Jonathan Napack于1967年出生在美国纽约，1992-1997年在报纸《纽约观察》任“每日艺术”专栏记者。1997年转移到香港，为《国际先驱论坛》做关于中国、日本、东南亚当代艺术方面的专题研究，同时为《华尔街日报》做食品方面的专题。他同时为大众感兴趣的及艺术杂志投稿。他正在撰写一本关于“北京和亚洲青年文化”的书。他目前作为编辑还是“艾未未的新中国研究“项目的执行官。

　　1998年，他担任巴塞尔艺术博览会的顾问及亚洲战略发展策划总监，最近接受巴塞尔的一个新职务—创立“新艺术基金会”。


Born in 1967 in New York City. From 1992-1997 wrote the "Art Diary" column in The New York Observer [newspaper]. After 1997 moved to Hong Kong to write about contemporary culture in China, Japan and Southeast Asia for The international Herald Tribune and about cuisine in Asia for The Wall Street Journal. He has also contributed to both general-interest and art magazines. He is preparing books about Beijing and about youth culture in Asia, and is currently editorial director of Ai Weiwei's new China research project.
Since 1998, he has worked for Art Basel as their advisor and strategist in Asia. He recently accepted a similar position with Botschaft Basel, a new art foundation.