Kim Ye is a multidisciplinary artist based in Los Angeles. Her work has been shown at the Getty Center's Pacific Standard Time Family Festival, Moran Bondaroff, Machine Project, and Visitor Welcome Center. [1] [2] [3] [4] Ye's installations involve sculpture, painting, video, and live performance. [5] Born in Beijing, she went on to receive her MFA from UCLA. [6] In alignment with Ye's experience as a professional dominatrix, her work often explores dominant and submissive dynamics. [7] This theme facilitates an ongoing mediation between artistic practice and BDSM culture. [8]