Kim Ye: A Costco Shopper Analysis
One University Drive, Orange, California 92866
Sunday, March 16 at 2:00 PM 3:00 PM
Ends Mar 16, 2025
Inspired by the genres of stand-up comedy and the academic lecture, A Costco Shopper Analysis is a 50-minute performance in which the artist traverses the topics of food, fertility, and border control. According to Business Insider, the typical Costco shopper is a 39 y/o Asian American married woman who has a 4-year degree or higher level of education and makes over $125k/year. Donning a Kirkland wardrobe, Ye embodies this demographic and performs a personal analysis that connects Costco to family mythology, Chinese American history, US immigration policy, and Stanford University. Through this process, the artist uncovers one lineage behind the typical Costco shopper, and what it can tell us about the consumption of, and consumption by, Asian bodies in the United States.