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《Lukewarm Comfort and Good Bad Jokes》, 2024.06.26 – 2024.07.21, Artspace Boan
Henri Bergson wrote that the comic arises from rigidity. According to him, matter (form) slows and stiffens the living body in which the immaterial (spirit) moves freely. Laughter emerges when the deep resistance of matter, hidden beneath a harmonious surface, becomes exposed.[2] Let us place “painting as form” where Bergson’s matter stood, and “spirit”—that is, the latent mind or sentiment—where the immaterial resided.
2024.05.26
Exhibitions
"off-site" on View Through October 8, 2023, at Art Sonje Center
Art Sonje Center will present off-site, an exhibition by six artists, from August 18 to October 7. off-site utilizes spaces such as the museum’s theater, backstage area, garden, stairways, and mechanical rooms to build a new sense of space and artworks.
2023.08.16
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
Articles
[Critique] Machine to Touch the Heart
Filled with various fascinating technologies and mechanical devices, Jungki Beak’s studio reminds one more of an experiment lab rather than a studio. Upon closer inspection on the meaning of the devices however, it’s evident that these mechanisms do not have much to do with the so called conventional science,
2013
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《Highlighting Korean Contemporary Artist IV》, 2022.03.29 – 2022.08.07, Busan Museum of Art
The Busan Museum of Art has organized the 《Highlighting Korean Contemporary Artist》 exhibition series to introduce artists positioned at key points within contemporary Korean art. The fourth edition in 2022, 《Highlighting Korean Contemporary Artist IV – Hyungkoo Lee》, presents the world of Hyungkoo Lee, an artist who continues to explore the theme of the ‘body’ through his original sculptural language.
2022.03.28
Articles
[Critique] The montage and collage of Yang Ah Ham
Yang Ah Ham creates video art pieces inspired by aspects of life that she has observed and reconstructed into a new form. Ham has recently presented a variety of panoramic artworks through two exhibitions: 《The Square: Art and Society in Korea 1900-2019 Part 3. 2019》 (September 7th
2019.12.05
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[Critique] Inhwan Oh: When Attitude becomes Structure
For the exhibition at PLATEAU in the summer of 2014, Inhwan Oh produced the project Guard and I, a work that unveils the tension between individual identity and social norms, critically examines the institutional order of a museum, and exemplifies Oh’s persistent attempts to communicate with others on an intimate level, even if the relationship is temporary.
2015
Articles
Artist Do Ho Suh Weaves Shapes of Memories
Known for his fabric sculptures that reconstruct to scale homes, artist Do Ho Suh (b. 1962) works across various media, creating drawings, film, and sculptural works that confront questions of home, physical space, displacement, memory, individuality, and collectivity. Over the past three decades, he has built an international reputation for his intriguing and creative works.
2024.07.02
