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Ecologies of Sex and Motherhood with artist Kim Ye

December 29, 2025 by Juan Sebastian

In December 2025, Kim Ye was featured as artist and author in Theatre Journal (Volume 77, Issue 4), published by Johns Hopkins University Press. The article, titled “Content Warning: Ecologies of Sex and Motherhood, a Studio Visit with Kim Ye,” documents a wide-ranging conversation about Ye’s interdisciplinary performance practice and her ongoing film project, Mother-Fucker. […]

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The Night Shift: Queer Desire, Erotic Labor, and Radical Care After Dark

December 18, 2025 by Nhi Huynh

In November 2025, Kim Ye took part in The Night Shift: Queer Desire, Erotic Labor, and Radical Care After Dark, a symposium hosted by the University of Southern California that brought together artists, scholars, and organizers working across performance, visual culture, gender, sexuality, race, and labor. Through diverse formats ranging from lightning talks to film […]

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Franklin Furnace FUND Recipients 2025-26

September 23, 2025 by Nhi Huynh

Kim Ye was selected as a recipient of the Franklin Furnace FUND for the 2025-26 season. This marked the 40th anniversary of the Franklin Furnace FUND, which presents, preserves, interprets, educates, and advocates on behalf of avant-garde art, and awards artists selected by peer panel review to produce major performance art works in New York […]

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Pleasers

June 5, 2025 by admin

PLEASERS will be on view at the Mendocino Art Center from June 14 – July 6, 2025. It features the work of Kim Ye, Adrian Clutario, and Vincent Chong, and is curated by Dav Bell, director of the MAC. Reception: June 14th from 5-7pm Location: 45200 Little Lake St in Mendocino, CA 95460 Gallery hours: Thurs-Mon @ […]

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Puerperal: A Conversation on Postpartum Aesthetics

May 25, 2025 by Isabel Sosa Whitelaw

On June 15, 2025, artist Kim Ye will join a panel of artists and curators at Compound in Long Beach, CA, for Postpartum Aesthetics in Art and Practice, a special symposium convened by exhibiting artist Fay Ray. The day-long event will include two panel discussions exploring the visual and material language of the postpartum experience, […]

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Sex Worker Film and Arts Festival

May 15, 2025 by Isabel Sosa Whitelaw

On May 29th, 2025, a rough cut of The Sex Worker’s Guide to Parenting will be screened as part of the 8th day of programming at the San Francisco Bay Area Sex Worker Film and Arts Festival. The festival brings together filmmakers, artists, activists, and community members to spotlight the diverse and complex lives of […]

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6 Sex Worker Books for your Reading List

May 14, 2025 by Isabel Sosa Whitelaw

On May 13th, 2025, Kim Ye’s publication ProMomme: A Sex Worker’s Guide to Parenting was featured in Tryst’s curated list of essential sex worker-authored books. The article, titled “6 Sex Worker Books for Your Reading List,” celebrates recent literary contributions by sex workers that challenge stigma and center lived experience. ProMomme is an anthology curated […]

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m0mmy brain marketplace

February 1, 2025 by Isabel Sosa Whitelaw

KIM YE m0mmy brain marketplace Feb 10 – March 20, 2025 Guggenheim Gallery On Sunday, February 16, 2025, from 3–6 pm, Chapman University’s Guggenheim Gallery will host an artist reception for Kim Ye: m0mmy brain marketplace, a solo exhibition by Kim Ye. Through performance, video, installation, objects, and text, Kim Ye examines themes of consumption, domesticity, […]

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What’s My Thesis?

January 20, 2025 by Isabel Sosa Whitelaw

What’s My Thesis? February 1 – March 20, 2025 Group Exhibition at The Frank M. Doyle Arts Pavilion Curated around the podcast What’s My Thesis?, hosted by Javier Proenza, the exhibition brings together artists who explore the insights they have gained through their artistic practices. Showcased in the Main Gallery, this dynamic exhibition features a […]

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Kim Ye is ProMomme on No Shame Podcast

December 1, 2024 by Isabel Sosa Whitelaw

On Tuesday, November 19th, 2024, No Shame presents Kim Ye in a conversation about her life and work as an artist that addresses the intersection of sex work, domestic labor, motherhood. Throughout the conversation, Kim Ye and host Rebecca Woolf discuss the relationship between dominance, and submission, caretaking and autonomy, rebellion and acquiescence—all of which […]

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