Dictée/Exilée Performance Series at Americas Society, NYC Nov. 20 6 pm
In the context of the current exhibition The Appearance: Art of the Asian Diaspora in Latin America & the Caribbean, and as part of the Performance Series, Art at Americas Society presents the debut performance Dictée/Exilée by Venezuelan-Korean artist Suwon Lee. The performance will take place on Wednesday, November 20, from 6:00 to 8:00 pm ET, at Americas Society in New York, followed by a celebratory reception. This event is in person, free, and open to the public.
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Wednesday, November 20, 2024, from 6:00 to 8:00 pm ET
Americas Society 680 Park Ave. New York, NY
Registration is required to attend in person.
Doors open at 6:00 pm. The performance will begin promptly at 6:15 pm. RSVP is REQUIRED. Early arrival is suggested as space is limited, and entry is not guaranteed for late arrivals.
The program's recording will be available on this website and on the Art at Americas Society YouTube channel.
Theresa Hak Kyung Cha’s 1975 performance Aveugle Voix, together with her seminal texts Dictée (1982) and Exilée/Temps Morts (2009), profoundly express the struggles of migrant experience, capturing the silencing of marginalized voices and the challenges of self-expression when identity is intertwined with historical trauma. This exploration of language and memory is a core inspiration for Suwon Lee’s Dictée/Exilée. In this piece, Lee reflects on her journey as a Venezuelan woman in self-exile, navigating the complexities of an identity shaped by dual diasporic displacement—as the daughter of Korean immigrants born in Venezuela. The dimmed lights, projected images, and spoken words intertwine to form a tunnel-like narrative, drawing the audience into a dreamlike exploration that both questions the notion of homeland and grounds her in a fluid, evolving sense of self.
As Cha wrote, “Exile is dead time.” Yet personal acts can reclaim this “death” and transform exile into a collective experience. Dictée/Exilée becomes a reclamation of new territory through the creative act.
Visuals: Suwon Lee & Marcos Arévalo
Sound: Marcos Arévalo
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