Jung-Ah Woo
Gimhongsok
June 2013
The Korean artist Gimhongsok garnered a huge amount of attention from the press for his 2008–2009 solo exhibition at the Kukje Gallery in Seoul, and his exposure reached well beyond the arts section. This was largely due to his notorious … READ ON
IN PRINT Summer 2013 [TOC]
Choi Jeong Hwa
Daegu Art Museum
May 2013
Since his debut in the early 1990s, Choi Jeong Hwa has been a central figure in Korean contemporary art. Yet, “Kabbala” is his first exhibition in a museum. This curatorial omission is somewhat understandable; Choi has never been considered… READ ON
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“Your Invisible Shadow”
Kumho Museum of Art
January 2013
“Your Invisible Shadow” is a group show featuring eight artists who utilize light, sound, and kinetic devices to incorporate the conventional white cube of the exhibition space into their installations. Two works in particular stand out:… READ ON
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“(Im)Possible Landscape”
Plateau
December 2012
In “(Im)Possible Landscape,” curated by Soyeon Ahn, fourteen artists from different generations and diverse backgrounds use various media to explore the meaning of “landscape.” Traditionally in Korea, landscape genre works (known as… READ ON