Yu Yeon Kim (curator)
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Yu Yeon Kim (born 1956) is an independent
curator A curator (from , 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 particular ins ...
based in
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, United States and
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,
South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t ...
. 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
Poznań Poznań ( ) is a city on the Warta, River Warta in west Poland, within the Greater Poland region. The city is an important cultural and business center and one of Poland's most populous regions with many regional customs such as Saint John's ...
, Poland. 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. Since its launch in 1998, Liverpool Biennial has commissioned over 380 new artworks and presented work by over 530 artists from around the world. ...
2004 in the
United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of European mainland, the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotlan ...
. 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 South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half ...
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 World 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 societi ...
, 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 at Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in Queens, New York City, United States. Established in 1972, the museum includes the '' Panorama of the City of Ne ...
, 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 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 It was opened in the Gyeonghuigung Palace area, a royal palace of Joseon dynasty, with six exhibition rooms and an ...
, 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 is a peninsular region in East Asia consisting of the Korean Peninsula, Jeju Island, and smaller islands. Since the end of World War II in 1945, it has been politically Division of Korea, divided at or near the 38th parallel north, 3 ...
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, Poznań. * 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 Poznań, 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 at Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in Queens, New York City, United States. Established in 1972, the museum includes the '' Panorama of the City of Ne ...
, 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: * The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York, Ne ...
website. * 1994 Flesh and Ciphers, Here Art Foundation New York City.


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Personal websiteDMZ 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 People, Irish and British People, British descent known for Abstract art and earlier work as a painter of figurative community murals in London, UK. Early life and education Stephen ...
). 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: * The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York, Ne ...
websites (1996). {{DEFAULTSORT:Kim, Yu Yeon 1956 births Living people South Korean curators South Korean women curators American art curators American women curators 21st-century American women