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Kimsooja, An Album: Sewing into Borderlines, Mariposa Land Port of Entry, Arizona, USA
2013 –
Commissioned through the Art in Architecture Program, Fine Arts Collection, U.S. General Services Administration, 2010 – 2013, Permanent Installation
An Album: Sewing into Borderlines, 2013, Single Channel Video, 11:01 loop, Silent
Kimsooja / Unfolding, Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, Canada
1 June 2013 – 24 November 2013
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(Left to Right:)
01 Lotus: Zone of Zero, 2013, 336 Lotus Lanterns, Tibetan, Gregorian and Islamic Chants, Steel Structure, Cables, Variable
02 Deductive Object – Remembrance, 1991, Used Monk's Mattress, Used Korean Clothing Fragments, Acrylic, Wood, Steel Decoration, Bandage, 183 x 129.5 x 43 cm
03 [Left] Untitled, 1987, Used Korean Clothing Fragments, Chinese Ink, Thread, 87 x 210 cm
[Right] The Earth and the Heaven, 1984, Used Korean Clothing Fragments, Acrylics and Chinese Ink on Canvas Cloth, 192.4 x 200 cm
04 Deductive Object, 1991~1996
[Right] Deductive Object – Leaf of Door, 1991, Used Korean Clothing Fragments with Korean Door Frames, each 157.5 x 54.8 x 2 cm
05 [Left] Deductive Object – Helmet, 1991, Judo Mask, Used Korean Clothing Fragments, Acrylics, 53 x 18 x 27.5 cm
[Center] Deductive Object, 1991, Used Korean Clothing Fragments and thread on Korean Stool, 55.5 x 30 x 30 cm / Deductive Object, 1992, Cloth on Found Object, 68.5 x 87 x 4.5cm
[Right] Deductive Object, 1993, Used Korean Clothing Fragments, Wooden Ladder, Light, Metal Rolling Machine, 143 x 83 x 89.5 cm
06 [Left] Portrait, 1991, Used Korean Clothing Fragments, Acrylics, Thread and Chinese Ink on Canvas Cloth, 274 x 182 cm
[Right] Mind of the World, 1992, Thread and Ink on Used Korean Clothing Fragments, 75 x 118 cm
07 [Left] Bottari Truck – Migrateurs, 2007, Performance Video, Single Channel, 9:17 loop, Silent
[Right] Bottari Truck, 2013, 2.5 ton truck (1964 International Harvester C-900), Bottaris, Rope, 209.28(h) x 226 x 467.36 cm
08 [Left] Mandala: Zone of Zero, 2004, Single Channel Mixed Media Sound Installation (One jukebox, Three Chants: Tibetan, Gregorian, and Islamic)
[Center] Bottari, Used Korean Bedcovers, Used Clothing, Variable
[Right] Archive of Couples, 2009, Iris Print, Set of 30 Prints, each 114.1 x 80.5 cm
09 To Breathe: Invisible Mirror / Invisible Needle, 2003-2024, 5:34 loop
10 Mumbai: A Laundry Field, 2007-2008, 4 Channel Video, 10:25 loop, Sound
11 A Needle Woman – Tokyo, Shanghai, Delhi, New York, Mexico City, Cairo, Lagos, London, 1999-2001, Performance Video, 8 channel, 6:33 loop, silent
12 A Mirror Woman, 2002/2013, Korean Bedcovers, Mirrored Walls, Four Industrial Fans, Cables, Clothespins, Tibetan Monk's Chant, Variable
To Breathe: Bottari, The Korean Pavilion, 55th Biennale De Venezia, Venice, Italy
1 June 2013 – 24 November 2013
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Photo by Jaeho Chong
To Breathe: Bottari, 2013
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, Mixed media, Unique
Kimsooja, To Breathe – The Flags, Aix-en-Provence, France
12 January 2013 – 17 February 2013
(Contemporary Art Trail 2012)
Photo by Elizabeth Carecchio
To Breathe – The Flags, 2013, Site-specific installation 12 Video Still Images
Kimsooja, Kunsthal 44Møen, Askeby, Denmark
10 June 2012 – 22 July 2012
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(Left to Right)
01 Encounter – Looking into Sewing, 1998/2011, Performative Sculpture, Used Korean Bedcovers, Mannequin, 165 x 80 cm
