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HEECHEON KIM

HEECHEON KIM

b. 1989, South Korea
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Works at BB&M

Lifting Barbells by Heecheon Kim contemporary artwork moving image
Heecheon Kim Lifting Barbells, 2015 Single channel video, HD, B&W, sound (stereo)
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Sleigh Ride Chill by Heecheon Kim contemporary artwork sculpture
Heecheon Kim Sleigh Ride Chill, 2016 Single channel video, color, sound(stereo)
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Deep in the Forking Tanks by Heecheon Kim contemporary artwork moving image
Heecheon Kim Deep in the Forking Tanks, 2019 Single channel video, color, sound(stereo), 42 minutes
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Cutter 3 by Heecheon Kim contemporary artwork installation
Heecheon Kim Cutter 3, 2023 Installation view, Game Society, 2023, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul. Photo Hong Cheolki. Courtesy of MMCA
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Contemporary art exhibition Group Exhibition Unsentimental Education at BBM Seoul South Korea
Group Exhibition Unsentimental Education BB&M 30 January–9 March 2024
Seoul
Contemporary art exhibition Group Exhibition Magnetic Fields at BBM Seoul South Korea
Group Exhibition Magnetic Fields BB&M 27 August–8 October 2022
Seoul

Heecheon Kim in Ocula Magazine

The Korean Artist Using Gaming to Understand the World
Conversation The Korean Artist Using Gaming to Understand the World Shanyu Zhong Heecheon Kim sees technology as a tool for reading society. As his latest exhibition opens in Seoul, the artist talks about the frustration of using technology, his love of wrestling and how gaming, face‑swap apps and GPS systems might influence the narratives we construct about ourselves.
The Many Realities of Heecheon Kim
Partnership The Many Realities of Heecheon Kim Elaine YJ Zheng In a 2020 conversation with curator Hans Ulrich Obrist, Heecheon Kim spoke to a feeling commonly ascribed to the contemporary condition: the world is increasingly becoming ‘a moving image’.
Heecheon Kim to Share His Game Engine Art at the Hayward
News Heecheon Kim to Share His Game Engine Art at the Hayward Sam Gaskin Kim’s exhibition draws on brutalist architecture, skateboarding culture, sensory deprivation tanks, and more.
KAMS Backs 13 Korean Artists for Promotion Abroad
Partnership KAMS Backs 13 Korean Artists for Promotion Abroad Ocula News Selected artists will receive exposure through articles, videos, a book, and studio visits from international art professionals.

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