1994年出生，是国际知名的艺术收藏家、策展人和艺术赞助人。他于2020年在北京创立了X美术馆。
黄勖夫毕业于宾夕法尼亚大学，自2017年起担任纽约新博物馆的董事。他被福布斯美国评选为“30 位30岁以下杰出青年”(2017年)。从2018年到2021年，黄勖夫还担任福布斯美国和亚洲榜单的唯一艺术界评委。《纽约时报》因其收藏活动和对新兴艺术人才的赞助与提拔将他称为“中国的下一代Jeffrey Deitch”。
作为X美术馆的创始人，黄勖夫将伊西·伍德(Issy Wood)、克里斯蒂娜·夸尔斯(Chrstina Quarles)、安东尼奥·奥巴(Antonio Obá)和特睿·阿布德拉(Trey Abdella)等国际知名艺术家带到中国，并为他们策划了亚洲的首次个人美术馆展览，极大地提升了他们作品的市场价值。Michael黄勖夫还曾将安迪·沃霍尔(Andy Warhol)和尼古拉斯·帕蒂(Nicolas Party)等国际知名艺术家的重要作品展览带到中国。
黄勖夫致力于为中国艺术家提供更广阔的国际舞台。作为X美术馆在墨西哥的非营利卫星空间 Lulu byXMuseum每年将支持一位中国艺术家在墨西哥举办海外驻地个展。他还为美国佩斯画廊在帕洛阿尔托策划了展览“金、木、水、火、土”，展示了来自中国的五位领先当代女性艺术家的作品，将中国艺术家引入国际视野。
黄勖夫的主要收藏兴趣之一是新媒体和后网络时代的艺术家。他的收藏包括1000多件艺术作品。除了艺术领域的事业，Michael还对科技和消费领域有着浓厚的兴趣，并且对创新产品和平台做出了重点投资。
Born in 1994, he is a renowned internationa art collector, curator, and art patron.He co-founded X Museum in Beijing in 2020.
Graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, Michael has served as a trustee at the New Museum in New York since 2017.He was selected for the “30 Under 30” list (2017) by Forbes USA. From 2018 to 2021, Michael served as the only art world judge in selecting candidates for the Forbes USA and Asia lists. The New York Times has also referred to Michael as “China’s next-generation Jeffrey Deitch” due to his collecting activities and patronage of emerging art talents.
As a co-founder of X Museum, Michael brought internationally renowned artists such as lssy Wood,Christina Quarles,Antonio Obá,and Trey Abdella to China and curated their first solo museum exhibitions in Asia, significantly increasing the market value of their works. Michael has also organized significant exhibitions of works by internationally renowned artists such as Andy Warhol and Nicholas Party in China.
Michael Xufu Huang is devoted to providing a broader international stage for Chinese artists. Lulu by X Museum, a non-profit satellite of X Museum in Mexico,will support one emerging talent based in China to hold an overseas resident solo exhibition in Mexico every year. He also curated “Metal, Wood, Water, Fire and Earth”, which showcased the works of five leading contemporary female artists from China at Pace Gallery, Palo Alto, USA.
One of Michael’s primary collecting interests is new media and post-internet artists.His collecton includes more than 1000 artworks. Besides his involvement in the art world, Michael also has a deep interest in technology and the consumer field, with investments focusing on innovative products and platforms.
