CONTEMPORARY ART IN KOREA

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Ve n ic e B i e nn a le Ko r e an P a v i l i o n 2 011 L e e Y o u n g b a e k T o p I m a g e : P i e t a : s e l f - h a t r e d - t w o c a s t - m o l d e d f i g u r e s B o t t o m I m a g e : ‘ P i e t a : s e l f - d e a t h ' w i t h ‘ P l a s t i c f i s h ' o n a d j a c e n t w a l l

Born June 30th, 1932 in Seoul Died January 29th,

2006 in Miami

NAM JUNE PAIK

The More the Bet ter, (1988) T h r e e c h a n n e l v i d e o i n s t a l l a t i o n w i t h 1 , 0 0 3 m o n i t o r s a n d s t e e l s t r u c t u r e ; c o l o r , s o u n d ; a p p r o x . 6 0 f t . h i g h .

Tv Cel lo (1971) M i x e d m e d i a : v i d e o t u b e s , T V c h a s s i s , p l e x i g l a s s b o x e s , e l e c t r o n i c s , w i r i n g , w o o d b a s e , f a n , s t o o l , p h o t o g r a p h

Electronic Superhighway: Cont inenta l U .S . , A laska, Hawai i (1995) 4 9 - c h a n n e l c l o s e d c i r c u i t v i d e o i n s t a l l a t i o n , n e o n , s t e e l a n d e l e c t r o n i c c o m p o n e n t s . A p p r o x . 1 5 x 4 0 x 4 f t .

Born in 1936 in Haman County

LEE UFAN

From Line and From Point (1972–84) P a i n t i n g s e r i e s . P i g m e n t s u s p e n d e d i n g l u e o n c a n v a s 1 8 x 2 0 i n c h e s

Relatum – Dialogue (2008) I r o n p l a t e s ( 2 p l a t e s ) 2 3 0 x 2 5 x 1 c m , N a t u r a l s t o n e s ( 2 p i e c e s ) 6 0 x 6 0 x 6 0 c m

Born in 1962 in Seoul

DO-HO SUH

Staircase-IV (2004) G o s s a m e r r e d n y l o n f a b r i c . D i m e n s i o n s v a r i a b l e

High School Uni -Form (1997) Fa b r i c , p la s t i c , s t a in le s s s te e l , c a s te r s 3 0 0 p a r t s to t a l . 7 01x551 .2x137.2 c m

Some/One (2003) S t a i n l e s s s t e e l m i l i t a r y d o g - t a g s , n i c k e l p l a t e d c o p p e r s h e e t s , s t e e l s t r u c t u r e , g l a s s f i b e r r e i n f o r c e d r e s i n , r u b be r s h e e t s 8 1 x 1 2 6 i n . ( 2 0 5 . 7 x 3 2 0 c m )

Floor (1997-2000) P V C f i g u r e s , g l a s s p l a t e s , p h e n o l i c s h e e t s , p o l y u r e t h a n e r e s i n . 4 p a r t s , e a c h : 3 . 1 5 x 3 9 . 3 7 x 3 9 . 3 7 ( e a c h s q u a r e m e a s u r e s 1 m e t e r s q u a r e ) , 3 2 m o d u l e s t o t a l

Born in 1971 in Seoul

HAEGUE YANG

Ser ies of Vu lnerable Ar rangements – Seven Basel L ights (2007) S e v e n l i g h t s c u l p tu r e s w i t h s c e n t e m i t t e r ( W o o d F i r e s c e n t )

Holiday for Tomorrow, (2007) P a i n t e d w o o d e n s c r e e n s w i t h m e t a l f e e t ( Y e s - I - K n o w -S c r e e n ) ; P V C , s h e l l s ( S h e l l S c u l p t u r e ) ; 1 0 c o l o r e d V e n e t i a n b l i n d s , s t e e l c a b l e ( B l i n d D e p a r t m e n t ) ; w o o d e n p l a t f o r m w i t h m o n i t o r s h o w i n g 1 3 m i n D V D ( H o l i d a y S t o r y )

Born in 1964 in Seoul

LEE BUL

Sternbau No . 4 (2007) C r y s t a l , g l a s s a n d a c r y l i c b e a d s o n n i c k e l - c h r o m e w i r e , s t a i n l e s s s t e e l a n d a l u m i n u m a r m a t u re 1 3 0 x 7 0 x 7 0 c m

Cyborg W1 (1998) C a s t s i l i c o n e , p o l y u r e t ha n e f i l i n g , p a i n t p i g m e n t . 1 8 5 x 5 6 x 5 8 c m

Thaw (2007) F i b e r g l a s s , r e s i n , a c r y l i c p a i n t , b l a c k c r y s t a l s a n d m i x e d m e d i a . 9 3 x 1 1 3 x 2 1 2 c m

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