Curatorial Statement 2026 Space Uptown: Community (for) Fair | Curated by Jiyoung Lee In 2022, AHL Foundation opened its gallery on Frederick Douglass Boulevard in Harlem. As a nonprofit organization that has long supported Korean artists, relocating to Harlem naturally raised new questions about place, responsibility, and reciprocity.The Space Uptown project emerged from this question: How…

The exhibition “Palettes & Plates: New York Korean Perspective” explores what it means to establish one’s identity within the context of food, featuring works by Korean adoptee artists, Nancy Pappas and chef Peter Serpico. Having grown up eating the given foods of the surrounding environment, people may never have contemplated the profound connection between food and identity.…

Curatorial Statement Since 2003, AHL Foundation proudly presents emerging Korean artists active in the United States to foster careers and gain communal support to introduce their works in New York City. We celebrate the stories of immigrant artists regardless of age, gender and nationality and continue to provide them with opportunities and platforms to support…