K-Artists
Carefully curates and introduces three representative artists from the Korean contemporary art scene each week since the 2000s.
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Exhibitions
《Binlang Xishi》, 2021.12.09 – 2022.01.08, CR Collective
Mooni Perry examines an allegory of “dirtiness” created by various social contexts in her second individual exhibition, Binlang Xishi. Binlang Xishi (Betel Nut Beauty) is the title of the exhibition as well as the title of her work, a term used to refer to young women in Taiwan who sell a tropical seed named binlang (betel nut or areca nut). The
2021.11.26
Articles
[Critique] Yongbaek Lee, Representative Artist of Korea at the 2011 Venice Biennale
This is media artist Yongbaek Lee’s response upon being selected as Korea’s representative for the 54th Venice Biennale, to be held in June 2011. Participating as the national representative in the world’s most prestigious art event, held every two years, would be an exhilarating occasion for anyone, yet his expression remained calm and composed.
2011.02
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[Critique] Gimhongsok: The Exactness of Errors
I feel that Gimhongsok’s works are a very consistent answer to the fundamentally mischievous ‘uncertainty’ between the world and art. The world places us in absolute uncertainty before any experience.
2019
Exhibitions
《Will you still love me tomorrow?》, 2019.08.27 – 2019.10.20, Seoul Museum of Art
《Will you still love me tomorrow?》 illuminates the global phenomenon of the aged society, shedding light particularly on the Korean culture which tends to otherize the elderly. The title of the exhibition, taken from Anneè Olofsson’s work 《Will you still love me tomorrow?》, captures the sense of anxiety and fears in the Korean society where people are forced to look at aging through a contemporary view that pressures one to be and look young.
2019.08.20
