Installation view of 《People in Prayer》 © P21
P21 presents 《People in Prayer》 a solo
exhibition by Yang Jung Uk, on view through October 10.
This is his first solo show with P21 and his first in two years
following his 2024 MMCA Korea Artist Prize, introducing two new series
conceived for the occasion: ‘People In Prayer’ and ‘Drawing of a Person Trying
to Remember’.
Installation view of 《People in Prayer》 © P21
Yang Jung Uk (b.1982) received his BFA in Sculpture from Kyungwon
University, and is based in Seoul. He has presented solo exhibitions at Ulsan
Art Museum, Ulsan (2024); OCI Museum of Art, Seoul (2021); and Gallery Hyundai,
Seoul (2019), among others.
Yang has participated in group exhibitions held at National Museum
of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul (2024, 2022); Changwon Sculpture
Biennale, Changwon (2022); Daejeon Museum of Art, Daejeon (2021); Ottawa Art
Gallery, Canada (2020); Paradise Art Space, Incheon (2020); and Songzhuang
Contemporary Art Museum, Beijing (2019).
His works are held in major institutional collections including
the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art; Gyeonggi Museum of Modern
Art; Seoul Museum of Art; and OCI Museum of Art.
Yang was named a recipient of the Today’s Young Artist Award as
part of the 2025 Honors for Contributions to Arts and Culture, and was named
the final recipient of the MMCA Korea Artist Prize 2024.
