The first exhibition (phase 1) focused on art from South and Southeast Asia and was curated by Singaporean June Yap, who worked in the curatorial departments of such modern and contemporary art museums as the Institute of Contemporary Arts Singapore and the Singapore Art Museum.Chayka, Kyle. "MAP Quest: Singaporean Curator June Yap on the Guggenheim's Intrepid New UBS-Backed Non-Western Art Initiative", BLOUINARTINFO.com, April 12, 2012 The second and third phases of the project focused on Latin America and the Middle East and North Africa.
