Kim Soun-Gui Biography

Kim Soun-Gui was born in Buyeo, Chungnam, South Korea in 1946. After receiving her BFA and MFA from the Department of Painting at Seoul National University, she moved to France in 1971 and has been living and working as an artist there since. She studied semiotics and aesthetics at Université d'Aix Marseille and Université de Nice-Sophia Antipolis, and has worked as a professor at Université d'Aix Marseille, Université de Nice-Sophia Antipolis and Ecole National Supérieure d'Art in Dijon. Kim has held solo exhibitions worldwide, including at such institutions as ARARIO MUSEUM in space (2016), Art Sonje Center (2014), Slought Foundation (2013), and Musée d'Art Moderne et d'Art Contemporain de Nice (1991). Notable publications include Montagne, C'est la Mer: Tchouang-Tseu et Wittgenstein; Les Nuages Paresseux; Art or Listen to the Silence: Kim Soun-Gui Conversation with Jacques Derrida, Jean-Luc Nancy and John Cage; and Entends-tu_?_, a poetry and painting compilation.

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Ten Thousand Ugly Ink Dots by Kim Soun-Gui contemporary artwork moving image
Kim Soun-Gui Ten Thousand Ugly Ink Dots, 1982 Single-channel video (4:3)
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One Stroke of Painting by Kim Soun-Gui contemporary artwork moving image
Kim Soun-Gui One Stroke of Painting, 1975-1985 Two-channel video, color, sound
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One Stroke of Painting by Kim Soun-Gui contemporary artwork moving image
Kim Soun-Gui One Stroke of Painting, 1975–1985 2-channel video, colour, sound, 3 min 30 sec
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Atelier 3 (Studio 3) by Kim Soun-Gui contemporary artwork photography
Kim Soun-Gui Atelier 3 (Studio 3), 1997 Pinhole camera, analog c-print
131 x 97 cm
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Carte du monde by Kim Soun-Gui contemporary artwork painting, photography, print
Kim Soun-Gui Carte du monde, 1989-1990 Paper collage, acrylic on canvas
53.5 x 59.4 cm
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Forêt 1 (Forest 1), Forêt 2 (Forest 2) by Kim Soun-Gui contemporary artwork photography
Kim Soun-Gui Forêt 1 (Forest 1), Forêt 2 (Forest 2), 1998-1999 Pinhole camera, analogue c-print
167 x 123 cm
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Deux fois lune (Two Moon) by Kim Soun-Gui contemporary artwork photography
Kim Soun-Gui Deux fois lune (Two Moon), 1992 Pinhole camera, analogue c-print
108 x 80 cm
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