Herb Tam

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Herb Tam
Born (1974-08-03) August 3, 1974 (age 49)
Hong Kong, China
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese譚海俊
Simplified Chinese谭海俊

Herb Tam[1] (born in Hong Kong) is the curator and director of exhibitions at the Museum of Chinese in America located in Manhattan's Chinatown.[2]

Education and early career[edit]

Tam born (August 3, 1974) in Hong Kong and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area.[3] He attended San Jose State University and has an MFA in Fine Arts from New York City's School of Visual Arts.[2]

Prior to MOCA, he was an independent curator of contemporary art working in New York City[4] with institutions such as the Queens Museum of Art,[5] Exit Art, the Asia Society, Creative Capital Foundation and the New York Foundation for the Arts.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Press release: MOCA Announces Appointment of New Curator & Director of Exhibitions" (PDF). May 5, 2011. Retrieved December 29, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c "Press release: MOCA Announces Appointment of New Curator & Director of Exhibitions". Museum of Chinese in America. May 5, 2011. Retrieved June 12, 2006.
  3. ^ "Herb Hoi Chun Tam – Museum of Chinese in America". Retrieved 2022-01-21.
  4. ^ Genocchio, Benjamin (February 6, 2005). "Art Review". New York Times. Retrieved June 19, 2012.
  5. ^ Schwendener, Martha (December 15, 2006). "Art From Everywhere". New York Times. Retrieved June 19, 2012.

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