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Kimsooja, To Breathe, Kukje Gallery, Seoul, Korea

Kimsooja, To Breathe, Kukje Gallery, Seoul, Korea

2012

Photo by Sang Tae Kim

(Left to Right)
01 Bottari – Alfa Beach, 2001, Single Channel Video, 6:18 loop, Silent
02 - 03 Mumbai: A Laundry Field, 2007-2008, 4 Channel Video, 10:25 loop, Sound
04 Mirror of Wind, 2010, 4:08 loop Silent / Kimsooja, Mirror of Air, 2010, Single Channel Video, 2:39 loop, Silent / Kimsooja, Mirror of Water, 2010, 7:25 loop, Silent
05 An Album: Havana, 2007, Single Channel Video, 6:57 loop, Silent
06 - 07 Kimsooja, Thread Routes – Chapter I, 2010, 24:52 loop, Sound, HD / Thread Routes – Chapter II, 2011, 23:50 loop, Sound, HD
08 - 14 To Breathe: Invisible Mirror / Invisible Needle, 2003-2005, Single Channel Video with Sound from Kimsooja's Voice Performance 'A Weaving Factory'(2004), 10:40 loop (video) / 11:38 loop (sound)

Kimsooja, Daegu Art Museum, Daegu, Korea

Kimsooja, Daegu Art Museum, Daegu, Korea

Site-specific Installation at Kimsooja, Daegu Art Museum, Daegu, Korea, 2012

2012

Photo by Park Myungrae

A Needle Woman – Tokyo, Shanghai, Delhi, New York, Mexico City, Cairo, Lagos, London, 1999-2001, Performance Video, 8 channel, 6:33 loop, silent

Calm Chaos: Kimsooja's Earth - Water - Fire - Air, PERMM, Perm, Russia

Calm Chaos: Kimsooja's Earth - Water - Fire - Air, PERMM, Perm, Russia

8 Channel Video Installation at Calm Chaos: Kimsooja's Earth - Water - Fire - Air, Perm Museum of Contemporary Art(PERMM), Perm, Russia

2012

Photo by Aleksey Gushchin

Aire de Fuego / Air of Fire, 2009, Single Channel Video, 3:47 loop
Aire de Agua / Air of Water, 2009, Single Channel Video, 6:07 loop
Tierra de Agua / Earth of Water, 2009, Single Channel Video, 7:09 loop
Aire de Tierra / Air of Earth, 2009, Single Channel Video, 6:25 loop
Fuego de Tierra / Fire of Earth, 2009, Single Channel Video, 9:37 loop
Agua de Tierra / Water of Earth, 2009, Single Channel Video, 5:42 loop
Fuego de Aire / Fire of Air, 2009, Single Channel Video, 8:00 loop
Air Agua de Aire / Water of Air, 2010, Single Channel Video, 6:18 loop

Kimsooja, MAMC+, Saint-Étienne, France

Kimsooja, MAMC+, Saint-Étienne, France

Installation at Kimsooja, Musée d’art moderne et contemporain de Saint-Étienne Métropole(MAMC+), Saint-Étienne, France

2012

Photos by Yves Bresson

(Left to Right)
01 A Needle Woman – Patan, Havana, Rio de Janeiro, N 'Djamena, Sanaa, Jerusalem, 2005, Performance Video, 6 Channel, 10:40 loop, Silent
02 Bottari – Alfa Beach, 2001, Single Channel Video, 6:18 loop, Silent

Kimsooja, University Museum of Contemporary Art(UMASS), Massachusetts, USA

Kimsooja, University Museum of Contemporary Art(UMASS), Massachusetts, USA

Video Installation at Kimsooja, University Museum of Contemporary Art(UMASS), Massachusetts, USA

2011

Photos by Stephen Petegorsky

(Left to right:)
01 A Beggar Woman – Lagos, 2001, Single Channel Video, 8:50 loop, Silent
02 A Needle Woman – Tokyo, Delhi, Lagos, New York, 1999-2001, 4 Channel Video, 6:33 loop, Silent

Sullivan Gallery, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, USA

Sullivan Gallery, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, USA

4 Channel Video Site-specific Installation at Sullivan Galleries, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, 2011
Courtesy of the Sullivan Galleries, School of the Art Institute of Chicago

