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Kimsooja: To Breathe, Centre Pompidou Metz, France
Kimsooja: To Breathe, Centre Pompidou Metz, France
Commissioned by Centre Pompidou-Metz, Courtesy of Institut français/Année France Corée, Kukje Gallery, Seoul and Kimsooja Studio
01 –06 / 18–22, Photo by Jaeho Chong
07–17 Photo by Thierry Depange
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01–16 'To Breathe' (2015), Site-specific Installation consisting of Video Projection 'To Breathe: Invisible Mirror, Invisible Needle' (2005), Mirror, Diffraction Grating Film, and Sound Performance 'A Weaving Factory' (2004)
17–22 'To Breathe' (2015), Site-specific Installation consisting of Diffraction Grating Film
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
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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
Daegu Contemporary Art Festival in Gangjeong, Daegu, Korea
Daegu Contemporary Art Festival in Gangjeong, Daegu, Korea
Installation view at 2014 Daegu Contemporary Art Festival in Gangjeong, Communication Space THE ARC, Daegu, Korea
Courtesy of Daegu Contemporary Art Festival in Gangjeong
Earth - Water - Fire - Air Tierra de Agua / Earth of Water, 2009, Single Channel Video, 6:57 loop, Silent
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
To Breathe: Mandala, 2010, Single Jukebox with the Artist’s Voice Performance “The Weaving Factory”(2004), Juke box: 81.28cm(dia), 30.48cm(d)
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
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
Installation at Kimsooja, To Breathe – Bottari, The Korean Pavilion, 55th Biennale De Venezia, Venice, Italy
Photo by Jaeho Chong
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
Kimsooja, To Breathe, Kukje Gallery, Seoul, Korea
Kimsooja, To Breathe, Kukje Gallery, Seoul, Korea
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
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
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
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
Photos by Stephen Petegorsky
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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
Photos by James Prinz
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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
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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
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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
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
Photos by Marty Heitner
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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
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
Photos by Thierry Depagne
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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.
Photos by Thierry Depagne and Jaeho Chong
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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
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
Photos by Simon Vogel
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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
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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