Alex Jen is a writer and curator based in Hong Kong and Taipei. His criticism and personal essays on art, architecture and poetry have appeared in Frieze, Art in America, The Financial Times, Gulf Coast, ArtAsiaPacific and other venues. Previously, Jen was the Special Assistant to the President and Director at The Art Institute of Chicago. A graduate of Williams College, Jen is currently an MPhil candidate in Art History at The University of Hong Kong, writing on David Diao.