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How Korean Is K-Pop?
Join Maya Stiller, associate professor of Korean art and visual culture at the University of Kansas, as she provides a brief overview of the history of K-pop (short for Korean popular music) and explores the ways in which traditional elements in K-pop music videos are used for the representation of “Koreanness.” The talk will be followed by a conversation about the global connections to K-pop and the art world with Maya Stiller, Hannah Klemm, associate curator of modern and contemporary art, and Mee Jey, a multidisciplinary Indian artist based in St. Louis.
Tickets for this program may be reserved in person at the Museum’s Information Centers or through MetroTix at metrotix.com or 314.534.1111. All tickets reserved through MetroTix incur a service charge; the service charge is waived for tickets reserved at the Museum.
For information about the Museum’s safety protocols, visit slam.org/covid-19-response.
This program will not be livestreamed or recorded.
Presented in partnership with the Gateway Korea Foundation. This program is underwritten in part through a grant from the Creative Impact Fund for Diversifying the Arts partnership between the Arts and Education Council and local community leaders.
Schedule of Events
In Farrell Auditorium Lobby
5:30 p.m. – Reception begins
6:15 p.m. – Performance by Janet Park, Gateway Korea Foundation
In Farrell Auditorium
6:30 p.m. – Welcome and Introduction with Min Jung Kim, The Barbara B. Taylor Director, SLAM and Young Hie Nahm Kromm, Gateway Korea Foundation
6:45 p.m. – K-Pop dance performance
7:00 p.m. – Presentation by Maya Stiller: How Korean is K-Pop?
7:30 p.m. – Conversation: Global Connections to K-Pop with Hannah Klemm, Maya Stiller, and Mee Jey
8:00 p.m. – Audience Q & A
8:10 p.m. – Closing Remarks with Seungkwon You, Chairperson, Gateway Korea Foundation