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[Review] 《Circle, Chase, Contact》 REVIEW
There are moments when states we believe we know well—through frequent encounter or familiarity—begin to slip away. The field of art sometimes transforms what we call the “obvious” into a question imbued with doubt and fear. Particularly amid the turbulence of digital technologies, our sensory understanding of the physical and the immaterial readily falters, and hybrid subjects and situations emerge with increasing prominence through layers of overlap.
2025
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[Column] The Place of Beautiful and Sparkling Objects
Hannah Woo has consistently created installation works that construct narrative spaces using fabric as the primary material. These include landscapes populated by clusters of rods of various shapes, as in 《SWINGING》 (Wangsan-ro 9-gil 24, 2018);
2020.10.09
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[Essay] Nonchalantly
Reminiscent of Walter Benjamin, who once attempted to write a text with only quotations, Chung Heesung’s new project is based entirely on the words and works of other artists. Composed of Chung’s images and interviews with twenty-five artists, this work recalls the somewhat familiar method of compiling contemporaneous ideas from an array of astute minds. In response, I’ve also decided to borrow the collage format by writing a few letters to the “artist of today.”
2020
Exhibitions
《VANITAS》, 2022.02.24 - 2022. 03.23, Art Project CO
Art Project CO (Director: Eunhye Lim) presents Meekyoung Shin’s “process-oriented exhibition,” which introduces Vanitas across the framework of Translation as a new conceptual horizon, knocking on the door
2022.02.24
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[Critique] Awkward and Embarrassing Interventions
Kang Hong-Goo’s works confront viewers with situations that feel incongruous and out of place. They are awkward and unsettling, leaving the viewer at a loss as to how they should be read or how they should be seen. In this way, Kang draws us into his gaze and asks us to raise objections to reality itself.
2002
Exhibitions
《ATTA KIM : ON-AIR》, 2008.03.21 – 2008.05.25, Rodin Gallery, Leeum Museum of Art
As interest in photography as a medium continues to grow, Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art presents a solo exhibition by Atta Kim—one of the most acclaimed photographers in Korea today—at Rodin Gallery. Having begun his practice as a self-taught photographer, Atta Kim gained attention in the mid-1980s through powerful series such as ‘Mental Patients,’ ‘Intangible Cultural Heritage,’ ‘Being-in-the-World,’ and ‘Deconstruction.’
2008.03.21