2011

Photos by James Prinz

(Left to Right):
01 - 04 Mumbai: A Laundry Field, 2007-2008, 4 Channel Video, 10:25 loop, Sound

Mumbai: A Laundry Field, Johanniterkirche Feldkirch, Liechtenstein

Mumbai: A Laundry Field, Johanniterkirche Feldkirch, Liechtenstein

Presented by Kunstmuseum Lichtenstein

2010

(Left to right:)
01 - 03 Mumbai: A Laundry Field, 2007, 3 Channel Video, 10:25 loop, Sound

Kimsooja, Gallery Tschudi, Zuoz, Switzerland

Kimsooja, Gallery Tschudi, Zuoz, Switzerland

Installation at Kimsooja, Galerie Tschudi, Zuoz

2010

(Left to right:)
01 - 02 Mandala: Zone of Zero, 2004 - 2010, single channel mixed media sound installation (one jukebox, Three Chants mixed with Tibetan, Gregorian, and Islamic), 9:50 loop
03 Encounter – Looking Into Sewing, 1998/2002, Vivachrome Print, 212.1 x 126cm
04 Bottari – Mother and Son (Unique), 2009, used Korean bedcover (red embroidered with stripes)
05 The Sun – Unfolded, 2008, 6 giclée (inkjet) prints on Epson paper, 45 x 38"
06 - 13 To Breathe: Invisible Mirror / Invisible Needle, 2003-2005. Single Channel Video with Sound from Kimsooja's Voice Performance 'A Weaving Factory'(2004), 10:40 loop (video) / 11:38 loop (sound), Edition of 6 plus 1 artist's proof
14 - 15 To Breathe: Zuoz, 2010, Site-specific installation with Diffraction Grating Film on 5 Window, Dimensions Variable
16 - 17 To Breathe – A Mirror Woman, 2006/2008, Duraclear photographic print in light box, 119 x 89 x 10 cm, photo by Jaeho Chong

Kimsooja, Earth - Water - Fire - Air, Yeong Gwang Nuclear Power Plant Art Project, Yeong Gwang, Korea

Kimsooja, Earth - Water - Fire - Air, Yeong Gwang Nuclear Power Plant Art Project, Yeong Gwang, Korea

Site-Specific at Yeong Gwang Nuclear Power Plant Art Project, Seoul, Korea, 2010
Organized by The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea

2010

Earth - Water - Fire - Air, 2009-2010, 6 Channel Video Installation, Loop
Fuego de Tierra / Fire of Earth, 2009, 9:37 loop
Tierra de Agua / Earth of Water, 2009, 7:09 loop
Aire de Fuego / Air of Fire, 2009, 5:02 loop, sound
Aire de Tierra / Air of Earth, 2009, 6:25 loop, sound
Aire de Agua / Air of Water, 2010, 6:07 loop, sound
Agua de Aire / Water of Air, 2010, 6:18 loop

Earth - Water - Fire - Air, Atelier Hermes, Seoul, Korea

Earth - Water - Fire - Air, Atelier Hermes, Seoul, Korea

8 Channel Video Installation at Atelier Hermes, Seoul, Korea, 2010

2010

Photos by Marty Heitner

(Left to right:)
01 - 04 Earth - Water - Fire - Air, 2009-2010, 8 Channel Video, Loop, Installation view at Atelier Hermes, Seoul, Korea, 2010
05 Still Image from Aire de Fuego / Air of Fire, 2009, Single Channel Video, 3:47 loop
06 Still Image from Aire de Agua / Air of Water, 2009, Single Channel Video, 6:07 loop
07 Still Image from Tierra de Agua / Earth of Water, 2009, Single Channel Video, 7:09 loop
08 Still Image from Aire de Tierra / Air of Earth, 2009, Single Channel Video, 6:25 loop
09 Still Image from Fuego de Tierra / Fire of Earth, 2009, Single Channel Video, 9:37 loop
10 Still Image from Agua de Tierra / Water of Earth, 2009, Single Channel Video, 5:42 loop
11 Still Image from Fuego de Aire / Fire of Air, 2009, Single Channel Video, 8:00 loop
12 Still Image from Air Agua de Aire / Water of Air, 2010, Single Channel Video, 6:18 loop

