YEONDOO JUNG
Lives and works in Seoul, Korea.
BIOGRAPHY
Born in Jinju, Korea in 1969, Yeondoo Jung is considered one of the most important contemporary artists working today in South Korea. Jung received his BFA in sculpture from the Seoul National University in 1994 and went on to London where he completed his MFA in 1997 from Goldsmiths College. Though he is best known for his photographic works, Jung also works with installation and video, particularly in his more recent works. His works frequently focus on the close, even interchangeable, relationship between the artificial and reality, forcing viewers to consider what is distorted and what is authentic. Jung has had several solo exhibitions and participated in a number of group exhibitions in Asia, Europe and the United States.
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
Connor, Michael. “Yeondoo Jung: Handmade Memories.” Art Asia Pacific 62 (March-April 2009), 120.
Ellis, Patricia. “Yeondoo Jung.” Flash Art 33 (March-April 2000), 105.
Kim, Seung-duk. “Focus South Korea.” Flash Art (July-September 2007), 90-4.
Lim, Keunhye. “Urban Paradise.” Flash Art 46 (May-June 2002).
Schlaegel, Andreas. “Yeondoo Jung.” Contemporary no. 74 (2005), 106-7.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2008
“Documentary Nostalgia” - Modern Mondays, MoMA, New York
2007
“Locations”, Tina Kim Fine Art, New York
“Memories of You - Artist of the Year 2007”, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Gwacheon, Korea
“I Will Remember You”, ACA Gallery, Atlanta / Red Gallery, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
“Wonderland”, Galeria Espacio Minimo, Madrid, Spain
2006
"Are You Lonesome Tonight?", Kukje Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2005
"Wonderland", Tina Kim Fine Art, New York
2004
"Beat It", Insa Art Center, Seoul, Korea
2003
"Bewitched", Gallery Loop, Seoul, Korea
2002
"Chinese Lucky Estate", 1A Space, Hong Kong
"Tokyo Brand City", Koyanagi Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2001
"Borame Dance Hall", Gallery Loop, Seoul, Korea
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2007
One Fine Day’, Rodin Gallery, Seoul
Peppermint Candy: Contemporary Korean Art, Museo de Arte Contemporaneo, Santiago, Chile
“Wonderland” National Art Museum of China, Beijing, China
“Solid Scene” Art Bit Gallery, Seoul, Korea
“Giants in Illusion,” Sejong Main Hall of Museum of Fine Art, Seoul, Korea
“Collector’s Choice: Collection 2”, Daelim Contemporary Art Museum, Seoul, Korea
“Elastic Taboos”, Kunsthalle Wien, Vienna, Austria.
“New Nature”, Govett-Brewster Art Gallery New Plymouth, New Zealand
“TRANS(IENT) CITY”, Luxemburg 2007, Luxemburg and Greater Region
“Thermocline of Art-New Asian Waves”. ZKM, Karlsruhe, Germany
“Projection Project, Budapest Episode,” Mucsarnok/Kunsthalle, Budapest, Hungary
2006
“The Projection Project”, MUHKA, Antwerp, Belgium
“Circuit Diagram”, Cell Project Space, London, UK
“Daegue Photo Biennale 2006: Arts in Photography, Photography in Arts”, Daegu, Korea
“Explorafoto 06: Mascarada/ Masquerade”, Domus Artium 2002, Salamanca, Spain.
