Young Jeon

Political POP ART: Mina Cheon

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Working with nature: Jae Hyo Lee 1991-2012

March 30 - May 27, 2012
Sungkok Art Museum, Seoul
Curatorial Assisted by Young Jeon

The subject of landscape is central to the art of Jaehyo Lee (b. 1965). Working mainly with wood and stone, Lee produces elaborate sculptures that highlight the physicality of the materials used. This semi-retrospective of Lee brings together over 300 works, including his early drawings and sculptures, which have never been presented in a museum exhibition before.


Selected Press

The Korea Harald

 
 

Selected Photos

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BEING: Debbie Han 1985-2011

February 10 - March 18, 2012
Sungkok Art Museum
Curatorial Assisted by Young Jeon

Debbie Han is a Korean-American artist who grew up in Los Angeles. Han has been deeply drawn to the issues of how human experiences are shaped and defined in contemporary culture. Over the past decade, she has been exploring the theme of idealized female imagery as a means to investigate the issues of race, culture, identity, and perception in today’s pluralistic societies. Her works range from sculpture, photography, installation, to painting. Theprocesses she utilizes consist of a wide spectrum of methodologies that range from appropriating classical images and craft techniques to cutting-edge photographic manipulation.

Han’s recent work in painting and sculpture explore human visage to investigate the symbiotic relationship between the individual and society.

Selected Press

The INNERview
The Korean Herald
Asia Art Archive

 
 

Selected Photos

 
 
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Political POP ART: Mina Cheon

January 13 - March 11, 2012
Sungkok Art Museum, Seoul
Curatorial Assisted by Young Jeon

The artistry and philosophical intellect of Mina Cheon presents contemporary history with all the conundrums that come with a globalized world at the cultural crossroads of the 21st century. Cheon is walking and navigating the minefields of contemporaneous cultures, driven by the urgencies of a world facing enormous and complex challenges -political, economic, health, environmental and technological. Art making for Cheon is located at the intersection of popular and material culture. It manifests Cheon's sense of selfhood and, in the broader terrain, how these factors influence communities of KoreanAsian women and all women who also stand at the edge of their own cultural borders and crossroads. Thus, her political Pop Art - Polipop - becomes her personal manifesto to the world.

 
 

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