Nuit Blanche 2009, Ville de Paris, Paris, France

Nuit Blanche 2009, Ville de Paris, Paris, France

Performed and filmed in Paris, 2009, Commissioned by Nuit Blanche Paris 2009

2009

Photo by Thierry Depagne

A Needle Woman – Paris, 2009, Performance Video, Single Channel, 25:00 loop, Silent, HD

Mumbai: A Laundry Field, Continua Gallery, Le Moulin, France

Mumbai: A Laundry Field, Continua Gallery, Le Moulin, France

Installation at Kimsooja, Mumbai: A Laundry Field, Continua Gallery

2009

Photos by Thierry Depagne

(Left to right:)
01 Bottari Tricycle, Used Chinese Tricycle with Bottaris, Bedcovers and Clothes, 295 x 190 cm
02 - 03 Five Bottari Installation, Used Korean Bedcovers, Used Clothes, each diameter 68 cm (approx)
04 - 05 Mumbai: A Laundry Field, 2008, 78 Fabrics(Clothing), Variable Size
06 - 07 Mumbai: A Laundry Field, 2008, C-Print 38.7 x 58.4 cm, Series of 12 Images, Photo by Daniel Moulinet

Je Reviendrai, MCA/VAL, Vitry-sur-Seine, France

Je Reviendrai, MCA/VAL, Vitry-sur-Seine, France

Performance in Paris, November 10, 2007 and Installation at MAC/VAL, Paris
Commissioned by Musée d'art contemporain du Val-de-Marne, France.

2008

Photos by Thierry Depagne and Jaeho Chong

(Left to right:)
01-03 Bottari Truck – Migrateurs, 2007, 1 ton truck from France (1976 Peugeot 404 Pickup), 56 Bottaris, Bungee Cords, 470 x 170 x 200(h)cm
04-05 Bottari Truck – Migrateurs, 2007, Performance Video, Single Channel, 9:17 loop, Silent, HD, Edition of 6 plus 1 artist's proof

A Mirror Woman – The Sun & The Moon, Shiseido Gallery, Tokyo, Japan

A Mirror Woman – The Sun & The Moon, Shiseido Gallery, Tokyo, Japan

Video Installation at Kimsooja, A Mirror Woman: The Sun & The Moon, Shiseido Gallery, Tokyo, Japan

2008

A Mirror Woman: The Sun & The Moon, 2008, DVD, 4 Channel Video, 12:33 loop, Sound, Edition of 6 plus 1 artist's proof

Kimsooja, Bottari Cologne, Kewenig Gallery, Cologne, Germany

Kimsooja, Bottari Cologne, Kewenig Gallery, Cologne, Germany

Installation at Kimsooja, Bottari Cologne, Kewenig Gallery, Cologne, Germany

2005

Photos by Simon Vogel

(Left to right:)
01-04 Bottari Truck, 2005, 1 ton truck fom Germany(Tempo, 1938), Bottaris, Bungee Cords, 200 x 185 x 430cm, Unique
05 Bottari – Alfa Beach, 2001, Single Channel Video, 6:18 loop, Silent
06 Bottari, Used Cloth, Wrapping Cloth, 47 x 55cm(approx)
07-09 Bottari, Used Cloth, Wrapping Cloth, each 53 x 65cm(approx)

A Needle Woman, The 51st Venice Biennale: Always a Little Further, Arsenale, Venice, Italy

A Needle Woman, The 51st Venice Biennale: Always a Little Further, Arsenale, Venice, Italy

Installation at The 51st Venice Biennale: Always a Little Further, Arsenale, Venice, Italy

2005

Photo by Giorgio Zucchiatti

A Needle Woman – Patan, Havana, Rio de Janeiro, N 'Djamena, Sanaa, Jerusalem, 2005, Performance Video, 6 Channel, 10:40 loop, Silent

