SHANGHAI.- Mr. Thomas Ou, Chairman of Rockbund Art Museum in Shanghai, has appointed Mr. Larys Frogier Director of Rockbund Art Museum, starting on 1st January 2012. Ms. Lai Hsiangling, former Director of RAM, is now at the Board of RAM and serves as Executive Director since 2011. Mr. Frogier has been consistently involved in many fields in contemporary art, including research, curating, management and teaching. He has strong academic background, rich curatorial experience and wide access to resources in international art world, which will help Rockbund Art Museum further expand its programming horizon and academic scope, and strengthen the Museum’s connections to and collaboration with international artists, institutions and scholars while maintaining a focus on the Chinese contemporary art. His longtime experience in art institution management will bring new energy to the operation