Tribecan and curator Stephanie Seungmin Kim will stage an exhibit for a week in September dedicated to North Korean women’s lives and voices, coinciding with the 80th session of the UN General Assembly.
The show is open September 19 to 27 and will take over two floors — 25,000 square feet — at Lume Studios, 393 Broadway at Walker.
Stephanie Kim
Hosted by human rights organizations Amnesty International, Christian Solidarity Worldwide, Hanvoice, International Coalition to Stop Crimes against Humanity in North Korea, International Federation for Human Rights, and Network for North Korean Democracy and Human Rights, the exhibit features 14 international artists who reimagine and amplify the untold stories of North Korean women: “the quiet force sustaining underground economies, resisting patriarchal control, and ensuring family survival under one of the world’s most repressive regimes.”
The show will present never-before-seen interviews with escapees and archival footage alongside art. It opens on the 77th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Stephanie also curated Sleepers in Venice (Venice Biennale 2015, featuring Mark Wallinger) and the inaugural Jikji Korea Festival (with Ron Arad and William Kentridge), which led to the founding of UNESCO’s International Center for Documentary Heritage. She curated City States at the Liverpool Biennale, featuring Koo Jeonga, whose embroidered work was exchanged across the Korean border, and Vision & Visionary, the Myungwon Museum’s inaugural show with Bridget Riley, which also marked the launch of UNESCO’s first ICDH museum. Since 2006, she has championed emerging Korean artists, including Je Baak, Ayoung Kim, and Seahyun Lee.
