Baruch Weissman’s New Media Artspace is hosting a new online exhibition called “Inventing Genealogies” featuring work by kate-hers RHEE, a transnational feminist and interdisciplinary visual, performance and social practice artist. RHEE is NMA’s visiting artist for Fall Semester 2021.
RHEE, a transracial adopted Korean person, says her family tree was fabricated by the South Korean government to falsely construe her as an orphan and expedite her expatriation to the U.S. To claim her own identity and rights without benefit of a conventional or factual family tree, RHEE embarks on inventing genealogies. The exhibition offers a choose-your-own adventure-style narrative inspired by family trees and DNA. Viewers tunnel through bureaucratic paperwork as they choose a path linking different artworks.
Read about RHEE’s work here and click through to the exhibition. RHEE will also be giving a lecture October 26 which will be livestreamed on YouTube, 6-7:30 pm.
