The New Museum will debut a new site-specific commission by Ho Tzu Nyen (b. 1976, Singapore; lives and works in Singapore) whose work across film, video, performance, and multimedia installation investigates the plurality of cultural identities across Southeast Asia. Presented in partnership with Hyundai Motor Company as part of the Hyundai Translocal Series: Ho Tzu Nyen, P for Power: Up Down (2026) will premiere at the New Museum, followed later in October by P for Power: Double Life of P (2026) at the Ulsan Art Museum in Ulsan, Korea. Together, the two iterations explore the multiple meanings of power, from political and technological systems to more fluid notions of endurance, transformation, and agency.

Rooted in numerous Eastern and Western cultural references, Ho’s 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 of Art, 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; National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, 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.

P for Power: Up Down (2026) will be installed in the New Museum’s OMA-designed, glass-front elevators looking onto the Bowery. When an elevator button is activated, a life-size child protagonist will appear on screen and deliver a short text in the form of a mantra, question, riddle, or note reflecting on the nature of power. Presented in parallel with the artist’s commission for Ulsan Art Museum, Hyundai Translocal Series: Ho Tzu Nyen will connect New York and Ulsan through a shared conceptual framework while responding to the distinct architectural and cultural contexts of each site.

Ho Tzu Nyen’s new commission is presented in partnership with Hyundai Motor Company as part of the Hyundai Translocal Series, an initiative fostering collaboration among art institutions in Korea and across the globe. Building on the New Museum’s long history of exchange with peers around the world, Ho Tzu Nyen will be the first artist shown as part of a multi-year collaboration with the Ulsan Art Museum.

Hyundai Translocal Series: Ho Tzu Nyen is curated by Massimiliano Gioni, Toby Devan Lewis Director, and Gary Carrion-Murayari, Kraus Family Senior Curator, with Taeyi Kim, Curatorial Fellow. The Ulsan Art Museum iteration of the partnership is curated by Director Changsub Lim and Curator Kyungah Kweon.

Venue
235 Bowery, New York, NY 10002

Artists
Ho Tzu Nyen

Exhibition Dates
Sep 24, 2026 – Jan 24, 2027

Museum Hours
Tuesday – Sunday | 11 AM – 6 PM

Website
https://www.newmuseum.org

Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/newmuseum/

Contact
info@newmuseum.org

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.

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.

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.

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 of ‘Progress for Humanity,’ Hyundai Motor is accelerating its transformation beyond mobility through advanced robotics and physical AI. The company invests in new technologies to bring about revolutionary solutions while pursuing open innovation to introduce future mobility services. In pursuit of a sustainable future for the world, Hyundai Motor will continue its commitment to carbon reduction as a full lineup provider with industry-leading ICE, hybrid, plug-in hybrid, hydrogen fuel cell and EV technologies.

(Text and images courtesy of the artist, Kiang Malingue, and neugerriemschneider)