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New Museum Announces Partnership
with Hyundai Motor in Collaboration with Ulsan
Art Museum as Part of Hyundai Translocal
Series
New Commission by Ho Tzu Nyen to Premiere at Both Institutions in This Fall
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The New Museum today announced its partnership with Hyundai Motor Company as part of the Hyundai Translocal Series, an initiative fostering collaboration between art institutions in Korea and cultural organizations across the globe. Building on the New Museum’s long history of exchange with peers around the world, the multi-year collaboration with the Ulsan Art Museum will launch starting in September 2026 with the premiere of a new commission by Ho Tzu Nyen (b. 1976, Singapore) at both institutions. At the New Museum, Ho’s video work will be installed in the glass-front elevators created through the recent OMA-designed expansion of the Museum.
“We are delighted to participate in the Hyundai Translocal Series, which allows us to transcend physical distances, share the unique cultural and environmental fabrics of our two great cities, and collectively explore the push and pull of the global and the local in contemporary art. This collaboration will serve as a bridge that connects our cities and their respective art communities, resulting in new works of art that offer audiences a transformative experience of a multilayered reality that connects us all beyond a single location,” said Regan Grusy, Acting Director of the New Museum, and Changsub Lim, Director of the Ulsan Art Museum.
“We look forward to embracing new dialogues and perspectives that will emerge through these collaborations as partner institutions deepen their understanding of locality and relationality in navigating the evolving cultural narratives of our time,” said DooEun Choi, Art Director of Hyundai Motor Company.
Investigating the plurality of cultural identities in Southeast Asia, Ho Tzu Nyen’s work across film, video, performance, and multimedia installation is rooted in numerous Eastern and Western cultural references. His works blend mythical narratives and historical facts to mobilize different understandings of history, its writing, and its transmission. Ho has held solo exhibitions at LUMA Arles (2025); Mudam, Luxembourg (2025); Hessel Museum, Annandale-on-Hudson (2024); Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo (2024); Singapore Art Museum (2023); and Hammer Museum, Los Angeles (2022). His works are held in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Tate Modern, London; Guggenheim, New York and Abu Dhabi; M+ Museum, Hong Kong; MMCA, Seoul; Mori Art Museum, Tokyo; and Singapore Art Museum, among others. He has been appointed Artistic Director of the 16th Gwangju Biennale opening in September 2026.
Additional details about Ho’s New Museum presentation will be announced in the coming months.
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ABOUT NEW MUSEUM
The New Museum is the only museum in New York City exclusively devoted to contemporary art. Founded in 1977, the New Museum is a center for exhibitions, information, and documentation about living artists from around the world. From its beginnings as a one-room office on Hudson Street, to the inauguration of its SANAA-designed flagship building in 2007, to the OMA-designed expansion of its home on the Bowery in 2026, the New Museum continues to be a place of experimentation and a hub of new art and new ideas.
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ABOUT ULSAN ART MUSEUM
Opened in January 2022, Ulsan Art Museum is the city's first public art museum, established in response to the long-standing cultural aspirations of its residents. Envisioned as a future-oriented museum grounded in digital technology, it serves as an open platform for experimental and innovative artistic discourse. Since its opening, the museum has presented exhibitions that cross the boundaries of traditional media—including painting, sculpture, new media, and installation—while engaging with key contemporary themes such as artificial intelligence, ecology, technology, and migration. Beyond its galleries, the museum offers a diverse artistic environment through facilities such as the XR Lab, a dedicated immersive space for media art; a research library providing specialized art publications and visual resources; and a multipurpose hall that hosts academic programs and interdisciplinary projects.
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ABOUT HYUNDAI MOTOR’S ART PROJECTS
For over a decade, Hyundai Motor Company has deepened its partnerships with museums and cultural organizations worldwide, including Tate, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), the Whitney Museum of American Art, and the Korean Pavilion at the Venice Biennale. Hyundai Translocal Series is a new partnership initiative that roots itself in fostering dialogues and collaborations among art institutions in Korea and across the globe. Hyundai Motor’s own art initiatives include open call programs such as the VH AWARD, the Hyundai Blue Prize+, and Artlab Editorial, a digital platform dedicated to art writing by transnational voices. These ongoing collaborations embrace the complexities of the cultural landscape by exploring new ideas and perspectives within and beyond the art ecosystem.
For further information, visit artlab.hyundai.com or follow @hyundai.artlab #HyundaiArtlab.
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ABOUT HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
Established in 1967, Hyundai Motor Company is present in over 200 countries with more than 120,000 employees dedicated to tackling real-world mobility challenges around the globe. Based on the brand vision ‘Progress for Humanity,’ Hyundai Motor is accelerating its transformation into a Smart Mobility Solution Provider. The company invests in advanced technologies such as robotics and Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) to bring about revolutionary mobility solutions while pursuing open innovation to introduce future mobility services. In pursuit of a sustainable future for the world, Hyundai will continue its efforts to introduce zero-emission vehicles with industry-leading hydrogen fuel cell and EV technologies.
More information about Hyundai Motor and its products can be found at:
https://www.hyundai.com/worldwide/en/ or Newsroom: Media Hub by Hyundai
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Image: Ho Tzu Nyen, T for Time: Timepieces, 2023–present. 43 Flatscreens (various quantities and dimensions), apps and videos. Various duration (1 second to infinite). Installation view at LUMA Arles, Arles, 2025
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