Conditions of Humanity, Museum Kunst Palast, Düsseldorf, Germany

Conditions of Humanity, Museum Kunst Palast, Düsseldorf, Germany

Installation at Museum Kunst Palast, Düsseldorf, Germany

2004

(Left to right:)
01 Mandala, 2003, Mixed Media Sound Installation, Jukebox Speaker, Single-Channel Audio of Tibetan Monks' Chant
02 A Laundry Woman – Yamuna River, 2000, Performance Video, Single Channel, 10:30 loop, Silent, Edition of 4 plus 2 artist's proofs
03 A Needle Woman – Tokyo, Delhi, Lagos, New York, 1999-2001, Performance Video, 4 Channel, 6:33 loop, Silent
04,05 A Laundry Woman, 2004, Used Korean Bedcovers, Variable

A Needle Woman, MoMA PS1, New York, USA

A Needle Woman, MoMA PS1, New York, USA

Installation at Solo Exhibition, Kimsooja - A Needle Woman, MoMA PS1

2001

(Left to right:)
01 - 03 A Needle Woman – Tokyo, Shanghai, Delhi, New York, Mexico City, Cairo, Lagos, London, 1999-2001, Performance Video, 8 channel, 6:33 loop, silent

Kimsooja, Bottari, Sprengel Museum, Hanover, Germany

Kimsooja, Bottari, Sprengel Museum, Hanover, Germany

Installation at the Solo Exhibition Kimsooja, Bottari, Sprengel Museum, Hanover, Germany

2001

(Left to right:)
01 - 04 Bottari, 2001, Used Korean Bedcovers and Used clothes, Dimensions Variable Courtesy of Sprengel Museum and Kimsooja Studio

Kwanhoon Gallery, Seoul, Korea

Kwanhoon Gallery, Seoul, Korea

Installation at Kwanhoon Gallery Group Exhibition

1994

(Left to right:)

01 - 04 Deductive Object, 1994, Used Korean Bedcovers, Used Clothes, Dimensions Variable, Courtesy of Kwanhoon Gallery, Seoul and Kimsooja Studio

Trade Routes, The New Museum, New York, USA

Trade Routes, The New Museum, New York, USA

Installation at Trade Routes at The New Museum Group Exhibition

1993

(Left to right:)
01 - 03 Deductive Object, 1993, Used Korean Bedcovers, Used Clothes, Dimensions Variable, Courtesy of The New Museum, New York and Kimsooja Studio

In Their Own Images, MoMA PS1, New York, USA

In Their Own Images, MoMA PS1, New York, USA

Installation at MOMA PS1 Open Studios

1993

(Left to right:)
01-07: Deductive Object, 1993, Dimensions Variable, Courtesy of PS1 Contemporary Art Center, New York and Kimsooja Studio

Pine Plains, Triangle Workshop, MoMA PS1, New York, USA

Pine Plains, Triangle Workshop, MoMA PS1, New York, USA

Installation at MoMA PS1 Open Studios

1992

(Left to right:)
01 Towards the Flower, 1992, Used Cloth, Thread, Wooden Pole, Used Bedcover, Bottari, 357 x 348 x 355 cm
02 Deductive Object, 1992, Thread on Used Cloth, Top: 216 x 126 x 10cm, Below: 61 x 114 x 29 cm
03 - 04 Deductive Object, 1992, Used Korean Bedcovers, Used Clothes, Dimensions Variable, Courtesy of PS1 Contemporary Art Center, New York and Kimsooja Studio

Kim Soo-Ja, Gallery Hyundai, Seoul, Korea

Kim Soo-Ja, Gallery Hyundai, Seoul, Korea

Installation at Gallery Hyundai Solo Exhibition

1991

(Left to right:)
01 Deductive Object – Golden Flag, 1991, Used Bedcover, Bamboo, Used Cloth, Copper Line, 241.5 x 218 x 5.5 cm / Deductive Object, 1991, Cloth on Found Object / Deductive Object – Drum and Reel, 1990-1991, Used Korean Clothing Fragments and Acrylic on Drum and Reel, 65.2 x 39.5 x 39.5 cm
02 Deductive Object – Remembrance, 1991, Used Monk's Mattress, Used Korean Clothing Fragments, Acrylic, Wood, Steel Decoration, Bandage, 183 x 129.5 x 43cm / Deductive Object, 1990, Cloth, Thread, Copper Line, On Bamboo Ladder, 210 x 50 x 4cm / Deductive Object – Leaf of Door, 1991, Used Korean Clothing Fragments with Korean Door Frames, each 157.5 x 54.8 x 2cm(×3) / Deductive Object, 1991, Cloth on Found Object
03 Deductive Object – Helmet, 1991, Judo Mask, Used Korean Clothing Fragments, Acrylics, 53 x 18 x 27.5 cm / Deductive Object, 1991, Used Woman's Skirt, Copper Line, Fabric, Shovel, 198 x 30 x 25 cm / Deductive Object – Blue Flag, 1991, Used Cloth, Bamboo, Acrylic, 76 x 185.4 x 4 cm

