Yiran Chi (they/them) is a PhD student in the Rice University Department of Art History. Yiran researches on the intersection of art and technology, media aesthetics, and the history and theory of new media art. They recently worked as the John Wilmerding Graduate Curatorial Intern at the National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. and curated the permanent collection reinstallation titled “Mark Rothko: Bodies in Space,” which probes the interplay of space and bodies in Rothko’s paintings. Yiran graduated from the University of Chicago with an M.A. degree in Art History and received their B.A. degree in Art History and Film and Media Studies at Northwestern University. Previously, Yiran has worked in curatorial and research positions at the Smart Museum of Art at the University of Chicago, The Drawing Center, White Columns, and Center for Feminist Art at the Brooklyn Museum.