Biography

Dylan Seh-Jin Kim lives and works in New York. He currently serves as a Bandung Resident at Asian American Arts Alliance & MoCADA and the Institutional Giving Coordinator at Independent Curators International. He has organized and worked on exhibitions and programs at MoMA PS1, Gavin Brown's Enterprise, Unclebrother, Tutu Gallery, Columbia University, brownstones, restaurants, and elsewhere. He received a B.A. in Philosophy and Film and Media Studies from Columbia University.

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About their goals for the fellowship:
"I’m excited to join the NARS community as the Curatorial Fellow and work closely with the artists-in-residence and NARS team. I’m drawn to the mission of the NARS Foundation in expanding accessibility to art for local communities while considering the concerns of a global discourse: a dynamic deeply invested in my curatorial projects and largely present in the art landscape of New York. During the fellowship period, I plan to incorporate the concerns and needs of the local communities in Sunset Park through programming and exhibitions alongside the artists-in-residence. The proximity of Industry City, Sunset Park, 8th Ave (Chinatown), and 5th Ave (Latinx neighborhood) situates NARS Foundation in an acclimated position for public engagement. I hope to build on the existing infrastructures established by the Foundation that will bridge neighboring communities together.

The Artist in Residency Program offers a community around shared values that I’m excited to contribute to over the upcoming two seasons. Through ongoing conversations and studio visits, I hope to cultivate lasting relationships with the artists, share in dialogue centered around their practices, and collaborate on programs and exhibitions that meaningfully expand the white box. I’m eager to learn from the artists-in-residence and create space for artistic exchange. Our collective efforts, through the realization of programs and exhibitions, will try to consider the economic, historical, and cultural implications of the neighborhood amidst the ongoing systems of urban gentrification and displacement.

Over its extensive history, NARS Foundation has firmly established support infrastructures that service its artistic community from professional development initiatives to public engagement efforts. I’m honored to work with the NARS Foundation that fosters this level of care, with a determined attention on locality, and promotes accessibility for underserved communities in Brooklyn. The Foundation has nurtured a legacy built on artists-centric, community-building, and locally-minded principles that I will forward during my time as the Curatorial Fellow."