02 Deductive Objects – Bottari Cart, 2007, 19th C. Baguette Cart from France, Bottaris, Bungee Cords, 100 x 97 x 73 cm,106 x 100 x 63 cm
Kimsooja, To Breathe, Kukje Gallery, Seoul, Korea
29 August 2012 – 10 October 2012
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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)
Calm Chaos: Kimsooja's Earth - Water - Fire - Air, PERMM, Perm, Russia
31 May 2012 – 19 August 2012
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Photo by Aleksey Gushchin
Earth - Water - Fire - Air, 2009-2010, 8 Channel Video Installation, Loop
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
28 February 2012 – 28 March 2012
Photos by Yves Bresson
(Left to Right)
01 Bottari – Alfa Beach, 2001, Single Channel Video, 6:18 loop, Silent
02 A Needle Woman – Patan, Havana, Rio de Janeiro, N 'Djamena, Sanaa, Jerusalem, 2005, Performance Video, 6 Channel, 10:40 loop, Silent
Kimsooja, Daegu Art Museum, Daegu, Korea
6 December 2011 – 1 April 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
Kimsooja, University Museum of Contemporary Art (UMASS), Massachusetts, USA
21 September 2011 – 11 December 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 (SAIC), USA
14 September 2011 – 8 November 2011
Site-specific Installation at Sullivan Galleries, School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), Chicago, USA
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Photos by James Prinz
Mumbai: A Laundry Field, 2007-2008, 4 Channel Video, 10:25 loop, Sound, Courtesy of the Sullivan Galleries, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Kimsooja, Gallery Tschudi, Zuoz, Switzerland
22 December 2010 – 12 March 2011
(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, 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)
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, Being in the World, Musée d'art de Joliette, Québec, Canada
26 September 2010 – 9 January 2011
02 A Laundry Woman – Yamuna River, 2000, Performance Video, Single Channel, 10:30 loop, Silent
03 [Left] Bottari – Alfa Beach, 2001, DVD, Single Channel Video, 6:18 loop, Silent
[Right] A Laundry Woman – Yamuna River, 2000, Performance Video, Single Channel, 10:30 loop, Silent
04 Bottari – Alfa Beach, 2001, DVD, Single Channel Video, 6:18 loop, Silent
Kimsooja, Earth - Water - Fire - Air, Yeong Gwang Nuclear Power Plant Art Project, Yeong Gwang, Korea
3 September 2010 – 19 September 2010
Site-Specific Installation at Yeong Gwang Nuclear Power Plant Art Project, Yeong Gwang Korea
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
Mumbai: A Laundry Field, Johanniterkirche Feldkirch, Liechtenstein
9 July 2010 – 3 October 2010
Co-organized by Kunstmuseum Lichtenstein
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Mumbai: A Laundry Field, 2007, 3 Channel Video, 10:25 loop, Sound
Earth - Water - Fire - Air, Atelier Hermes, Seoul, Korea
9 January 2010 – 28 Marech 2010
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Photos by Marty Heitner
(Left to right:)
01 – 04 Earth - Water - Fire - Air, 2009-2010, 8 Channel Video, Loop
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
3 October 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
27 June 2009 – 4 October 2009
Photos by Thierry Depagne (01 – 05)
Photo by Daniel Moulinet (06 – 07)
(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
Kimsooja, Lotus: Zone of Zero, Rotunda at Galerie Ravenstein, Brussels, Belgium
10 October 2008 – 18 January 2009
Photo by Fabrice Kada.
Lotus: Zone of Zero, 2008, Approx. 2000 lotus lanterns, Tibetan, Gregorian, and Islamic chants, Steel structure and cables.
