Art21 Screening + Discussion: Christine Sun Kim

In partnership with Art21, on August 9, 2023 ICA LA presented a sneak peek of the latest episode of Art in the Twenty-First Century titled “Friends & Strangers.” Premiering on PBS later this year, “Friends & Strangers” celebrates artists, including Christine Sun Kim, whose work facilitates collective responses to hardship, builds and sustains communities, and works to bring us closer to one another. As evident in her Bounce Back mural on view at ICA LA, Christine Sun Kim’s practice considers how sound operates in society, deconstructing the politics of sound and exploring how oral languages operate as social currency. Musical notation, written language, infographics, American Sign Language (ASL), the use of the body, and strategically deployed humor are all recurring elements in her practice. Working across drawing, performance, video and large-scale murals, Kim explores her relationship to spoken languages, to her built and social environments, and to the world at large. The screening was followed by a conversation about Christine Sun Kim’s work with Chiemi Karasawa, Director of “Friends & Strangers”; Amanda Sroka, Senior Curator at ICA LA; Gan Uyeda, Partner at François Ghebaly; moderated by Emma Nordin, Associate Director of Education Initiatives, Art21. ASL interpretation provided by Pro Bono ASL. Download the Art21 Educators' Guide for "Friends & Strangers": https://art21.org/for-educators/tools... For more on Art21, visit https://art21.org/