"Through the Looking Glass", Asian Art House, London, UK
“Dirty Yoga”, Taipei Biennial, Taipei, Taiwan
"de kleine biennale 2006", Stichting Storm, Utrecht, Holland
“A New City”, ARCO Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2005
"Project Stand By 000", Kwanghoon Gallery, Seoul, Korea
"4 From Korea", Museum fur Ostasiatische Kunst, Berlin, Germany
"Secret Beyond the Door", Korean Pavilion, Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy
"First Peak" Entenhalle, Zurich, Switzerland
"Seoul Until Now", Charlottenborg Museum, Copenhagen, Denmark
"Fast Forwards", Fotograpie Forum International, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
"Mapping on the Root", K-Art Space, Seoul, Korea
"Banana Surfer", IEUM Gallery, Beijing, China
"Manufactured Self", Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago
2004
"Hermes Korea Missulsang", ArtSonje Center, Seoul, Korea
"Re;Source", Art in General, New York
"Liverpool Biennial", Blue Coat Art Centre, Liverpool, UK
"Document... A Map of Photographic Archives" Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
"The Ten Commandments", Deutsche Hygiene-Museum, Dresden, Germany
"Stranger than Paradise", Total Museum, Seoul, Korea
"Absent Voices", Korea Gallery, New York
"Wall Works", Cais Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2003
"5-Art Collection", Art Sonje Center, Seoul, Korea
"Wanakio Project", Noren Market Place, Okinawa, Japan
"Poetic Justice", Istanbul Biennale, Istanbul, Turkey
"Facing Korea; Demirrorizedzone", De Appel Center for Contemporary Art, Amsterdam, Holland
"Everyday-Contemporary Art from Japan, China, Korea, Thailand", Kunstforeningen, Copenhagen, Cpenhagen
"Photo Report from Seoul", Guardian Garden Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
"The Wedding", Sungkok Art Museum, Seoul, Korea
2002
"Under construction: New Dimension of Asian Art", Japan Foundation/Tokyo Opera City Gallery, Tokyo, Japan "Shanghai Biennale", Shanghai Art Museum, Shanghai, China
"Oriental Extreme", le Lieu Unique, Nantes, France
"City Scape", Busan Biennale, Busan, Korea
"Pause", Gwangju Biennale, Gwangju, Korea
"Imagined Workshop", Fukuoka Triennale, Fukuoka Asian Art Museum, Fukuoka, Japan
"Living Like a Lover from the Radar Phone", Project Space 4, Dublin, Ireland
"Fantasia", East Modern Art Center, Beijing, China
"Urban Paradise", Ilmin Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
2001
"Invisible Touch", Art Sonje Center Seoul, Korea
"Tirana Bienniale", National Gallery of Tirana, Tirana, Albania
"Detached House", British Embassy, Seoul, Korea
"Mass-life", Space Big Art, Yokohama, Japan
"Crossing Parallels I", Ssamzie Art Space, Seoul, Korea/ Lance Fung Gallery, New York
"The Lunchtime of Necktie Force”, Posco Art Museum, Seoul, Korea
2000
"Wow Project", Seoul City Subway 7th Line Train, Seoul, Korea
"din / DIN", Art Project Space 4X4, Amsterdam, Hollland
1999 "Mixer & Juicer", The Korean Culture & Art Foundation Gallery, Seoul, Korea
"Elvis Gungjungbanjum", Sungkok Art Museum, Seoul, Korea
"Radio Asia", Galangga Club, London, UK
1998
"Bonsai 2: The Cosmopolitan", Hotel-Kunstraum, Zurich, Switzerland
"Gracelands Palace", Ein Harrod Museum, Tel Aviv, Israel
"Sensation from Goldsmiths", Yokohama Portside Gallery, Yokohama, Japan
"Where I am", Galeria Municipal da Mitra, Lisbon, Portugal
1997
"Gracelands palace", Galerie Fruchtig, Frankfurt, Germany
"2nd GCC International Show". la Grande Arche, Paris, France
"HongkongZ", Fringe Club, Hong Kong
"Korean Young Artist in London", Sackvill Gallery, London, UK
EDUCATION
1997 University of London, Goldsmiths College, MFA
1995 London Institute, Central Saint Martin College of Art, Diploma in Sculpture
1994 Seoul National University, College of Fine Arts, BFA- sculpture
AWARDS AND RESIDENCIES
2007 Artist of the Year, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul
2006 International Studio and Curatorial Program Artist Residency, New York
2003 Art Omi Artist Residency, New York
2004 Villa Arson Artist Residency, Nice, Italy
2002 2nd Shanghai Biennale Asia Europe Culture Foundation Awards
Fukuoka Asian Art Museum Artist Residency, Fukuoka, Japan
1A Space Artist Residency, Hong Kong
2001 Ssamzie Art Space Artist Residency, Seoul, Korea