For the second public program in conjunction with the 2022 Summer Exhibition, You’d Think By Now, Smack Mellon will host a performative lecture by artist Dawn Kim.
My Gift is a testimony of a two-year quest to right a wrong. Consisting of pictures made and found by the artist, the 140-slide presentation maps a logical approach to faith, law, and magic.
Bio:
Dawn Kim is an artist who examines everyday complexities through (mis)recorded histories. Taking on forms of video, artist’s books and lectures, her work attempts to make visible systems of power that have been hidden, forgotten, or overlooked. She received her MFA from Yale University in 2020.
Image: Dawn Kim, Cop and Robber, 2019.
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This exhibition is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, New York City Council Member Lincoln Restler, and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature, and with generous support from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Ruth Foundation for the Arts, Lily Auchincloss Foundation, Robert Lehman Foundation, Select Equity Group Foundation, many individuals, Smack Mellon’s Members, with in-kind support from Greenpoint Frames.
Smack Mellon’s programs are also made possible with public funds from the National Endowment for the Arts and with generous support from The Edward and Sally Van Lier Fund of The New York Community Trust, Jerome Foundation, The Roy and Niuta Titus Foundation, Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation Inc., and Exploring The Arts. In-kind donations are provided by Materials for the Arts, NYC Department of Cultural Affairs/NYC Department of Sanitation/NYC Department of Education.
Space for Smack Mellon’s programs is generously provided by the Walentas family and Two Trees Management.
Smack Mellon would like to extend a special thanks to all of the individuals, foundations, and businesses who have contributed to the NYC COVID-19 Response & Impact Fund.