Koo Jeong A to Represent South Korea at Venice Biennale 2024
Koo Jeong A, resonance (2020). 810 x 620 x 170 cm. Courtesy the artist and PKM Gallery.
Arts Council Korea has named Koo Jeong A as South Korea’s representative for the 60th Venice Biennale, which takes place from 20 April to 24 November 2024.
Born in Seoul in 1967, Koo’s works include paintings, magnet sculptures, augmented reality animations, and site-specific works that aim to transform space. Perhaps her most iconic works are her glow-in-the-dark skate parks, the first of which was installed at Vassivière Island, France, in 2012.
Koo’s project for the Venice Biennale, Odorama Cities, will transform the cylindrical steel pavilion into what Arts Council Korea described as a ‘Korean scent journey’ with different aromas representing different Korean cities.
The pavilion will be co-curated by Jacob Fabricius, former artistic director of Kunsthal Aarhus, and Seolhui Lee, who is a curator at the Danish institution. Fabricius and Lee also worked together on the 2020 Busan Biennial. Fabricus now serves as the director of Art Hub Copenhagen.
Koo’s recent solo shows include [Yong Dong] at Pilar Corrias in 2022 and eponymous exhibitions at Galerie Eva Presenhuber in 2020 and KÖNIG GALERIE from 2018 to 2019. —[O]
Main image: Koo Jeong A, resonance (2020). 810 x 620 x 170 cm. Courtesy the artist and PKM Gallery.
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