Ayoung Kim's Delivery Dancer Trilogy Premieres at MoMA PS1
From November 6, 2024, to March 16, 2025, MoMA PS1 in New York will present the U.S. premiere of Ayoung Kim's Delivery Dancer trilogy. Born in 1979, the Seoul-based artist employs generative AI and video game technology to investigate the intersection of data and human experiences. Her installation, Arc: Inverse (2024), critiques the Gregorian calendar of Western modernism within the fictional setting of Novaria. The trilogy commenced with Delivery Dancer's Sphere (2022), which features female delivery drivers En Storm and Ernst Mo—names that are anagrams of "monster." Kim's exploration of gig economy labor has earned her international accolades, including the Prix Ars Electronica. Additionally, MoMA PS1's winter lineup features Gabrielle Goliath, Vaginal Davis, and Inuuteq Storch.
Key facts
- Ayoung Kim's Delivery Dancer trilogy has its US premiere at MoMA PS1
- The exhibition runs from November 6, 2024, to March 16, 2025
- Kim uses generative AI, video game engines, and live-action footage
- The trilogy includes Delivery Dancer's Sphere (2022), Arc: 0° Receiver (2024), and Arc: Inverse (2024)
- Kim is a Prix Ars Electronica award-winner with works in Tate and MMCA collections
- MoMA PS1 has been a defining force in New York's alternative art scene since 1976
- The winter program also features Gabrielle Goliath, Vaginal Davis, and Inuuteq Storch
- Kim's work critiques Western modernism's standardization of time through the Gregorian calendar
Entities
Artists
- Ayoung Kim
- Cao Fei
- Refik Anadol
- Gabrielle Goliath
- Vaginal Davis
- Inuuteq Storch
- Liam Wong
Institutions
- MoMA PS1
- Tate
- MMCA
- Mori Art Museum
- Palais de Tokyo
- Venice Biennale
- ACC
- Gallery Hyundai
- Aesthetica Magazine
Locations
- Seoul
- South Korea
- New York
- USA
- Johannesburg
- South Africa
- Kyiv
- Ukraine