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Enjoy an evening of events that explore themes of experimentation and pop culture inspired by The Shape of Time: Korean Art after 1989.
5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. | DJ TITO_VIDA | Great Stair Hall
TITO_VIDA of BUBBLE_T brings their Asian/Pacific/Queer dance party to the Philadelphia Museum of Art for an evening of Asian visibility, diversity, inclusivity, and love. Come prepared to dance to cantopop, Bay Area r&b, dance pop, and if you're lucky, live Guzheng.
Formed in 2016, Bubble_T is an Asian/Pacific/Queer collective focused on supporting and lifting the community we share.
5:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. | Pop-up Gallery Talks | Dorrance Galleries & The Forum
Dive deeper! Join for a 10 minute pop-up gallery talk on a specific work in The Shape of Time: Korean Art After 1989. All talks will meet at the entrance to the exhibition.
5:30 p.m. Exhibition Assistant Taeyi Kim on multiple works from the series What you see is the unseen / Chandeliers for Five Cities by Kyungah Ham
6 p.m. Curator Elisabeth Agro on A Dream of Iron by Kelvin Kyung Kun Park
6:30 p.m. Guest speaker Joyce Chung on multiple works by Suki Seokyeong Kang
7:00 p.m. Curator Hyunsoo Woo on multiple works from the series Portrait of the King by Donghyun Son
7:30 p.m. Guest speaker Dave Kyu on Evanescent Landscape—Hwigyeong: Philadelphia by Juree Kim
8:00 p.m. Educator Julia Erdosy on Seoul Home by Do Ho Suh
5:00 p.m. – 8:45 p.m. | Drop-in Artmaking | Great Stair Hall Balcony
Design and carve your own block prints in bars of soap. Explore this unusual material inspired by Meekyoung Shin's sculpture Eastern Deities Descended. No experience necessary, all ages welcome.
5:00 p.m. – 8:45 p.m. | A Taste of Korean Cuisine | Great Stair Hall
Korean bites and a specialty cocktail inspired by the exhibition are available for purchase.
This evening is guest curated with Asian Arts Initiative, a multidisciplinary arts center in Philadelphia's Chinatown North that offers exhibitions, performances, artist residencies, youth workshops, and a community gathering space.