LAN Party

LAN Party is a curatorial duo by Vienna Kim and Benoit Palop that curates exhibitions, publishes texts, and organises community activations since 2023. Their research focuses on internet subcultures, digital art, gaming, and technostalgia. Vienna Kim is an art historian, writer and curator with a specialisation in new media art and technologies. After obtaining her BA in Art History from the University of St Andrews, and her MA in Art Business from the Sotheby’s Institute of Art, London, she has dedicated her career to exploring the intersection of the art market and technology. She has worked as a freelance writer for nine years, exploring a range of topics about art on the blockchain, internet subcultures, and video game art. Publications include WIRED Japan , Fisheye Immersive , Le Random Editorial , Photo London and Business of Fashion . Benoit Palop is a Tokyo-based digital culture producer, writer, and curator with over 13 years of experience working across digital art and decentralized networks. He holds a Master’s degree in Digital Media Research from Sorbonne University in Paris. His practice explores how digital ecosystems shape culture, with a particular focus on internet subcultures, networked aesthetics, and emerging paradigms. He has collaborated with MUTEK, , , i-D, Lens Chain, , Superstudio, M+ Museum, gallery.so, and the Society for Arts and Technology.