Secret Asian Man presents: 언니 언니(unni)
Whistle•Mar 20, 2026 — May 02, 2026
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For anyone that speaks the Korean language, ‘unni’ is immediately familiar as a term that signifies kinship and closeness, used by women to refer to older individuals of the same gender. Embedded in this innocuous everyday terminology, nevertheless, are premises of social structures that touch on such issues as subjectivity, sexuality, and community. As a sign of proximity, the word raises the question of under what circumstances ‘unni’ might be used instead of other honorifics. Plenty of queer men also call each other ‘unni’ regardless of their age, which suggests how the seemingly immutable gender dynamics in Korea has been stretched and subverted in the fringes. ‘Unni’ also strikes a balance between a sense of care and responsibility, as she is expected to know better, to have been through it already, and to guide the younger ones. By embracing its various layers as a guiding framework to contextualize the works of the participating artists, the exhibition seeks to identify the…
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Secret Asian Man presents: 언니 언니(unni)
Whistle•Mar 20, 2026 — May 02, 2026
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For anyone that speaks the Korean language, ‘unni’ is immediately familiar as a term that signifies kinship and closeness, used by women to refer to older individuals of the same gender. Embedded in this innocuous everyday terminology, nevertheless, are premises of social structures that touch on such issues as subjectivity, sexuality, and community. As a sign of proximity, the word raises the question of under what circumstances ‘unni’ might be used instead of other honorifics. Plenty of queer men also call each other ‘unni’ regardless of their age, which suggests how the seemingly immutable gender dynamics in Korea has been stretched and subverted in the fringes. ‘Unni’ also strikes a balance between a sense of care and responsibility, as she is expected to know better, to have been through it already, and to guide the younger ones. By embracing its various layers as a guiding framework to contextualize the works of the participating artists, the exhibition seeks to identify the…
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