Ocula Conversation Sunjung Kim’s Real DMZ Project Interrogates the North and South Korea Divide Ongoing since 2012, the Real DMZ Project interrogates the demilitarised zone (DMZ) between North and South Korea through annual, research-based exhibitions that bring together the works of Korean and international artists. Sunjung Kim, the independent curator behind the project, conceived the idea of exploring the DMZ while curating Japanese artist...
Ocula Report Frieze Week Lowdown: London Shows to See 20 Sep 2019 : Tessa Moldan for Ocula London's galleries and museums are gearing up for a lively October, with Frieze London and Frieze Masters running between 3 and 6 October 2019 at Regent's Park, along with 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair, taking place across the same dates at Somerset House; and the tenth anniversary of the Sunday Art Fair, showcasing new and emerging artists...
Ocula Insight | Video Mark Bradford’s Call for Unity at Shanghai’s Long Museum 16 August 2019 Mark Bradford walks through Mark Bradford: Los Angeles Mark Bradford: Los Angeles at the Long Museum West Bund in Shanghai (27 July–13 October 2019) is the artist's largest solo exhibition to date in China. In this video for Ocula, Bradford and Diana Nawi, curator of the show, walk through selected works that convey the artist's concerns with...
Exhibition view: Suh Seung-Won, Early Works: 1960s to 1980s, Tina Kim Gallery, New York (5 September–12 October 2019). Courtesy Tina Kim Gallery. Photo: Jeremy Haik.
Founded in 2001, Tina Kim Gallery annually participates in more than twelve international fairs and is devoted to showcasing contemporary art. The gallery is affiliated with Kukje in Seoul, South Korea, regularly collaborating on exhibitions that feature both emerging and internationally renowned artists. Tina Kim Gallery also works closely with Vintage 20, a private dealer specializing in mid-century furniture and design.
Ocula Photolog Frieze New York 2019 6 May 2019 'Building on Frieze's history as a platform for discovery and challenging the traditional art fair format, the eighth edition introduces new curators and collaborations with leading museum directors; including two exhibitions exploring virtual reality and the significance of self-taught artists, and two new sections celebrating Latin American art...
Ocula Photolog TEFAF New York Spring 2019 6 May 2019 'The Fair's timing in early May is intended to coincide with auctions, exhibitions, and other fairs in New York dedicated to modern and contemporary art and design. The historic Park Avenue Armory provides the prime Manhattan location and setting for the world's leading art dealers to meet with curators and collectors.' –TEFAF New York Spring,...
Ocula Photolog Art Basel in Hong Kong 2019 31 March 2019 'Art Basel reinforces its ongoing commitment to showcasing exceptional art from Asia and the Asia Pacific, with over half of the participating galleries having exhibition spaces in the region. The main sector of the show features 196 of the world's leading galleries presenting the highest quality of painting, sculpture, drawings, installation,...
Ocula Conversation Park Seo-Bo Artist Park Seo-Bo is widely recognised as the godfather of modern Korean art. The artist played an instrumental role in nurturing the careers of emerging artists and for his own contribution to the formation of Dansaekhwa—the Korean monochromatic painting movement that emerged in the mid-1970s. In the spring of 2018, Park was recognised with the...
Related Press Suki Seokyeong Kang continues experimenting with space at Venice Biennale The Korea Herald : 14 May 2019 Suki Seokyung Kang’s multipart installations are neatly organised so as not to interfere with one another. The space invites people to walk, sit and stand among minimalist installations in soft colours.The Korean contemporary artist is introducing two works at the 58th Venice Biennale’s main exhibition May You Live in Interesting Times, curated by...
Related Press Venice Biennale empowers women, diversity Korea Times : 12 May 2019 This year, all Koreans at the Venice Biennale are women. The Korean Pavilion is curated by Kim Hyun-jin and three participating artists Jung Eun-young, also known as siren eun young jung, Jane Jin Kaisen and Nam Hwa-yeon. At the main exhibition, the works of three Korean women artists Lee Bul, Suki Seokyeong Kang and Anicka Yi are on view.
Related Press Mexico City’s Major Fair Exposes the Art World’s Renewed Love of Craft Observer : 7 February 2019 As someone who has personally spent too much time in too many art fairs over the past decade or so, I have become acclimated to a certain kind of art-fair art-viewing experience. Neon signs vie for attention with massive dayglo paintings, holograms in pristine plexiglass vitrines strive to out-wow the virtual reality experiences offered in Oculus...
Related Press INTERVIEW with Artist Suki Seokyeong Kang about Shape, Form, Weight, And Space PIN–UP : 1 August 2018 In her work, Suki Seokyeong Kang treats the human body as a kind of interface between built environments, objects, and movement. The Korean artist produces seducing objects and immersive installation environments in seemingly undecipherable systems of order, activating them through choreography both in situ and on camera. Abundant in grids and...
Related Video & Audio Kim Yong-Ik | Speaking of Latter Genesis Tina Kim Gallery : 18 July 2019 Associate Director Katherine Lauricella looks back on Kim Jong-Ik’s solo exhibition at the gallery, Speaking of Latter Genesis, and his repeated motif of the polka dot.
Related Video & Audio For Mario Tina Kim Gallery : 18 July 2019 Curator Adam Charlap Hyman (of Charlap Hyman & Herrero) discusses the overarching theme of For Mario.
Related Video & Audio TEFAF Meet the Expert - Tina Kim Gallery TEFAF : 6 May 2018 TEFAF spoke with Tina Kim, founder of the Tina Kim Gallery (stand 60), on Ha's bae-ap-bub painting technique (backpressure method).
Related Video & Audio Teaser Trailer | Park Chan-kyong: '安寧 Farewell' Vimeo : 11 May 2017 Park Chan-kyong first became known as an art critic in the 1990s. His first major exhibition as a visual artist was in 1997 at the Kumho Museum of Art titled Black Box: Memory of the Cold War Images. Park's practice is celebrated for its multidisciplinary approach and he has garnered praise for transcending genres as a media artist, film director,...