Courtesy of the Centre for Fine Arts, Brussels and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Korea
First exhibited in a different configuration at the Palais Rameau, Lille, 2003, Courtesy Dijon Consortium
Kimsooja, Mumbai: A Laundry Field, Continua Gallery, Beijing, China
4 September 2008 – 28 December 2008
Courtesy Galleria Continua
01 – 02 Bottari, 2008, Tricycle cart, used clothes and used bedcovers from China, 295 x 190 (h) cm
03 – 04 Mumbai: A Laundry Field, 2008, 78 Fabrics(Clothing), Photos, Variable, Unique
05 [Left] A Wind Woman, 2003-2006, Iris Print, each 88.9 x 119.4 cm, Unique
[Right] An Album: Havana, 2007, Giclée Inkjet Print, Set of 4 Prints, each 55.9 x 78.7cm
06 Mumbai: A Laundry Field, 2007-2008, DVD, 4 Channel Video, 10:25 loop, Sound
Kimsooja, A Mirror Woman: The Sun & The Moon, Shiseido Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
23 August 2008 – 19 October 2008
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Photo by Tadahisa Sakurai
01 – 02 A Mirror Woman: The Sun & The Moon, 2008, 4 Channel Video, 12:33 loop, Sound
03 The Sun – Unfolded, 2008, Giclée Inklet Prints, Set of 6 prints, each 114.3 x 96.5 cm
Kimsooja, Video Album, Galleria Raffaella Cortese, Milan, Italy
21 February 2008 – 26 April 2008
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01 [Left] An Album: Havana, 2007, DVD, Single Channel Video, 6:57 loop, Silent
[Right] An Album: Christopher House, 2004, DVD, Single Channel Video, 8:40 loop, Silent
02 [Left] A Wind Woman, 2003, DVD, Single Channel Video, 3:04 loop, Silent
[Right] An Album: Havana, 2007, DVD, Single Channel Video, 6:57 loop, Silent
Kimsooja, Mumbai: A Laundry Field, Kewenig Gallery, Cologne, Germany
21 April 2007 – 23 June 2007
Photo by Simon Vogel
(Left to Right:)
02 – 04 Mumbai: A Laundry Field, 2007, 3 Channel Video, 10:25 loop, Sound
05 – 07 The Seven Wishes, 2004, Iris Print on Somerset Velvet Archival Paper. Set of 7 Prints, Each 114.1 x 80.5 cm
Kimsooja, A Wind Woman, Peter Blum Gallery, Chelsea, New York, USA
9 November 2006 – 13 January 2008
A Wind Woman, 2003-2006, Iris Print, 88.9 x 119.4 cm
Kimsooja, A Wind Woman, The Project, New York, USA
9 November 2006 – 12 December 2006
Nuit Blanche 2006, Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris, France
7 October 2006
Commissioned by Nuit Blanche Paris 2006
Photo by Thierry Depagne
To Breathe: Invisible Mirror / Invisible Needle, 2003-2005, DVD + CD, Single Channel Video with Sound from Kimsooja's Voice Performance 'A Weaving Factory'(2004), 10:40 loop (video) / 11:38 loop (sound)
Kimsooja, Magasin III - Museum for contemporary Art, Stockholm, Sweden
30 September 2006 – 17 December 2006
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Photo by Martin Runeborg
(Left to Right:)
01 – 02 Bottari Truck, 2005, 1 ton truck from Germany (1938 Tempo), Bottaris, Bungee Cords, 200 x 185 x 430cm
03 – 05 A Laundry Woman, 2006, Used Korean Bedcovers, Dimensions Variable
Kimsooja, To Breathe – A Mirror Woman, The Crystal Palace, Madrid, Spain
27 April 2006 – 24 July 2006
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To Breathe – A Mirror Woman, 2006, Diffraction Grating Film on Window, Dimensions Variable
Kimsooja, To Breathe / Respirare, La Fenice Theater, Venice, Italy
28 January 2006 – 20 March 2006
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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, Bottari Cologne, Kewenig Gallery, Cologne, Germany
29 January 2005 – 12 March 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)