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Laundry Woman

Laundry Woman

38 Korean Bedcovers, Wire, Clothespins
Dimensions Variable
Courtesy of Centre D'art Contemporain, Basse-Normandie, and Kimsooja Studio

2004

Photos by Didier Morel

Installation at The 18th Rencontre Paralleles - Video and Visual Art Festival, Alighiero Boetti + Kimsooja, Centre d'Art Contemporain de Basse Normandie, France

A Laundry Woman

A Laundry Woman

3 Korean Bedcover, Wireline, 6 wood clams, 1 Bottari
Dimensions variable
Courtesy of Kimsooja Studio

2004

Photos by Gerassimos Domenikos

Installation at PREMAculTURE at Hydra School Project, Hydra Island, Greece

Seven Wishes (Set of 7 Prints)

Seven Wishes (Set of 7 Prints)

Iris Print on Somerset Velvet Archival Paper
each 114.1 x 80.5cm
Edition of 20 plus 5 artist's proofs

2004

Bottari

Bottari

Used Cloth, Wrapping Cloth

2004

Installation at Kimsooja, Galleria Raffaella Cortese, Milan, 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, 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 Mirror Woman: The Ground of Nowhere

A Mirror Woman: The Ground of Nowhere

57' x 21' diameter, Aluminum Ring, Fine Gauze Cotton, Mirror, Wood

2003

Installation at Crossings 2003: Hawaii/Korea: A Mirror Woman - The Ground of Nowhere, Honolulu City Hall, Hawaii, USA

Mandala

Mandala

Mixed Media Sound Installation, Jukebox Speaker, Single-Channel Audio of Tibetan Monks' Chant
Juke box: 81.28cm(dia), 30.48cm(d)

2003

Solarescope

Solarescope

9 Different Lighting Sequences, 18:00, loop

2003

Installation at The 2nd Valencia Biennale: The Ideal City, Valencia, Spain

A Wind Woman

A Wind Woman

Single Channel Video
3:04 loop, Silent
Edition of 6 plus 1 artist's proof

2003

Lotus: Zone of Zero

Lotus: Zone of Zero

307 Lotus Lanterns, Tibetan, Gregorian, and Islamic Chants, Steel Structure and Cables, 6 Speakers

2003

Installation at Art Festival - Flower Power, Palais Rameau, Lille, France

Deductive Object – Unfolding Bottari

Deductive Object – Unfolding Bottari

2002

Planted Names

Planted Names

Set of 4 Woven Carpets
269x150cm / 338x150cm

2002

A Lighthouse Woman

A Lighthouse Woman

9 Different Lighting Sequences, 30:00, loop
Dimensions Variable

2002

Deductive Object

Deductive Object

Cloth, acrylic sheet and painted medium density fiber board
Overall: 7 × 36 × 13 5/8in. (17.8 × 91.4 × 34.6 cm)
Edition of 4

2002

Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Commissioned by the Whitney Museum of American Art
© Kimsooja / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Deductive Object

Deductive Object

Used Korean Bedcovers
Dimensions Variable

2002

Installation at Whitney Biennial 2002, Whitney Museum of American Art, Central Park, New York, USA

A Mirror Woman

A Mirror Woman

Korean Bedcovers, Mirrored Walls, Four Industrial Fans, Cables, Clothespins, Tibetan Monk's Chant
Dimensions Variable

2002

Epitaph

Epitaph

Digital C-Print
116.8 x 152.4cm
Edition of 6 plus 4 artist's proofs

2002

Encounter – Looking Into Sewing, 1998/2002

Encounter – Looking Into Sewing, 1998/2002

Vibacrome Print
212.1 x 126 cm
Edition of 5 plus 2 artist's proofs

2002

Photo by Lee Jong Soo

Performative Sculpture in 1988

Deductive Object 2 – Dedicated To My Marriage, 1997/2002

Deductive Object 2 – Dedicated To My Marriage, 1997/2002

C-Print
34.9 x 57.4 cm
Edition of 6 plus 2 artist's proofs

2002

Installation View at The 5th International Istanbul Biennale: On life, beauty, translations and other difficulties, Istanbul, Turkey, 1997

Deductive Object 1 – Dedicated To My Marriage, 1997/2002

Deductive Object 1 – Dedicated To My Marriage, 1997/2002

C-Print
45.7 x 68.6 cm
Edition of 6 plus 2 artist's proofs

2002

Installation View at The 5th International Istanbul Biennale: On life, beauty, translations and other difficulties, Istanbul, Turkey, 1977

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

A Needle Woman – Mexico City (Mexico)

A Needle Woman – Mexico City (Mexico)

A Needle Woman – Tokyo, Shanghai, Delhi, New York, Mexico City, Cairo, Lagos, London
1999-2001
Performance Video
8 channel, 6:33 loop, silent
Edition of 4 plus 2 artist's proofs

2001

A Needle Woman – London (England)

A Needle Woman – London (England)

A Needle Woman – Tokyo, Shanghai, Delhi, New York, Mexico City, Cairo, Lagos, London
1999-2001
Performance Video
8 channel, 6:33 loop, silent
Edition of 4 plus 2 artist's proofs

2001

A Needle Woman – Shanghai (China)

A Needle Woman – Shanghai (China)

A Needle Woman – Tokyo, Shanghai, Delhi, New York, Mexico City, Cairo, Lagos, London
1999-2001
Performance Video
8 channel, 6:33 loop, silent
Edition of 4 plus 2 artist's proofs

2001

A Needle Woman – Tokyo (Japan)

A Needle Woman – Tokyo (Japan)

A Needle Woman – Tokyo, Shanghai, Delhi, New York, Mexico City, Cairo, Lagos, London
1999-2001
Performance Video
8 channel, 6:33 loop, silent
Edition of 4 plus 2 artist's proofs

2001

A Needle Woman – Delhi (India)

A Needle Woman – Delhi (India)

A Needle Woman – Tokyo, Shanghai, Delhi, New York, Mexico City, Cairo, Lagos, London
1999-2001
Performance Video
8 channel, 6:33 loop, silent
Edition of 4 plus 2 artist's proofs

2001

A Needle Woman – New York (U.S.A)

A Needle Woman – New York (U.S.A)

A Needle Woman – Tokyo, Shanghai, Delhi, New York, Mexico City, Cairo, Lagos, London
1999-2001
Performance Video
8 channel, 6:33 loop, silent
Edition of 4 plus 2 artist's proofs

2001

A Needle Woman – Cairo (Egypt)

A Needle Woman – Cairo (Egypt)

A Needle Woman – Tokyo, Shanghai, Delhi, New York, Mexico City, Cairo, Lagos, London
1999-2001
Performance Video
8 channel, 6:33 loop, silent
Edition of 4 plus 2 artist's proofs

2001

A Needle Woman – Lagos (Nigeria)

A Needle Woman – Lagos (Nigeria)

A Needle Woman – Tokyo, Shanghai, Delhi, New York, Mexico City, Cairo, Lagos, London
1999-2001
Performance Video
8 channel, 6:33 loop, silent
Edition of 4 plus 2 artist's proofs

2001

A Beggar Woman – Lagos

A Beggar Woman – Lagos

Performance Video
Single Channel, 8:50 loop, Silent
Edition of 4 plus 2 artist's proofs

2001
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