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Artist Sojin Kwak: On the Sensory Dimensions Beneath Visible Phenomena and Technology
Sojin Kwak (b. 1993) has continued to capture scenes of relationships formed through the mutual influence between the photographer’s body, the camera as a device, the subject, and the place. Through video, performance, sculpture, and installation, she addresses the diverse interactions latent beneath visible phenomena and technology, along with the resulting tensions and signs of change.
2025.10.27
Exhibitions
《Flags》, 2019.01.31 – 2019.02.23, DOOSAN Gallery New York
This was the headline of an article featuring interviews with Korean secondary school students serving in the Youth Assembly. When I read the article some time ago, I was reminded of a conversation I had with my mother two years ago.
2019.01.31
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“Science and art are not separate.” — Yunchul Kim, Winner of the COLLIDE International Award
Artist Yunchul Kim (46), who was selected as the winner of the COLLIDE International Award by the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) — the world’s largest particle physics laboratory — shared these thoughts during an interview with Yonhap News at his studio in Jongno-gu, Seoul, on June 26. “I wish to explore the universe while engaging in dialogue with people who see the world in ways different from my own,” he said.
2016.06.26
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[Critique] Korea Artist Prize 2017 – Critique 2
Song Sanghee’s works are characterized by the coexistence of contrasting images and elements. On the one hand, Song identifies and comforts oppressed or weakened people, especially women and children,
2017
Exhibitions
《Cosmetic Girls》, 2008.11.28 – 2009.01.23, Kukje Gallery
Kukje Gallery presents the exhibition 《Cosmetic Girls》 by photographer Heinkuhn Oh.
Since his ‘Ajumma’ series in 1999, Oh has continuously explored and visualized specific social groups and classes within Korean society. In the late 1990s, his series ‘Ajumma’ captured the anxious gaze of middle-aged
2008.11.28
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Kim Tschoon-su’s Blue Paintings: A Journey into the Nature of Painting
Kim Tschoon-su (b. 1957), a leading figure in the ‘Post-Dansaekhwa’ group and the artist of ‘Ultra Marine’, has attracted attention for his unique finger painting technique, in which he wears thin gloves instead of brushes, and uses paint on his palms and fingers to ‘touch’ the canvas to build up thin layers of color.
2024.07.30
