Symposium: An Encounter with the Korean Avant-Garde
10899 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90024
Friday, April 12 at 2:00 PM 6:00 PM
Ends Apr 12, 2024
Presented in collaboration with GYOPO, an L.A.-based collective of Korean cultural producers and art professionals, this program features dialogues with artists and thinkers on the historical, political, and cultural contexts of Only the Young: Experimental Art in Korea, 1960s–1970s, with focus on the lasting impacts of this decisive moment within Korea’s local and diasporic creative histories, as well as the larger influence that these art histories have had within the global art world. The afternoon will culminate with a performance by Only the Young artist Sung Neung Kyung. Korean language and ASL interpretation will be provided. SCHEDULE 2:00pm Opening Remarks by Yoon Ju Ellie Lee and Pablo Jose Ramirez 2:10pm Keynote Art historian Joan Kee delivers the keynote address on the Experimental Art movement. 3:15pm Panel Presentations and Discussion Presentations by sociologist Jennifer Jihye Chun, art historian Mina Kim, and artist Young Joon Kwak will contextualize the experimental art movement and trace its legacies. Following the presentations, curator Harry C. H. Choi will moderate a conversation between the presenters and a Q + A with the audience. 4:45pm Break 5:00pm Performance by Sung Neung Kyung Special thank you to GYOPO steering committee members Yoon Ju Ellie Lee and Alex Paik for their collaboration on the symposium, and Baik Art and Le Mieux Cosmetics for their generous support.
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