Radical/Un-Radical K-Pop: A discussion with Fans, Scholars, and Artists

LACE (Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions)
6522 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 90028
Parking is available for $2–$7 in the lot behind the building, accessible from the west side of Wilcox.

Space is limited; RSVP recommended
This event is free; $10 suggested donation to GYOPO

GYOPO is thrilled to present “Radical/Un-Radical K-Pop: A discussion with Fans, Scholars, and Artists,” in conjunction with the exhibition Take My Money / Take My Body, curated by Narei Choi and Nico Orozco-Valdivia, at Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions (LACE). Panelists Patty Ahn, Olivia Campbell, Michelle Cho, and Christan Copeland (AKA Cecee) will discuss the political possibilities and limitations of Korean popular media, each approaching questions about radicality from different practices. Through mutual and critical admiration for K-Pop culture, this discussion embraces the anti-disciplinary space of fandom and its collective interpretive and performed subjectivities. Part of K-CON @ LACE, a one-day programming event, this panel is preceded by a Communal Political Fan-Fiction Meetup led by artist gloria galvez and is followed by a surprise performance guest! We hope you will join us for music, refreshments, and a critical celebration and exploration of K-Pop and its communities.

Header image: Olivia Campbell, I-Doll, 2019, oil on cardboard, variable dimensions. Courtesy of the artist. Photography by Andrew Freire.