Ayoung Kim
Thu, Nov 06
|MoMA PS1
Enter the futuristic worlds of Ayoung Kim’s Delivery Dancer trilogy—AI, mythology, and gig labor collide at MoMA PS1 this fall.
Time & Location
Nov 06, 2025, 7:00 PM – Mar 16, 2026, 11:00 PM
MoMA PS1, 22-25 Jackson Ave, Queens, NY 11101, USA
About the event
From November 6, 2025, to March 16, 2026, MoMA PS1 presents the U.S. debut of Ayoung Kim’s groundbreaking trilogy, Delivery Dancer, along with an exciting new video work. Known for redefining digital storytelling, Ayoung Kim fuses AI-generated visuals, live-action footage, and game engines to build imaginative yet unsettling landscapes where labor, identity, and technology converge.
At the center of this ambitious exhibition are En Storm and Ernst Mo—two female delivery workers whose names (anagrams of “monster”) hint at the monstrous expectations placed on gig workers. Set against real-world urban backdrops and digital dreamscapes, Kim’s work unfolds as “pandemic fiction,” reflecting the exponential rise of gig economies in Korea and the U.S., and probing how capitalist societies incentivize self-optimization at all costs.
Kim’s immersive, cinematic style invites viewers to reflect on the intersections of labor, surveillance, ecological strain, and the algorithmic forces shaping our world. For those seeking experiences that challenge aesthetic norms while…