Zone of Nowhere, PICA, Perth, Australia

Zone of Nowhere, PICA, Perth, Australia

Site-specific Installation View at at Zone of Nowhere, Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts(PICA), Perth, Australia
Commissioned by Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts(PICA)
Courtesy of Galleria Raffaella Cortese, Milan, Italy and Kimsooja Studio
For more information, click HERE

2018

Photo by Alessandro Bianchetti

(Left to right:)
01 - 06 To Breathe – Zone of Nowhere, 2017, Site-specific Installation Consisting of 30 Polyester Flags, 243 x 152 cm each, Courtesy of Galleria Raffaella Cortese, Milan, Italy and Kimsooja Studio
07 - 10 Bottari, 2018, Used Korean Bedcovers, Used Clothes from Perth, Courtesy of Trish Clark Gallery, Auckland, Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts, Perth and Kimsooja Studio.
11 - 12 Mandala: Zone of Zero, 2004 - 2010, Single channel mixed media sound installation (One Jukebox, Three Chants Mixed with Tibetan, Gregorian, and Islamic), 9:50, loop, Courtesy of Trish Clark Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand and Kimsooja Studio

Traversées / Kimsooja, Poitiers, France

Traversées / Kimsooja, Poitiers, France

Kimsooja presents 13 site-specific installations around the city of Poitiers, Poitiers, France for the inaugural Traversées biennale
For more information, click HERE

2019

Photo by Jan Liegeois

(Left to right:)
01 - 02: Kimsooja, To Breathe – Tour Maubergeon , 2019, site-specific installation with mirror panels. Installation view at Tour Maubergeon, 2019. Courtesy of the City of Poitiers and Kimsooja Studio. Photos by Jan Liegois.
03 - 04: Kimsooja, Archive of Mind , 2019, participatory site-specific installation consisting of clay balls, 18m elliptical wooden table, and sound performance Unfolding Sphere, 2016. Installation view at Palais des ducs d'Aquitane, 2019. Courtesy of the City of Poitiers, Axel Vervoordt Gallery and Kimsooja Studio. Photos by Jan Liegois.
05 - 06: Kimsooja, To Breathe – La Canopée , 2019, site-specific installation consisting of diffraction-grating film. Installation view at La Canopée, 2019. Courtesy of the City of Poitiers and Kimsooja Studio. Photos by Yann Gachet.
07 - 08: Bottari Truck – Migrateurs, 2007, 1 ton truck from France (1976 Peugeot 404 Pickup), 56 Bottaris, Bungee Cords, 470 x 170 x 200(h)cm, Photos by Jan Liegeois (07) and Yann Gachet (08).
09 - 10: Kimsooja, Planted Names, 2002, site-specific installation consisting of carpets woven with the names of people enslaved at Drayton Hall Plantation. Installation view at Chapelle Saint Louis, 2019. Courtesy of the City of Poitiers and Kimsooja Studio. Photos by Yann Gachet.
11 - 12: Kimsooja, To Breathe – The Flags, 2019, site-specific installation consisting of mixed nationality flags. Installation view at Rue de Cathédrale, 2019. Courtesy of the City of Poitiers, Raffaella Cortese Gallery and Kimsooja Studio. Photos by Yann Gachet.
13 - 15: Kimsooja, Encounter, A Mirror Woman, 2017/2019, site-specific installation consisting of folding mirror screen. Installation view at Confort Moderne, 2019. Courtesy of the City of Poitiers, le Confort Moderne, Axel Vervoordt Gallery Kimsooja Studio. Photos by Jan Liegeois.
16 - 18: Kimsooja, Bottari: 1999-2019 , 2019, site-specific installation consisting of shipping container painted the colors of obangsaek, containing all of the artist's personal posessions from her New York apartment. Installation view at Cathédrale Saint-Pierre, 2019. Courtesy of the City of Poitiers and Kimsooja Studio. Photos by Yann Gachet (16) and Sebastien Laval.
19: Kimsooja, Thread Routes – Chapter I, II, II, 2010-2012, 16mm film transferred to HD Format, 5.1 sound. Installation view at Musée Sainte-Croix, 2019. Courtesy of the City of Poitiers, the Musée Sainte-Croix and Kimsooja Studio. Photos by Yann Gachet.
20 - 21: Kimsooja, production stills from Thread Routes – Chapter VI , 2019, 16mm film transferred to HD Format, 5.1 sound, 28:20. Commission of the City of Poitiers. Courtesy of the City of Poitiers and and Kimsooja Studio. Photos by Thierry Depagne.
22 - 24: Kimsooja, Solarescope, 2019, site-specific lighting installation at Notre-Dame La Grande, Poitiers. Courtesy of the City of Poitiers and Kimsooja Studio. Photos by Yann Gachet
25: Kimsooja, Bottari, 2017/2019. Installation view at La Canopée, 2019. Courtesy of the Kewenig Gallery, City of Poitiers and Kimsooja Studio.
26: Kimsooja, To Breathe, 2019, site-specific installation consisting of diffraction-grating film. Installation view at Sainte - Radegonde Church, 2019. Courtesy of the City of Poitiers and Kimsooja Studio. Photo by Yann Gachet.
27: Kimsooja, Mumbai : A Laundry Field, 2007. Installation view at the Maison de l'Architecture, 2019. Courtesy of Kewenig Gallery, the City of Poitiers and Kimsooja Studio. Photo by Yann Gachet.

