SPECIAL PROGRAMMING
PERFORMA BIENNIAL 2025
PERFORMA BIENNIAL 2025
AYOUNG KIM
Body^n
Thurs, Nov 13, 8:30 pm
Fri, Nov 14, 8:30 pm
Sat, Nov 15, 8:30 pm
CANYON
135 Delancey Street, NYC
As we anticipate the opening of Canyon in 2026, we are thrilled to be part of the Performa 2025 Biennial as the co-producer and venue for Ayoung Kim's new commission Body^n, presented alongside Kim's upcoming exhibition DELIVERY Dancer Codex at MoMA PS1.
What does it mean to see your own body move in ways you never performed? In film and performance, the body double has long symbolized risk, illusion, and perfection. In "Body^n," Kim extends this legacy of the doppelgänger into the digital realm, exploring the invisible labor of bodies as they are captured, replicated, and made unfamiliar through technologies such as motion capture and virtual reality.
CREDITS
Ayoung Kim’s commission is co-produced by Onassis ONX and Canyon. Curated by Defne Ayas, Senior Curator-at-Large, Performa, and Director, Van Abbemuseum in Eindhoven, with Josefina Barcia, Hartwig Art Foundation Curatorial Fellow. Produced by Esa Nickle and Alex Darby.
SUPPORTERS
Ayoung Kim’s commission is presented in partnership with the Samsung Foundation of Culture. Supported by Arts Council Korea, SBS Foundation, and Performa Commissioning Council members Yana Peel and Bilge Ogut-Cumbusyan & Haro Cumbusyan.
