Exhibition Information

Gimhongsok Solitude of Silences—Custodian
2019 resin, foam rubber, clothes, fabric 51(h)×178(w)×103(d)cm
(Source = Space ISU)

Gimhongsok Solitude of Silences—Magician
2019 resin, foam rubber, clothes, fabric, a tumbler 94(h)×108(w)×90(d)cm
(Source = Space ISU)

Gimhongsok Solitude of Silences—Homemaker
2019 resin, foam rubber, clothes, fabric 110(h)×94(w)×105(d)cm
(Source = Space ISU)

			Gimhongsok―A Suit with Underwear on the Outside and a Dress with the Skirt Worn as a Hat
Space ISU, the cultural art space of ISU Group, presents the artist Gimhongsok’s solo exhibition, A Suit with Underwear on the Outside and a Dress with the Skirt Worn as a Hat. The exhibition runs from August 23 to November 10. Presenting artworks that reverse accustomed concepts and forms of art with a variety of media and formats, this exhibition intends to have the audience rethink what art is and to stimulate the audience’s imagination and a new way of thinking. This exhibition consists of the artist’s earlier unreleased works as well as new works. These works are a continuation of Gim’s previous works that explore and rearrange the hierarchical and dichotomous confrontation structures of the “inside” institutional systems from the “outside” and expand to the concept of “entanglement.” Through this exhibition, while reflecting the complex diversity of society, the artist shows an aspect of today’s art which is entangled with the art of the senses, the art of thought, modernity, contemporaneity, and with aesthetic sense. A variety of media works—including hyper-realistic figure sculptures, abstract sculptures, sound installation, texts, and paintings—are presented. This exhibition intends to be newly reconstructed as an entangled “piece of work” and hopes to present the process of “becoming” rather than the idea of merely staying in its state of “being.”
Gimhongsok (1964–), born in Seoul, Korea, graduated from the Department of Sculpture, Seoul National University and studied at the Kunstakademie, Düsseldorf, Germany in the 1990s. He is known as a conceptual artist who materializes social, political, and cultural issues in Korea following the introduction of Western modernity through translation and appropriation, and presents them directly or indirectly through media such as video, performance, and installation. His works are often indirectly critical and playful, examining hierarchy and the ethics of labor in art. His major exhibitions were held at home and aboard: Asia Culture Center, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea (MMCA), PLATEAU–Samsung Museum of Art, Buk-Seoul Museum of Art, and Art Sonje Center in Korea and the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, Guggenheim Museum in NYC, Mori Art Museum, Tokyo, Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), and Walker Art Center.
Space ISU is dedicated to presenting new ways of seeing art and everyday life. Launched in 2020 in the refurbished lobby of the ISU Group headquarters, Space ISU was planned as part of an effort by ISU Group to give back to society through the sponsorship of art and culture. Space ISU, designed as an open space in the heart of the city, provides an opportunity for anyone to experience and interact with contemporary art. Space ISU is dedicated to showcasing a variety of arts and culture contents from contemporary art to design, furniture, fashion, and lifestyle products in an effort to explore various possibilities for expanding the experience of art in our lives. Going beyond ‘art for art’s sake,’ Space ISU seeks to present new approaches to consider the relationship between art and life.

(Source = Space ISU)