Jennifer Chihae Moon (born 1973) is a
conceptual artist
Conceptual art, also referred to as conceptualism, is art in which the concept(s) or idea(s) involved in the work take precedence over traditional aesthetic, technical, and material concerns. Some works of conceptual art, sometimes called instal ...
and life-artist living in Los Angeles. She was born in
Lafayette, Indiana
Lafayette ( , ) is a city in and the county seat of Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States, located northwest of Indianapolis and southeast of Chicago. West Lafayette, on the other side of the Wabash River, is home to Purdue University, whi ...
and completed her bachelor's degree at
UCLA
The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California. UCLA's academic roots were established in 1881 as a teachers college then known as the southern branch of the California St ...
and master's degree at
Art Center College of Design
Art Center College of Design (stylized as ArtCenter College of Design) is a private art college in Pasadena, California.
History
ArtCenter College of Design was founded in 1930 in downtown Los Angeles as the Art Center School.
In 1935, Fred R. ...
.
After college
Moon had her first solo art exhibition in 1996 and her work was shown regularly up to 2002. After receiving a graduate degree from Art Center, Moon suffered from
drug abuse
Substance abuse, also known as drug abuse, is the use of a drug in amounts or by methods which are harmful to the individual or others. It is a form of substance-related disorder. Differing definitions of drug abuse are used in public health, ...
and was sentenced to 18 months in the
Valley State Prison for Women in 2008, following several attempted robberies. Although she made a wonderful comeback with artistic skills.
Main focus
The interdisciplinary artist's work focuses on self-empowerment through a movement she calls "The Revolution". Moon blends queer science,
self-help
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,
fantasy
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, and the deeply personal through the Revolution in performances, videos, writing, and sculpture to share their unconventional vision with the world.
Publishing books
Moon published two books in 2012 as part of an exhibition at
Commonwealth and Council, a Los Angeles art exhibition space:
''Principle 1 of The Revolution Definition of Abundance'' (2012) and ''Where I Learned of Love'' (2012). As part of her contribution to the 2014 iteration of the
Hammer Museum
The Hammer Museum, which is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles, is an art museum and cultural center known for its artist-centric and progressive array of exhibitions and public programs. Founded in 1990 by the entrepreneur- ...
's Made in LA Biennial exhibition, Moon published ''The Book of Eros'' (2014).
Since 2012 Moon has had a monthly radio show on
KCHUNG Radio
KCHUNG is a freeform radio station in the Chinatown neighborhood of Los Angeles as KChung Radio 1630 AM. KCHUNG broadcasts over 200 shows a month on 1630 AM and online through the station's website. The station operates according to what are gene ...
formerly titled ''Adventures Within'' now titled ''Adventures With You'' where she covers topics such as love, body issues, race, trauma, and politics.
From 2014 to 2015 Moon installed six video cameras in her home and car that broadcast twenty four hours a day to the public space of the
Equitable Life Building lobby.
Moon was the recipient of a 2013 CCF Fellowship and the Moan public recognition award at the 2014 Made in LA exhibition at the Hammer Museum.
In 2019, Moon's work "The Mooniform" was exhibited in the group show "School for Endurance Work," curated by
Carole Frances Lung
Carole Frances Lung (born 1966) is an American artist and labor activist, known for her performance art which centers around subjects such as textile consumption, unfair labor practices, and production systems. Lung is an associate professor of Fa ...
, at
Cal State LA's Fine Arts Gallery.
Exhibitions
Moon has exhibited venues such as:
* China Art Objects, Los Angeles, California
* Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, California
* Cirrus Gallery, Los Angeles, California
* Gertrude Contemporary Art Spaces, Melbourne, Australia
* Commonwealth and Council, Los Angeles, California
* Transmission Gallery, Glasgow Scotland
References
External Links
Otis College Faculty Page
GoodreadsCreative CapitalHammer Museum
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1973 births
Living people
21st-century American women artists
Performance art in Los Angeles
American conceptual artists
Women conceptual artists
People from Lafayette, Indiana
Art Center College of Design alumni