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Ayoung Kim's Delivery Dancers Series Explores Technoprecarity with New Hong Kong Facade Commission

artist · 2026-04-19

Ayoung Kim's artistic work delves into modern existence through her series titled Delivery Dancers. The most recent piece, Dancer in the Mirror Field, premiered on October 3 on the M+ Facade in Hong Kong, showcasing Ernst Mo in a female-to-female choreography influenced by the cinema of Hong Kong from the 1980s and 1990s, utilizing game engine technology and generative AI. This commission comprises three segments, merging futuristic and nostalgic imagery from Hong Kong, including the Cityplaza mall. Kim's research included examining sites from classic films such as Long Arm of the Law (1984). The storyline revolves around a competition called "Dancer of the Year." Kim is the recipient of the 2024 ACC Future Prize and the 2025 LG Guggenheim Award, with future exhibitions planned at MoMA PS1 and the Performa Biennial.

Key facts

  • Dancer in the Mirror Field premiered on the M+ Facade in Hong Kong on October 3, 2025.
  • The work is the latest chapter in Ayoung Kim's ongoing Delivery Dancers series, which began in 2022.
  • Kim incorporates references to 1980s and 1990s Hong Kong action cinema, specifically mentioning the film Long Arm of the Law (1984).
  • The artist collaborated with an action choreographer to create female-to-female combat sequences for the facade project.
  • Kim integrated archival objects from the M+ and Powerhouse museum collections, including works by Zaha Hadid, Rirkrit Tiravanija, and Navin Rawanchaikul.
  • Ayoung Kim won the 2024 ACC Future Prize and the 2025 LG Guggenheim Award.
  • The Delivery Dancers series will be presented as a live motion capture performance at the Performa Biennial in New York next month.
  • Kim's solo exhibition "Many Worlds Over" was presented at Hamburger Bahnhof in Berlin in February 2025.

Entities

Artists

  • Ayoung Kim
  • Zaha Hadid
  • Rirkrit Tiravanija
  • Navin Rawanchaikul
  • Yuqian Fan

Institutions

  • M+
  • Powerhouse
  • Hamburger Bahnhof
  • MoMA PS1
  • Performa Biennial
  • ArtAsiaPacific
  • ACC
  • LG Guggenheim Award
  • Delivery Dancers Company
  • Teenage Engineering
  • Powerhouse Parramatta
  • ACC Future Prize

Locations

  • Hong Kong
  • Berlin
  • Germany
  • New York
  • United States
  • Seoul
  • South Korea
  • Tai Koo Shing
  • Bangkok
  • Thailand
  • Victoria Harbour
  • Sydney
  • Parramatta

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