersoy has been appointed as the new Executive Director of Asia Art Archive (AAA) in Hong Kong, succeeding Christopher K. Ho, who held the position for four years. Ersoy, who joined AAA in 2017, takes on this role as the organization marks its 25th anniversary. This milestone will be celebrated with a public program called Archive for All: Growing with Communities this Autumn. Her plans include launching D-Lab, improving collaboration and accessibility, and organizing anniversary events. Key projects she will work on are co-curating In Our Own Backyard (2025) and Countering Time (2024), along with supporting Oscar Ho's book, Hong Kong Art: A Curator's History. Ersoy aims to foster integrity and collaboration while ensuring AAA's long-term sustainability through regional partnerships.
Key facts
- Özge Ersoy is the new Executive Director of Asia Art Archive (AAA)
- AAA is celebrating its 25th anniversary with Archive for All: Growing with Communities starting Autumn
- AAA has over 140,000 records in its archive, freely accessible online and onsite
- D-Lab, a new digitization facility, has been launched to double preservation capacity
- Ersoy co-curated In Our Own Backyard (2025) and Countering Time (2024) at AAA
- Oscar Ho's book Hong Kong Art: A Curator's History is supported by AAA and will be published by Rizzoli International Publications
- Ersoy previously worked at collectorspace in Istanbul and holds an MA from Bard College
- AAA plans collaborations with partners in mainland China, South Korea, Singapore, Thailand, and the UAE
Entities
Artists
- Özge Ersoy
- Christopher K. Ho
- Oscar Ho
- Claire Hsu
- Christopher K Ho
- Sheba Chhachhi
- Lala Rukh
- Merve Ünsal
- Simon Leung
- Gala Porras-Kim
- Lee Weng Choy
- Mimi Brown
- Alp Erçil
- Sanle Yan
Institutions
- Asia Art Archive (AAA)
- ArtReview
- Rizzoli International Publications
- collectorspace
- Bard College
- Centre for Curatorial Studies
- Asia Art Archive
- Gwangju Biennale
- Venice Biennale
- Pavilion of Türkiye
- ArtAsiaPacific
- Chinachem Group
- Centre for Curatorial Studies at Bard College
Locations
- Hong Kong
- China
- Istanbul
- Turkey
- South Korea
- Singapore
- Thailand
- UAE
- Gwangju
- Venice
- Italy
- South Asia
- New York
- United States
- Cairo