Events
In Conversation: Dahlia Kim Levy & viviana palacio
Join us for a conversation with artist Dahlia Kim Levy as she discusses her ongoing photography and oral history project, begun in 2020, at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Presented in conjunction with the exhibition One day you finally knew what you had to do, and began this program is moderated by artist, researcher, and curator viviana palacio. The program will explore COVID Gen, a body of work that uses intimate portraits and interviews to capture the voices, identities, and lived experiences of a generation of young people whose formative years were shaped by the pandemic, forming a poignant archive of resilience and self-discovery.
The event is free to attend. RSVP required.
About the Panelists
Dahlia Kim Levy (she/they) is an artist and photographer based in Los Angeles and New York. A third-generation Korean American, their practice centers on editorial photography and youth-focused documentary work that integrate oral histories. She is currently completing her studies at Parsons School of Design.
viviana palacio (she/they) is a Los Angeles–based transdisciplinary artist, researcher, and educator, and Chair of the Art Department at Sequoyah School in Pasadena. Their practice spans visual studies, archival research, and site-specific installation, exploring themes of geography, history, memory, and identity through the reinterpretation of images and cultural narratives. Their projects have been presented internationally at institutions including the POLIN Museum (Warsaw), Bard Graduate Center (New York), the Borges Cultural Center (Buenos Aires), and the Museum of Contemporary Art of Bogotá, and has been supported by multiple grants and awards in the arts and humanities, including Colombia’s National Award in Cultural Studies for their book La imagen del indígena.