siren eun young jung. resistant theatre

With resistant theatre, the Württembergischer Kunstverein presents a comprehensive solo exhibition by the South Korean artist siren eun young jung. jung, who was represented in the Korean Pavilion at the Venice Biennale in 2019, is among South Korea’s most influential video and queer-feminist artists. At the heart of the exhibition is the latest and concluding part of her theatre trilogy: the three-part, visually and aurally intense video installation resistant theatre, which is being presented outside of Korea for the first time. The trilogy, shown in its entirety by the Kunstverein, is based on the artist’s long-standing engagement with Yeoseong Gukgeuk—a musical theater genre popular in South Korea in the 1950s, in which all roles, including male characters, are played by women. Building on this, jung develops queer-feminist forms of narration and action in her performances, videos, and archive installations that move beyond Western discourses.

• Natalie Boseul Shin

in collaboration with

• Hans D. Christ, Iris Dressler

Curatorial Assistent

• Anne Volk