Interested in the mediated reality of contemporary life, Yeondoo Jung's video and photographs portary a surreal and fantastical vision of the everyday. Describing his own work as more documentary than mise-en-scene, the artist invites participants to enact heroic situations. The chance encounters that result are often startling yet attempt to situate viewers in the present. In this sense Jung's works are anti-illusionist.
Tokyo’s Hara Museum of Contemporary Art is exhibiting a selection of photographs from Deutsche Bank’s collection of over 60,000 works until 11 January 2016. Art Radar highlights seven Asian photographers from the Collection’s first ever showcase of international photography. Time Present: Photography from the Deutsche Bank...
Yeondoo Jung’s solo exhibition at the Musée d'Art Contemporain du Val-de-Marne (MAC/VAL) will open from October 24, 2015 to March 6, 2016. A part of the Année France-Corée 2015-2016 in celebration of the 130th year of diplomacy between France and Korea, the artist participated in the residency program at MAC/VAL from July to August last...
There’s an artificial quality to Jung Yeon-doo’s work that you can’t quite figure out. Despite the ever-so-slightly awkward smiles and staged poses, the people in these photos aren’t hired models. These are real families that live in the same apartment complex.
