I'm co-organizing a graduate student conference "Revolution in the Margins, 1917-2017: Modern and Contemporary Art from Eastern, Central, and South Eastern Europe" on Friday, October 13, 2017, from 9:30am to 7:00pm in the Skylight Room (9100) at The Graduate Center, City University of New York.
Read moreThrilled to speak at the conference "Art, Institutions, and Internationalism: 1933–1966"
I am thrilled to present the findings of my on-going research in paper "The Misunderstood 'Universal Language' of Photography: The Fourth FIAP Biennial, 1956" at the conference Art, Institutions, and Internationalism: 1933–1966. The conference takes place at the Graduate Center, City University of New York, March 7, 2017.
Read moreI'm presenting my latest research at the CAA 2017, New York City
I am very excited to present my latest research at the CAA 2017 in New York City. I am presenting my paper, The “Cosmopolitan Art”: The FIAP Yearbooks of Photography, 1954–60 at the session "Photography in Print" at the Gramercy A/West (2nd Floor), New York Hilton Midtown, Friday, February 17, 2017, 10:30am–12:00 noon.
Read moreKorean contemporary art in the US - judging a competition, Part II
I had the honor to speak on behalf of the jury of the AHL 2016 Visual Art Award at the AHL Foundation's 13th Annual Benefit Gala & Awards Ceremony, New York City, October 22, 2016. The work of the jury was not easy because all submissions were of high quality. The prizes went to the artists whose work stood out the most - artists who had the most convincing voice and the most articulate vision.
Read moreThe Selfie: More and Less than a Self-Portrait, an invited talk at the New School
In the invited talk “The Selfie: More and Less than a Self-Portrait” I will argue that the selfie is neither a low-brow offspring of the noble tradition of self-portrait in art, nor a democratic and popular version of self-portraiture in general. Instead, I will emphasize the specific conditions of making and viewing selfies as part of a live stream of updates on platforms such as Instagram.
Read moreJudging the #artdatathon at the Museum of Modern Art
On February 20, 2016, I was invited to serve as one of the judges of Untitled: Art Datathon at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York. Art Datathon was a two-day workshop dedicated to creating data analysis and visualization projects based on the dataset describing the collection of MoMA.
Read moreKorean contemporary art in the US - judging a competition
Judging the 2015 Contemporary Visual Art Competition for Korean artists working in the US, organized by the AHL Foundation. The foundation awards generous prizes and helps the artists to promote their work by organizing a group exhibition at the Art Mora Gallery in Chelsea, NYC.
Read moreEarly Soviet photography exhibition in The Jewish Museum
Why the early Soviet photography exhibition in The Jewish Museum is an outstanding overview of this important moment in the history of photography.
Read moreIt's a salt shed, not a modern art museum
No metaphors, no art, just salt. Department of Sanitation has commissioned Spring Street Salt Shed, an exciting structure that looks like a modern art museum.
Read moreMeet the artists selected for the artist residency program at the NARS Foundation
Meet the artists participating in the international artist residency program at the NARS Foundation, Brooklyn!
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