CJ Salapare is a writer and arts worker based in Brooklyn. His interests blur and juxtapose the fields of art history and the arts of liveness, with a focus on interdisciplinary practices. His past and forthcoming writing has been commissioned by Artists Space, FAR-NEAR, the Hammer Museum, the MCA Chicago, and the 2024 Venice Biennale, among others. He has worked at the intersection of the visual arts and performance at the Whitney, where he was part of the curatorial team for Edges of Ailey (2024), and the MCA Chicago, where he was a curatorial fellow. He currently works in the Modern and Contemporary department of the Met. Salapare received M.Phil. degrees in art history and arts education from the University of Cambridge, and his B.A. in art history from Williams College.