Verbal Description: Degrees of My Deaf Rage in the Art World, 2018

Narrator: Degrees of My Deaf Rage in the Art World is a charcoal and oil pastel drawing on paper, measuring about  50 by 50 inches. The square composition features six angular pie charts, arranged in two horizontal rows of three. Each chart is labeled with varying degrees of frustration and is accompanied by a short phrase describing a scenario that instills “Deaf rage” in the artist. Kim's use of infographics and punny phrases presents a pointed critique of the ableism she has experienced in the art world. Each line is hand-drawn in smudged black lines, with the size of each pie chart slice representing the intensity of the rage. 

In the top row, on the left side is a sharp angle. Beneath the bottom line of the angle, Kim has written the phrase “ACUTE RAGE”. Just above the top line of the angle, small words run on a slant reading: “GUGGENHEIM ACCESSIBILITY MANAGER”. Moving right, towards the center of the page, the artist has written the phrase “LEGIT RAGE (RIGHT)”. Just above it is a right angled slice of pie chart, which contains the words “BARD MFA” inside it. The drawing farthest to the right in the top row is a wide angle, like the shape of a fan, with the phrase “OBTUSE RAGE” written below it. Near this angle is the phrase “VISITING ARTISTS WHO AREN’T COMFORTABLE WITH INTERPRETERS”. 

In the lower row, Kim has drawn a 180 degree angle, with a straight line and a semicircle drawn over it. Beneath the angle is the heading “STRAIGHT UP RAGE”. Above the semicircle is text reading “RIJKSMUSEUM FRONT DESK MANAGER”. Further right in this row is a chart of a reflex angle, which bends open to be wider than a half circle.  Kim has written the phrase “REFLEX RAGE” below this chart. Above the arc of this angle, the phrase “CURATORS WHO THINK IT’S FAIR TO SPLIT MY FEE WITH INTERPRETERS”. The final pie chart to the right shows a full, shaded in circle, with a line sticking out of it. Beneath this circle, the phrase “FULL ON RAGE” is written, and above the line of the angle, is written “MUSEUMS WITH ZERO DEAF PROGRAMMING (AND NO DEAF DOCENTS OR EDUCATORS)”. Throughout the composition, the paper has faint grey smudge marks on it, and a thick grey streak runs from the bottom of the paper, up through the center, stopping right around the bottom of the first row.