Flora Choi / Upbraiding Tradition
Upbraiding Tradition is a performative gesture of rejection. This ceremony will involve a group of young Korean women who have been raised to accept the notion of male dominance within the traditional family structure. These women will dress in traditional Korean white gowns called Sang-boks and tie their hair into Daeng'gi Meori braids that will drag upon the ground behind them. They will walk slowly towards the Hudson River where each will chop off her braid, preserving it in a glass jar as a trophy or relic.

Saturday, October 1 and Sunday, October 8 from 1-3pm
Performance will begin at Avenue C, proceed along 14th Street to the Hudson River, perform a ritual at the river and then return to Avenue C.

artist info

Flora Choi is a sculptor and an installation performance artist. Her current work investigates the cultural traditions within Korea's societal construct. She holds a B.F.A from Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA). In 2008, she was part of a group exhibition show called Up Next, at Deitch Projects in New York.