ABOUT
We believe in the connective power of the arts.
ARTIVIST is an arts and culture organization comprised of an art patrons club, a non-profit artist in residency program, and an art collection based in Seoul.
We are an incubator for artistic inspiration and collaboration, providing a supportive environment where artists can experiment, create, cultivate new relationships and share their work with a wider audience.
Our mission is to contribute positively to the cultural landscape by nurturing artistic talent and promoting thoughtful patronage.
TEAM
Founder
Amy Kim
Advisors
Afrodet Zuri is an accomplished international curator and art advisor based in New York. She has a master's degree in Contemporary Art from the Institute for Art at Sotheby's and is a founding member of several prestigious art institutions. She is the founding Co-chair of Storm King Art Center’s Storm King Circle young patrons group, a founding Contemporary of the Whitney Museum and a founding Patron of Fotografiska Museum.
Her curatorial projects include a retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art in Moscow, year-round arts programming for the Four Seasons Beverly Hills, the first-ever NFT exhibition at the World Trade Center and an exhibition for The Gateway activation hosted by nft now & Christies during Art Basel Miami.
She serves as a key advisor to the Web3 digital media platform, nft now, as well as an advisor and Curator at Large to the creator platform, Blockparty. She is known for her expertise in advising fashion and luxury brands on arts and Web3 strategy.
Born in Israel to Palestinian and Israeli parents, educated in Europe and the United States, she is fluent in English & Arabic and proficient in Spanish.
Afrodet Zuri is an accomplished international curator and art advisor based in New York. She has a master's degree in Contemporary Art from the Institute for Art at Sotheby's and is a founding member of several prestigious art institutions. She is the founding Co-chair of Storm King Art Center’s Storm King Circle young patrons group, a founding Contemporary of the Whitney Museum and a founding Patron of Fotografiska Museum.
Her curatorial projects include a retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art in Moscow, year-round arts programming for the Four Seasons Beverly Hills, the first-ever NFT exhibition at the World Trade Center and an exhibition for The Gateway activation hosted by nft now & Christies during Art Basel Miami.
She serves as a key advisor to the Web3 digital media platform, nft now, as well as an advisor and Curator at Large to the creator platform, Blockparty. She is known for her expertise in advising fashion and luxury brands on arts and Web3 strategy.
Born in Israel to Palestinian and Israeli parents, educated in Europe and the United States, she is fluent in English & Arabic and proficient in Spanish.
Team
Members
Sunwoo Kim
Younghan Kim
GaYoung Kim
Suhwoo Cheung
Dayoung Jeong
Juhee Seo
Dahee Kim
Jiyeon Won