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91 Above: Kimsooja, Archive of Mind, 2016. Participatory and site specific installation consisting of clay balls, wooden table, and sound performance Unfolding Sphere.Photography by Jeon Byung-Cheol. Courtesy of MMCA, Hyundai Motor Co. and Kimsooja Studio. Right: Kimsooja, Archive of Mind, 2016. Photography by Jean-Pierre Gabriel. Courtesy of Axel Vervoordt Gallery and Kimsooja Studio. On view until January 19, 2020 When you turn 220 years old, it's time for a refresh. That's why, when the Peabody Essex Museum (PEM) opens its doors this September, in addition to the 13 new galleries and exhibitions that have been successively rolled out, you'll see #newPEM on social media and around the museum. This signals not only the 40,000-square-foot expansion with a shiny new atrium but also Brian Kennedy taking the helm this summer, following Dan Monroe's retirement after 25 years of service. Many things are new ; however, there is still the timeless, the eternal, and the deeply human. Fittingly, an exhibition kicking off the expansion is the commissioned, site-specific work Kimsooja: Archive of Mind. Getting beyond the ego that comes with fame, world- renowned Korean artist Kimsooja has created L E T ' S FAC E I T: