Curatorial

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…

New York, NY – AHL Foundation, a non-profit organization supporting contemporary artists of Korean descent, is proud to announce its pop-up solo exhibition “Everywhere, elsewhere” featuring emerging artist, Kyung Hee Min at AHL Project Space (2605 Frederick Douglass Blvd. New York NY 10030).  Everywhere, elsewhere is curated by Jiyoung Lee, AHL Foundation’s Program Manager, and presents artworks of Kyung Hee Min,…

I’ve curated a series of exhibitions for the Art in the Workplace program at the Bank of Hope Manhattan Branch (16 W 32nd St, New York, NY 10001). Supported by the AHL Foundation, this initiative aimed to promote local Korean artists and enhance accessibility to contemporary art for the public and business community. The exhibitions…

(c) Barim Curatorial Residency “How to Call a Curator” On Oct 21, 2017, 7pm at Barim, “How to Call a Curator” opens. The exhibition goes on from 22nd to 26th (4pm-7pm). From August to October, Barim curatorial residency has invited 6 curators (5 teams) based in Gwangju. During the residency, the curators have researched various themes from a perspective…