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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

Single Jukebox with the Artist’s Voice Performance “The Weaving Factory”(2004)

Making Space, MCBA, Lausanne, Switzerland

Making Space, MCBA, Lausanne, Switzerland

Installation at Group Exhibition Making Space. 40 Years of Video art, Musée Cantonal des Beaux-Arts de Lausanne(MCBA), Lausanne, Switzerland

2013

Photo by Nora Rupp

A Needle Woman - Tokyo, Shanghai, Delhi, New York, Mexico City, Cairo, Lagos, London, 1999-2001, 8 Channel Video, 6:33 loop, Silent

To Breathe: Bottari, The Korean Pavilion, 55th Biennale De Venezia, Venice, Italy

To Breathe: Bottari, The Korean Pavilion, 55th Biennale De Venezia, Venice, Italy

Main Space: Mixed media installation with The Weaving Factory, 2004-2013, The artist's voice performance sound, 5.1 channel, 9:14, loop
Anechoic Chamber: Kimsooja, To Breathe: Blackout, 2013, Anechoic chamber in complete darkness

2013

Photo by Jaeho Chong

Installation at Kimsooja, To Breathe - Bottari, The Korean Pavilion, 55th Biennale De Venezia, Venice, Italy

Kimsooja, To Breathe, Kukje Gallery, Seoul, Korea

Kimsooja, To Breathe, Kukje Gallery, Seoul, Korea

Solo Exhibition at 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, 2003-2006, 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, 8 Channel Video, 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, 6 Channel Video, 10:40 loop, Silent
02 Bottari - Alfa Beach, 2001, Single Channel Video, 6:18 loop, Silent

Kimsooja, UMCA, Massachusetts, USA

Kimsooja, UMCA, Massachusetts, USA

Video Installation at Kimsooja, University Museum of Contemporary Art(UMCA), 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

Installation at Kimsooja, 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

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, installation image Galerie Tschudi, Zuoz
01 - 02 To Breathe: Zuoz, 2010, diffraction grating film on window, 5 windows - 133.8 x 83 cm each, sound, installation image Galerie Tschudi, Zuoz
03 - 10 To Breathe: Invisible Mirror / Invisible Needle, 2006, sound from Kimsooja's A Weaving Factory (2004) voice performance, 10:01, loop, installation image Galerie Tschudi, Zuoz
11 - 12 To Breathe - A Mirror Woman, 2006 - 2008, Duraclear photographic print in light box, 35 x 47", photo by Jaeho Chong
15 The Sun - Unfolded, 2008, 6 giclée (inkjet) prints on Epson paper, 45 x 38", installation image Galerie Tschudi, Zuoz
16 Bottari - Mother and Son (Unique), 2009, used Korean bedcover (red embroidered with stripes), installation image Galerie Tschudi, Zuoz
17 Encounter - Looking Into Sewing, 1998 - 2002, Vivachrome print, 83-3/4 x 49-5/8", Photo by Lee Jong Soo, and Bottari - Mother and Son (Unique), 2009, used Korean bedcover (red embroidered with stripes), installation image Galerie Tschudi, Zuoz

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

8 Channel Video Installation
Organized by The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea

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

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

8 Channel Video Installation at Solo Exhibition Earth - Water - Fire - Air, Atelier Hermes, Seoul, Korea

Atelier Hermes, Seoul, Korea, 2010

2010

Photos by Marty Heitner

(Left to right:)
01 - 04 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

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 and Daniel Moulinet

(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, 2007-2008, Installation 4 Channel Video, Used Clothes, Bedcovers
06 - 07 Mumbai: A Laundry Field, 2008, C-Print 38.7 x 58.4 cm, Series of 12 Images

Nuit Blanche 2009, Ville de Paris, Paris, France

Nuit Blanche 2009, Ville de Paris, Paris, France

Single Channel Video
25:00 loop, Silent

2009

Photos by Thierry Depagne

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

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

2008

Photos by Thierry Depagne and Jaeho Chong

Commissioned by Musée d'art contemporain du Val-de-Marne, France.

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

Respirar – Una Mujer Espejo / To Breathe - A Mirror Woman

Respirar – Una Mujer Espejo / To Breathe - A Mirror Woman

Site Specific Installation with Diffraction Grating Film, Mirror, The Weaving Factory, 2005(sound performance by the artist)
Courtesy of Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía
Curated by Oliva María Rubio. Coordinated by Mónica Carballas and Rafael García

2006

Photo by Jaeho Chong

Installation at The Crystal Palace, Madrid, Spain

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

Performed and filmed at Patan (Nepal), Havana (Cuba), Rio de Janeiro (Brasil), N'Djamena (Chad), Sana' (Yemen), Jerusalem (Israel)
6 Channel Video, 10:40 loop, Silent

2005

Photo by Giorgio Zucchiatti

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

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, Single Channel Video, 10:30 loop, Silent
03 A Needle Woman - Tokyo, Delhi, Lagos, New York, 1999-2001, 4 Channel Video Installation, 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

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

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

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

Installation at MOMA PS1 Open Studios

1992

(Left to right:)
01 - 03 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

1988
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