Ho Tzu Nyen (b. 1976, Singapore) makes works steeped in Eastern and Western cultural references that encompass art history, theatre, cinema, music, and philosophy. By blending mythical narratives with historical facts, Ho explores different interpretations of history, writing about history, and transmission of that writing. The central theme of his oeuvre is a long-term investigation of the plurality of cultural identities in Southeast Asia, a region so multifaceted in its languages, religions, cultures, and influences that it defies reduction to a simple geographical area or a single historical base. From documentary research to fantasy films, his work combines archival images, animation, and cinema into immersive theatrical installations.

Tehching Hsieh (b. 1950, Taiwan) is one of the world’s most respected performance artists. He is renowned for a series of works that revolutionised the conceptual, physical, aesthetic, and temporal limits of performance art. His artistic body of work includes six performances that the artist defines as his ‘lifeworks’. Hsieh carried out these demanding performances with extreme rigour by establishing rules and conditions and then adhering to them for extended periods of time. Each of his first five performances lasted for one year, and the sixth lasted for thirteen years. Hsieh adopted the aesthetics of administrative function, often incorporating elements like legal documents into his works to emphasise the constraints he placed on his art and his life. All of his ‘lifeworks’ are held in the M+ Collection.

Amar Kanwar (b. 1964, India) has distinguished himself through films and multimedia works which explore the politics of power, violence, and justice. His multilayered installations originate in narratives often drawn from zones of conflict and are characterised by a unique poetic approach to the personal, social, and political.

Ali Wong Kit-yi (b. 1983, Hong Kong) works at the intersection of research and imagination. Merging video with performance and the everyday, she crafts participatory experiences that raise questions regarding identity, the parameters of time, and alternate realms. In her relational karaoke performances and lectures, she moves fluidly between academia, memoir, philosophy, and song, incorporating content from her research.