Jay Xu

Jay Xu
许杰
Born1963 (age 60–61)
Shanghai, China
Alma materShanghai University,
Princeton University
Occupation(s)Art museum director, art historian, curator

Jay Xu (Chinese: 许杰; born 1963)[1] is a Chinese-born American art museum director, art historian, and curator.[2] He is the first Chinese-American curator of a major museum in the United States.[3] Xu is the director and CEO of the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, since 2008.[4]

  1. ^ Reilly, Janet (2021-10-06). "The Interview: Jay Xu's Journey". NobHillGazette.com. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
  2. ^ Hamlin, Jesse (2008-03-12). "Chicago curator Jay Xu to run Asian Art Museum". SFGATE. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
  3. ^ Vaziri, Aidin; Bravo, Tony (April 19, 2023). "S.F. Asian Art Museum director plans to step down". Datebook, San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
  4. ^ Cotter, Holland (2011-05-30). "A Storied Paradise, Tempered by Reality". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-05-29.