Jina Kim

Jina Kim (b. 1988) is a Seoul based curator. She received a BA in International Studies and MA in Art History writing her thesis on the works of Maurizio Cattelan from Ewha Womans University. She was the curator of ARARIO MUSEUM (2014-2021) and exhibition coordinator at the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (2022). She is currently the Project Director at Space for Contemporary Art (2023-), a non-profit curatorial organization.

Starting as the inaugural member of ARARIO MUSEUM, she participated in opening ARARIO MUSEUM in Space located in Seoul, and ARARIO MUSEUM Tapdong Cinema, Tapdong Bikeshop, Dongmun Motel I and Dongmun Motel II located in Jeju Island. She focused on researching and exhibiting Arario’s private collection as well as curating the solo shows of young emerging Korean artists including Noh Sangho, Woonghyun Kim, Jongwan Jang and Rae Sim.

After working as the exhibition coordinator for the exhibition MMCA Hyundai Motor Series 2022: Choe U-Ram – Little Ark at the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, she is currently focusing on developing the Real DMZ Project (an art project that explores the DMZ through the critical lens of contemporary art), and also newly commissioned productions for both Korean and international artists as the Project Director at Space for Contemporary Art. Recently she co-curated the performance-exhibition Field Trip of Bob Kil and Nina Beier, Tarek Atoui’s solo exhibition The Rain, and Dan Lie’s solo exhibition 36 Months of Loss. This year she will curate a group exhibition titled Undo Planet, a public art project that addresses the topics of climate change and the ecosystem based on site-specific research, seeking to explore actions for a sustainable future and coexistence between human and nature.

Jina Kim, Project Director, Space for Contemporary Art, Seoul, Republic of Korea, has been awarded by the Byucksan Cultural Foundation, Seoul.