Category: Artist Talk

Taejoong Kim received an M.F.A. from Columbia University and a B.F.A. in photography from Chung-Ang University. Mr. Kim has done artist residencies in France, Germany, and Poland, and has received various grants and awards from Foam Fotografiemuseum(Amsterdam), Goethe-Institut(Seoul), The Jewish Museum(New York), among others. His last solo exhibition was at Space 776, New York, and he has participated in numerous group exhibitions in the U.S., Europe, and Asia. He lives and works in New York City and Seoul.

Grace Noh received her M.A. in Art History from New York University Institute of Fine Arts. Her curatorial practice revolves around translating the past and forming them into new ideas in the present and the future. She challenges and pushes the boundaries of viewing and understanding exhibition format to encourage greater discussion. She has curated and organized exhibitions, produced digital contents and published journals for a number of institutions, galleries and magazines, including Jimei x Arles International Photography Festival in Xiamen, China and upcoming exhibitions at Fotografiska New York. In addition, she co-founded MiA Collective Art, an art collective platform based in Beijing and New York.

Sora Woo is a visual artist and photographer based in Brooklyn, New York. Her works concentrate on observing the spatial relationship between humans and place. Woo is interested in discovering the threads of human interaction and what occurs after the absence of a person. Woo’s photographs capture a moment in the slow process of the passage of time. She not only depicts the passing of time, but also points out the physical and spiritual aspects of the “Irreversible”. Sora received her MFA from Pratt Institute, New York in 2018 and BFA from the School of Visual Arts, New York in 2015.

Jung Hee Choi has exhibited and performed widely in the U.S., Europe and Asia, including Dia Art Foundation, Guggenheim Museum, Berliner Festspeile, and FRESH Festival in Bangkok. Choi received her B. A. and M.A. in art and sound from New York University, and she is a senior disciple of La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela in the classical Kirana vocal tradition. She founded with them The Just Alap Raga Ensemble in 2002. The New York Times listed Choi’s Tonecycle for Blues performed by her Sundara All Star Band as one of The Best Classical Music Performances of 2017.

Jay Sanders was named as Executive Director and Chief Curator of Artists Space in 2017. Prior to his tenure at Artists Space, Sanders was at the Whitney Museum of American Art, where he successfully reshaped its performance program and curated important exhibitions and event series, including 2012 Whitney Biennial. He has also served as a director of Greene Naftali Gallery and curated programs, series, and events for New York institutions such as White Columns, Sculpture Center, Performa, Anthology Film Archives, and Electronic Arts Intermix.