Yu Yeon Kim (curator)
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Yu Yeon Kim (born 1956, South Korea) is an independent
curator A curator (from la, cura, meaning "to take care") is a manager or overseer. When working with cultural organizations, a curator is typically a "collections curator" or an "exhibitions curator", and has multifaceted tasks dependent on the parti ...
based in
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, United States and
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,
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. Kim has curated and been a commissioner of many distinguished international exhibitions of contemporary art.


Works

In 2008, Kim curated "Corporeal/Technoreal", a Media Art project for the Poland .Website
/ref> In the same year she curated the first exhibition of Korean contemporary art in Cuba. The project

(The Points of the Compass) was exhibited at th
Fundacion Ludwig de Cuba
and other satellite sites in Havana. The exhibition was also hosted by the , Mexico City. In 2007, she curated "Counterpoint", an international exhibition of art that is part of a series exploring cultural, political and territorial divisions – using the schism of Korea as a relative point. The exhibition was held a
Bund 18
in Shanghai, and th

in Seoul as well as venues in Poznan,
Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...
. This subject was also manifested in other exhibitions of international artists Kim has curated, includin
"Pyongyang Report"
at th
Book House
Has II an

i
Heyri Art Valley
S. Korea Kim was an International Researcher of the
Liverpool Biennial Liverpool Biennial is the largest international contemporary art festival in the United Kingdom. Every two years, the city of Liverpool hosts an extensive range of artworks, projects, and a programme of events. The biennial commissions leading ...
2004 in the
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. She was also the commissioner and curator for Latin America for the 3rd
Gwangju Biennale The Gwangju Biennale is a contemporary art biennale founded in September 1995 in Gwangju, South Jeolla province, South Korea. The Gwangju Biennale is hosted by the Gwangju Biennale Foundation and the city of Gwangju. The Gwangju Biennale Founda ...
2000 (Exotica Incognita) in South Korea and a principal curator of the 2nd ,Website
/ref> South Africa, 1997–1998, (for which she curated Transversions at the Museum Africa). In 2001, she produced and curated the controversial exhibition, Translated Acts - Performance and Body Art from East Asia, which was initially presented at the
Haus der Kulturen der Welt The Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW), in English House of the World's Cultures, in Berlin is Germany's national center for the presentation and discussion of international contemporary arts, with a special focus on non-European cultures and so ...
, Berlin (2001) and then traveled to the
Queens Museum of Art The Queens Museum, formerly the Queens Museum of Art, is an art museum and educational center located in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in the borough of Queens in New York City, United States. The museum was founded in 1972, and has among its p ...
, New York (2001–2002) and the in Mexico City (2002–2003). Kim's curatorial projects also include: * 2016 "New Conjunctions" at the United National Headquarter, New York. * 2014 "Fluid Form II" (Arab Contemporary Art) at the
Busan Museum Busan Museum is a museum located in Busan, South Korea, open since 1978. History The Busan Museum was designed to preserve the traditional culture of Busan through its collection of relics and historical art pieces. In 1995, it was founded as B ...
of Art and Blue Square Samsung, Seoul. * 2013 "Gauguin and After 'Idyllic Synthesis'; Contradiction of Vision and Reality" at
Seoul Museum of Art The Seoul Museum of Art is an art museum operated by Seoul City Council and located in central of Seoul, South Korea. History A girl named Jayla opened the museum first after getting the idea from another museum. It was opened in the Gyeonghuig ...
, Seoul. * 2012 "Hanji Metamorphoses" ; An International exhibition of Art & Design & Fashion utilizing Hanji (Korean handmade paper) projects at the Rubin Museum of Art, UN Korean Embassy & Chelsea venues in New York. * 2011 "Tong ; Link", Contemporary Art and Buddhism at Sungbo Museum and Haeinsa Temples in
Korea Korea ( ko, 한국, or , ) is a peninsular region in East Asia. Since 1945, it has been divided at or near the 38th parallel, with North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) comprising its northern half and South Korea (Republic o ...
celebrating 1,000 years of the Tripitaka Koreana. * 2010 - 2009 "Magnetic Power" ; Contemporary Art from South East Asia (Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Laos, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Vietnam), Coreana Museum of Art & Samcheong-dong Art Spaces, Seoul and “Fluid Form I ”, Contemporary Art and Urban Design from Arab Countries at Korea Culture Foundation and Museum of Modern Art, Ansan, Korea. * 2008 "Corporeal/Technoreal", a Media Art project, Printing Factory, Poznan. * 2008 "Los Puntos del Compas" at the Fundacion Ludwig de Cuba and other satellite sites in Havana. The exhibition was also hosted by the Sala de Arte Publico Siqueiros Museum, Mexico City. * 2007 "Counterpoint", (an international exhibition of art that is part of a series exploring cultural, political and territorial divisions) at Bund 18 in Shanghai, China and the Coreana Museum of Art in Seoul as well as venues in Poznan, Poland. * 2006 "Pyongyang Report" at Paju Book City, Publication Culture Center, Heyri Art Village and Press Center, Seoul, S. Korea. * 2005 "DMZ-2005" at Paju Book City, Publication Culture Center, Heyri Art Village and Press Center, Seoul, S. Korea. * 2003 - 2001, "Translated Acts" - Performance and Body Art from China, Korea, Japan, Taiwan and their Diasporas, a controversial exhibition initially presented at the Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin (2001) and then traveled to the
Queens Museum of Art The Queens Museum, formerly the Queens Museum of Art, is an art museum and educational center located in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in the borough of Queens in New York City, United States. The museum was founded in 1972, and has among its p ...
, New York (2001-2002) and the Museo de Carrillo Gil in Mexico City (2002-2003). * 1998 "Fragmented Histories", (Asia-Pacific section) for Cinco Continentes y Una Ciudad (Five Continents and One City) exposition at the Mexico City Museum in Mexico (1998). * 1998 - 1997 In the Eye of the Tiger, a survey of Korean contemporary art at Exit Art/The Third World, New York, and the Ilmin Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea. * 1996 OMNIZONE, Perspectives in Mapping Digital Culture, an on-line project featured on both the Plexus.org and the
Guggenheim Museum The Guggenheim Museums are a group of museums in different parts of the world established (or proposed to be established) by the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation. Museums in this group include: Locations Americas * The Solomon R. Guggenhei ...
website. * 1994 Flesh and Ciphers, Here Art Foundation New York City.


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Personal website

DMZ International
An International Art Project (2005)
OMNIZONE
Perspectives in Mapping Digital Culture, (co-curated with
Stephen Pusey Stephen Pusey (born 1952) is a New York-based artist of Irish and British descent known for Abstract art and earlier work as a painter of figurative community murals in London, UK. Early life and education Stephen Pusey was born on 24 June 195 ...
). An on-line project featured on both the Plexus and the
Guggenheim Museum The Guggenheim Museums are a group of museums in different parts of the world established (or proposed to be established) by the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation. Museums in this group include: Locations Americas * The Solomon R. Guggenhei ...
websites (1996). {{DEFAULTSORT:Kim, Yu Yeon South Korean curators South Korean women curators American art curators American women curators 1956 births Living people 21st-century American women