Topography of Body, Axel Vervoordt Gallery, Hong Kong

Topography of Body, Axel Vervoordt Gallery, Hong Kong

Topography of Body is Kimsooja’s first solo exhibition after several presentations in the city. The exhibition features a selection of work that demonstrates her vast multidisciplinary practice including the video performance, Thread Routes: Chapter III, a series of indigo Indian block prints, new clay and rice paper works, and two prints of Geometry of Body.
For more information, click HERE

Axel Vervoordt Gallery, Hong Kong

2023

(Left to right)
01 Kimsooja, Thread Routes Chapter III – Deductive Object, 2012-2015, block printing table covers, dimension variable, Courtesy Axel Vervoordt Gallery and Kimsooja Studio, Photo by Kit Min
02 Kimsooja, Thread Routes – Chapter III, 2012, 16 mm film transferred to HD format, sound, 17:35, Courtesy Axel Vervoordt Gallery and Kimsooja Studio, Photo by Kit Min
03 [Left] Kimsooja, Geometry of Body, 2013/ 2015, Giclée (Inkjet) print on hot press paper, 168 x 112 x 5 cm, [Right] Kimsooja, Geometry of Mind, 2023, Clay balls, Diameter 40 cm
04 [Left] Kimsooja, Meta-Painting, 2022, 250 sheets of Korean rice paper, 93.5 x 61.5 x 3 cm, [Right] Kimsooja, Deductive Object: (Un)fold, 2023, Korean rice paper, 105 x 74 x 6 cm,
05 Kimsooja, Meta-Painting(detail), 2022, 250 sheets of Korean rice paper, 93.5 x 61.5 x 3 cm

To Breathe: Obangsaek, Gallery Tschudi, Zuoz, Switzerland

To Breathe: Obangsaek, Gallery Tschudi, Zuoz, Switzerland

Installation at Kimsooja, To Breathe: Obengsaek, Gallery Tschudi, Zuoz, Switzerland, 2014 - 2015
Courtesy of Galerie Tschudi, Zuoz, Switzerland and Kimsooja Studio

