Tan’s appointment will enhance the gallery’s presence in Southeast Asia.

Tan brings over fifteen years of experience in New York, Singapore, Japan, and Australia, and joins the gallery from the National Arts Council of Singapore’s Arts House Limited where he was Senior Director. At Arts House Limited Tan oversaw the Singapore International Festival of Arts having previously been at the Asia Society Museum where he launched the inaugural New York Asia Society Triennial.

“Singapore is growing into an important hub for finance, medical technology, manufacturing, and now contemporary art. The beginning of 2022 saw us strengthening our position in Korea, and now as we enter 2023 we are looking to sow deeper ties in Singapore and Southeast Asia more broadly. We are confident that Ken’s expertise will support these objectives, bring new opportunities to our artists, and enable us to be an active player in this changing landscape’ - Rachel Lehmann

Lehmann Maupin was one of the first Western galleries to establish a presence in Asia, opening in Hong Kong in 2013, and since then has expanded with galleries and seasonal spaces in Seoul, Taipei and Beijing. Their Asia team is based between Beijing, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Seoul, and, with this appointment, Singapore.