On Thursday 23 January, 6pm Te Tuhi presents a talk by Sunjung Kim, Artistic Director of the Art Sonje Center in Seoul.
The kōrero focuses on the group exhibition Forms of the Shadow, which Kim curated, shown at Vienna Secession, Austria from 20 September - 17 November 2024.
Dealing with current topics like border, migration and ecological aspects, the exhibition highlighted the contemporary shadows unveiled by the pandemic, the climate crisis, and geopolitical tensions. Through this thematic fil rouge, it challenged the audience to consider global interconnectedness and the troubles of navigating difficult times. Comprising sculptures, paintings, embroideries, and performance, Forms of the Shadow provided hints about nature's resilience in the face of human interference, as well as the perseverance to pursue hope among adversity.
Everyone is welcome to attend the kōrero. Light refreshments will be provided.
Kim's visit to Aotearoa has been made possible thanks to the generous support of Asia New Zealand Foundation.
About the speaker
Sunjung Kim has worked as chief curator/deputy director (1993–2004) and director (2016–2017) of Art Sonje Center in Seoul, where she is currently the artistic director (2022–). She was also the artistic director of the ACC Archive & Research at Asia Art Culture Center (2014–2015), and the president of the Gwangju Biennale Foundation (2017–2021). Additionally, she was founder and artistic director of the REAL DMZ PROJECT, an art and research project designed to cross the boundaries of the museum and launched to explore the (in)visible borders of DMZ through the critical lens of art and to raise awareness about the division of Korea since 2011. At Art Sonje Center, she has curated exhibitions since 2007 focusing on artists such as Martin Creed, Kim Beom, Haegue Yang, Lee Bul, Sung Hwan Kim, Abraham Cruzvillegas and Tom Sachs.