2014

(Left to right)
01 [Left] Mirror of Air, 2010, Single Channel Video, 2:39 loop, Silent / [Right] To Breathe - The Flags, 2012, Single Channel Video Animation, 40:41 loop, Silent, HD
02 To Breathe – The Flags, 2012, Single Channel Video Animation, 40:41 loop, Silent, HD
03 Deductive Object – Unfolding Bottari, 223 prints on Hahnemuhle paper divided into two used wooden boxes, 17.8 x 22.2cm (print, each), 13.3 x 44.5 x 15.9cm (box, each), Unique
04 Deductive Object: Obangsaek, 2014, Wallpaper, Set of 2 rolls 70 x 5(dia) cm
05 Deductive Object: Obangsaek, 2014, Rolled Woven Carpet, 120 x 30(dia) cm
06 An Album: Hudson Guild, 2009, Single Channel Video, 31:40 loop, sound, Commissioned by More Art, New York
07 [Left] Deductive Object: Obangsaek, 2014, Rolled Woven Carpet, 120 x 30(dia) cm / [Right] An Album: Hudson Guild, 2009, Single Channel Video, 31:40 loop, sound, Commissioned by More Art, New York
08 Deductive Object: Obangsaek, 2014, Woven Carpet, 600 x 120 cm
09 Bottari, 2011, Used Korean Bedcovers, Used Clothings, 52 x 55 x 55cm, Courtesy of Galerie Tschudi, Zuoz, Switzerland and Kimsooja Studio
10-11 To Breathe: Obangsaek, 2014, Site-specific Wallpaper Installation, Dimensions Variable
12 Flag, 2006, Digital Print, 106 x 54.6cm
13 The Seven Wishes, 2004, Seven Iris Prints, 114.1 x 80.5cm (each)
14 [Left] Architecture of Vulnerability 2 / [Middle] Architecture of Vulnerability 3 / [Right] Architecture of Vulnerability 1, 2013, Digital C-Print, 47 x 71 cm (each)
15 Architecture of Vulnerability, 2010-2013, Duraclear Photographic Print in Light Box, 48 x 62 x 16cm (each)
16 Thread Routes – Chapter II, 2011, Single Channel Video, 23:50 loop, Sound
17 Mirror of Air, 2010, Single Channel Video, 2:39 loop, Silent
18 To Breathe: Zouz, 2014, Site-specific Installation with Diffraction Grating Film on Window, Dimensions Variable

To Breathe: Mandala, Kewenig Galerie, Palma, Mallorca, Spain

To Breathe: Mandala, Kewenig Galerie, Palma, Mallorca, Spain

Mixed Media Sound Installation at Kimsooja, To Breathe: Mandala, Kewenig Galerie, Palma, Mallorca, Spain
Courtesy of Kewenig Galerie, Berlin & Mallorca and Kimsooja Studio

2014

To Breathe: Mandala, 2010, Single Jukebox with the Artist’s Voice Performance “The Weaving Factory”(2004), Juke box: 81.28cm(dia), 30.48cm(d)

The Middle Land, ARKO Art Center, Seoul, Korea

The Middle Land, ARKO Art Center, Seoul, Korea

The Middle Land: When Time Unfolds into Land, ARKO Art Center, Seoul, Korea
April 22 - June 13, 2021


ARKO Art Center is pleased to present, The Middle Land: When Time Unfolds into Land by the guest curator Zoe Chun who is selected for this year’s Exhibition for Visual Arts by Arts Council Korea (ARKO). The Middle Land is a two-part production of a contemporary art exhibition as well as an experimental theatrical play based on the notion of “play as contemporary art.” The project presents five narratives that formatively interpret the multi-dimensional nature of time and space and are translated into both exhibition and play. The diverse exhibited works, including painting, sculpture, video, and multimedia artworks, are then personified into the format of the theatrical production.


Combining both exhibition and performance into a single project, The Middle Land provides an adventurous and epic stage for imagination that reflects our world but transcends time. Derived from “Middle-Earth” as mentioned in the first work of J.R.R. Tolkien, the title reflects the author’s literary worldview that spanned for more than half a century: to seek the meaning of a land’s space, place, and region and ultimately interpret a complex life story comprised of good and evil. The exhibition engages with mental and spiritual narratives that implicate characters and historical events.


Kimsooja introduces existential questions on the trajectory of life through reflection and reason in performance, video, and object installation. In this exhibition, Kim invokes the forgotten names of individuals in history. She recalls these marginalized characters and brings forward relevant social, political, and personal topics.

2021

Kimsooja, Planted Names, 2002. Wooven Carpets. Courtesy of Axel Vervoordt Gallery, ARKO Art Center and Kimsooja Studio

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