Yutong Yu is an art critic and writer whose work moves between Chinese and international contemporary art. She has spent nearly a decade observing, reporting on and writing about the ever-shifting landscape of contemporary culture. She writes regularly for Artnet News and other media platforms, including Wallpaper and ARTDBL. Her work often looks at how artists, galleries and institutions negotiate identity, history and visibility across different cultural contexts.

Yu’s writing is recognised for its clarity and calm precision. She brings close attention to the material and visual language of artworks, while tracing the ideas and social pressures that shape them. Her recent features on Baishui, Dongfan Chen, Theodore Ereira-Guyer, Neo Rauch and Chiharu Shiota continue her interest in hybridity, translation and the evolving dynamics of the art world. In her Chinese-language articles, she often writes from the vantage point of memory and gender, combining careful observation with a warm, reflective tone. Her voice reflects a new generation of critics who move freely between local experience and global discourse, and who think deeply about how art carries stories across places and communities.

Alongside her writing, she has developed curatorial projects with institutions such as Tank Shanghai, Platform China Contemporary Art Institute and Between Art Lab. Yu holds a master’s degree with distinction in Modern and Contemporary Art from the University of Edinburgh, and a master’s degree in Art History from Renmin University of China.