Simon Wu | Momus

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Simon Wu is a writer and curator involved in collaborative art production. He is a PhD student at Yale University and his essay collection, Dancing On My Own (Harper Collins), was published in June 2024.

Contributions

Fellow: Momus Critical Writing Fellowship 2021-22
Speaker: “Dancing On My Own” Book Launch and Artist Lecture with Simon Wu
Author: Contributing to Momus since April 2021

Writing (6)

Reviews March 6, 2025 Simon Wu

A Very Real American Place: The Suburban Unconscious in Mike Kelley

Reviews July 11, 2024 Simon Wu

The Possessions of Paul Pfeiffer

Features September 8, 2023 Simon Wu

“A Multiculti Blitzkrieg”: On the Ascendance of the Curator of Color

Features February 24, 2022 Simon Wu

On Whiteness

Features August 16, 2021 Simon Wu

Cameron Rowland’s Property Relations

Features, Reviews April 7, 2021 Simon Wu

Ron Athey’s “Far-Right Flirtations”

Residencies & Fellowships

Momus Critical Writing Fellowship 2021-22

Fellowship

May 1, 2021–May 1, 2022

With fellows Arushi Vats, Simon Wu, and Eugene Yiu Nam Cheung and mentors Rahel Aima, Jessica Lynne, and Nora N. Khan.

Talks and events

October 17, 2024 7:00 PM–9:00 PM Talk The Center for Art, Research and Alliances
New York