Cover image of “The
Non-Statistical Bodies” ©Distanz
Korean contemporary artist Chan Sook Choi,
who has presented media and installation works through multidisciplinary
methodologies, will publish her catalogue raisonné “The Non-Statistical Bodies”
this October with the German art publisher Distanz.
A catalogue raisonné systematically
documents an artist’s major works and plays a vital role in enhancing the value
of both the artist and their oeuvre. However, in Korea, the production of
catalogues raisonnés has been rare, except for a small number of established masters.
In this context, the publication of a
catalogue raisonné that comprehensively brings together the practice of Chan
Sook Choi, an artist actively working between Korea and Germany, is especially
significant.
Chan Sook Choi,
qbit to adam, 2021, Installation view of 《Korea
Artist Prize 2021》 (MMCA, 2021) ©MMCA
To mark the publication, an international
conference accompanied by an exhibition and screenings will be held on October
8 at the Berlinische Galerie – Museum of Modern Art, Photography and
Architecture in Berlin.
Organized by The Great Commission, the
event will feature contributions from Siegfried Zielinski (Professor Emeritus
of Media Theory, Berlin University of the Arts), Suyoun Lee (Curator, National
Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea), Minkyung Jun (Independent
Curator and Director, The Great Commission), Jessie Kadivé (Independent
Curator), Yung Bin Kwak (Art Critic and Visiting Professor, Graduate School of
Communication, Yonsei University), and Hyeok Cho (Art Critic and Visiting
Professor, Hongik University).
Artist Chan Sook Choi ©Chan Sook Choi
Chan Sook Choi (b. 1977) has developed a
synesthetic visual language that addresses themes of migration, mobility, and
community. Grounded in artistic research, she has consistently presented
narrative experiments through exhibitions, performances, and other multidisciplinary
methodologies, earning recognition both in Korea and internationally.
She has held solo exhibitions at
institutions including the Berlinische Galerie (Berlin, 2024), Kang
Contemporary (Berlin, 2021), Taipei Digital Art Center (Taipei, 2020), and Art
Sonje Center (Seoul, 2017). Her work has been further acknowledged through
awards such as the ‘Korea Artist Prize’ from the MMCA (2021) and the Visual
Arts Support Prize from Germany’s Stiftung Kunstfonds (2021).
