Sunjung Kim, Artistic Director of Art Sonje Center, has been appointed as the first East Asian member of the K11 Art Foundation International Council.
 
Kim currently serves as the Artistic Director of Art Sonje Center (2022–) and Chair of ICOM Korea (2023–). She also leads the REAL DMZ PROJECT (2011–). In addition, she has also been a Board Member of ICOM ASPAC and previously held the position of President of the Gwangju Biennale Foundation (2017–2021).

In 2020, she was named one of ArtReview’s Power 100, further affirming her international influence. As a curator, Kim has organized numerous exhibitions featuring prominent Korean and international artists such as Kim Beom, Haegue Yang, and Lee Bul. Her recent projects include co-curating 《Do Ho Suh: Speculations》 and 《Adrián Villar Rojas: The Language of the Enemy》.
 
In addition, her exhibition 《Forms of the Shadow》, held at Vienna Secession last year, received global attention for its in-depth engagement with contemporary issues such as the pandemic, climate crisis, and geopolitical tension.

K11 Art Foundation stated, “We are honoured to have Ms. Kim on board as the first Asian member of our International Council,” adding, “With her invaluable expertise and experience, we look forward to relentlessly promoting contemporary Asian art and further incubating Asian artists and curators onto the international platform.”
 
Meanwhile, the K11 Art Foundation is a non-profit arts organization founded in 2010 by Adrian Cheng. The foundation has supported more than 1,000 emerging and mid-career artists and organized over 2,000 large-scale exhibitions, playing a key role in bringing contemporary Asian artists into the global art scene.

References

• K11 아트 파운데이션 인스타그램 (K11 Art Foundation Instagram)