1969
Born in Jinju, Korea
Lives and works in Seoul

education

1997
M.F.A., Goldsmiths College, University of London

1995
Diploma in Sculpture, Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, University of the Arts London

1994
B.F.A., College of Fine Arts, Seoul National University

solo exhibitions

2010
Innerscape, Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin, Paris

2009
Handmade Memories, Tina Kim Gallery, New York
Cinemagician, International Festival for Arts and Media Yokohama 2009/CREAM, Bank Art, Yokohama
Cinemagician, PERFORMA09 BIENNIAL, Asia Society, New York

2008
Handmade Memories, Kukje Gallery, Seoul
For Your Loneliness, Galerie Gebr. Lehmann, Dresden / Galerie Gebr. Lehmann, Berlin
Documentary Nostalgia . Modern Mondays, MoMA, New York

2007
Locations, Tina Kim Gallery, New York
Memories of You - Artist of the Year 2007, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Gwacheon
I Will Remember You, ACA Gallery, Atlanta/ Red Gallery, Svannah College of Art and Design, Savannah
Wonderland, Galeria Espacio Minimo, Madrid

2006
Are You Lonesome Tonight?, Kukje Gallery, Seoul

2005
Wonderland, Tina Kim Fine Art, New York

2004
Beat It, Insa Art Center, Seoul

2003
Bewitched, Gallery Loop, Seoul

2002
Chinese Lucky Estate, 1A Space, Hong Kong
Tokyo Brand City, Koyanagi Gallery, Tokyo

2001
Borame Dance Hall, Gallery Loop, Seoul

selected group exhibitions
2010
Chaotic Harmony: Contemporary Korean Photography, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara
Printemps Parfume, Bains Numeriques, Centre des Arts, Enghien-les-Bains
Stichting Storm, de Kleine Biennale, Utrech

2009
The Grand Illusion, The Culture Gallery in National Concert Hall, Taiwan
Encounter: Dublin, Lisbon, Hong Kong and Seoul, Korea Foundation Cultural Center, Seoul
Sixty Years of Modern Photo in Korea: 1948-2008, Kyoungnam Museum of Art, Kyoungnam
Artists of the Future, Roh Gallery, Seoul
Try to Make a Simple Gesture, No Matter How Small!, Trafo Gallery, Budapest
Nature and Artifice, The RISD Museum, Providence, Rhode Island
Magic Moment: Korean Express, HannoverMesse, Hannover
Trans-Dimensional, Prague Biennale, Prague
Magnetic Power, Space C, Seoul
Different Similarity, Santral Istanbul Museum, Istanbul
Logic of Sensibility, Interalia, Seoul
Meet Photograph Art in Insadong, Kim Young Seob Photo Gallery, Seoul
Double Fantasy, Marugame Genichiro Inokuma Museum of Contemporary Art, Marugame
Jung Yeondoo/An Jungju, Koyanagi Gallery, Tokyo
Shooting Image, Photo Korea 2009, Coex Mall, Seoul
The Magic of Photography, Hanmi Museum of Photography, Seoul
Incheon International Digital Art Festival, Digital Art Festival Exhibition Hall, Incheon
Platform in Kimusa. Platform Seoul 2009, Kimusa, Seoul
Fresh View-Cross section of Contemporary Art, Gyeongnam Art Museum, Gyeongnam
Chaotic Harmony: Contemporary Korean Photography, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Peppermint Candy, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Gwacheon
Extra/Ordinary:Video Art from Asia, Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence
Emporium - a new common sense of space, The National Museum of Science and Technology ‘Leonardo da Vinci’, Milan Truly Truthful, Art Asia Miami, Miami Beach

awards
2008
Today’s Young Artist Award, Korean Ministry of Culture, Seoul

2007
Artist of the Year, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul

2002
2nd Shanghai Biennale Asia Europe Culture Foundation Awards