Suki seokyeong kang kukje
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This catalogue is published in conjunction with 2017-2018 Korea–Germany Contemporary Art Exchange Exhibition Irony & Idealism. It documents all exhibitions and artworks at 3 venues in Korea and Germany-Gyeonggi Museum of Modern Art, KF Gallery and Kunsthalle Münster-from September 2017 until September 2018. |
Gimhongsok
Born 1964 in Seoul, lives and works in Seoul.
1996 Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf
1987 B.F.A. in sculpture, Seoul National University, Seoul
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2017 Subsidiary Construction, Perrotin Gallery HK, Hong Kong
2016 Xijing Is Not Xijing, Therefore Xijing Is Xijing, 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa
2015 World of Xijing, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul
2014 Blue Hours, Kukje Gallery, Seoul
2013 Good Labor Bad Art, Plateau, Samsung Museum, Seoul
The Xijing Men, H&R Block Artspace, Kansas City
2011 Ordinary Strangers, Artsonje Center, Seoul
Xijing, Fondazione Bevilacqua La Masa, Venice
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Gimhongsok
Still from Wild Korea (2005), a sixteen-minute video
As a museum administrator, you rely on curators to sift and sort the artists of the world and bring them to your attention. Lynne Cooke was the curator at Dia who introduced me to many of the artists in this portfolio. And at LACMA, it was Lynn Zelevansky and Hyonjeong Kim Han who traveled with me to Korea in 2006, where I saw this video, Wild Korea, (stills of which are shown in this slideshow) and was just riveted by it. It's hard to say exactly which new artists from China or Korea or other emerging markets will matter fifty years from now, but we know that some will. So I picked Gimhongsok, who is part of an exhibition of contemporary Korean art we're planning at LACMA for the summer of 2009, as a sort of placeholder for that.
Still from Wild Korea (2005), a sixteen-minute video
The story line is politically and socially surreal, but it's done in a straight documentary format. The fictional scenario is that as part of "advanced thinking about democracy," the ruling party in Sout
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Every Island is a Mountain
Arts Council Korea, led by Byoung Gug Choung, presents Every Island is a Mountain, celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Korean Pavilion at the Venice Biennale. Under the artistic direction of Jade Keunhye Lim, this exhibition is held at Palazzo Malta—Ordine di Malta, coinciding with the 2024 Venice Biennale from April 19. Spanning five months, it offers 30 years of contemporary Korean art.
The exhibition title, Every Island is a Mountain, captures the essence of unseen undersea connections and reflects Nam June Paik’s vision of art as a unifying force across time, space, and society. It presents artworks from 36 artists, serving as a reflection of the Korean Pavilion’s historical background, while also presenting diverse programs aimed at engaging emerging talents.
Featuring over 80 artworks, the exhibition navigates through Palazzo Malta’s diverse spaces, from secluded chambers to the grand courtyard, integrating art with themes of territory, ecology, solidarity, and a sustainable future. The outdoor s
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