Artist

Kwanwoo Park

The most important mission of Kwanwoo Park’s art is to make you suspend your judgement for a while on everything. He’s been intrigued by fundamentally incomprehensible part of the reality. Afterall, plotting a very special event to capture the space in between where the mutual idenfications and judgements are permantly suspended. He has been dealing with numerous conditions for the emergence of emotions that is beyond logic. Constructed contingencies, incompletable contexts, and metaphorical instructions are key tools and methodology for his exploration.

  • Education
    • MA Sculpture, Royal College of Art (RCA), United Kingdom ('2019)
      BFA Digital Media Design, Hongik University, South Korea ('2015)
  • Selected Solo Exhibitions
    • 〈Dream during the nap〉, Gallery Chosun, Seoul, South Korea, 2022
      〈Club Reality〉, Platform L Contemporary Art Centre, Seoul, South Korea, 2022
      〈A Dance with a Wolf〉, Platform L Contemporary Art Centre, Seoul, South Korea, 2021
      〈On Incomprehensible〉, Space38, Seoul, South Korea, 2020
  • Selected Group Exhibitions
    • 2022
      〈Turing Test: An AI's Love Confession〉, Seoul National University Museum of Art, Seoul, South Korea?

      2021
      〈Out of the blue〉- MMCA Goyang Residency, Goyang, South Korea
      〈Zero One Day 2021〉, Wonhyoro Hyundai Motors Service Centre, Seoul, South Korea

      2020
      〈Open Studio〉, ZER01NE Playground, Seoul, South Korea
      〈Concealed Society〉, Wumin Art Centre, Cheong-Ju, South Korea

      2019
      〈Carpenter's Scene〉, Insa Art Space, Seoul, South Korea
      〈Borderless in Everything〉, Wonhyoro Hyundai Motors Service Centre, Seoul, South Korea
      〈Degree Show 2019〉, Royal College of Art, London, UK
      〈Human Being Human〉, ZINC, Seoul, South Korea
      〈OBSESSION; Reality Tunnel〉, Hockney Gallery, London, UK
      〈Objectified 2019〉, CICA Museum, Kimpo, South Korea

      2018
      〈The Great Artists〉, POSCO Museum, Seoul, South Korea
      〈Ashurst Emerging Artists〉, Ashurst Emerging Artist Gallery, London, UK
      〈Tell me I'm Here〉, Asylum Chapel, London, UK
      〈Too Much Information〉, Seventeen Gallery, London, UK
      〈Never-The-Less〉, Hockney Gallery, London, UK
  • Residencies/Awards/
    Collections
    • Residencies
      H-Art Lab Artist in Residence, Hoban Cultural Foundation, 2022
      MMCA (National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea) Artist in Residence (Goyang), 2021
      Z-LAB by ZER01NE (Zere One), 2020
      ZER01NE (Zere One) Creator, 2019

      Awards and Collections
      〈SFAC Artist Grant〉, Seoul Foundation of Art and Culture, 2022
      〈Platform-L Live Arts Programme〉, Platform-L Contemporary Art Centre, 2021
      〈2021 NEW HERO〉 by PUBLIC ART MAGAZINE, 2021
      〈Zero One Alumni Commission〉, Hyundai Motors, 2021
      〈ARKO Emerging Artist Commission〉, Art Council Korea, 2020
      〈RE: SEARCH Project Commission〉, Seoul Foundation of Art and Culture, 2020, 2021
      〈Z-LAB〉 Project Commission by ZER01NE (Zero One), Hyundai Motors, 2020
      〈ZER01NE (Zero One) Creator〉 Project Commission, Hyundai Motors, 2019
      〈POSCO Museum Emerging Artists Prize〉 Finalist, 2018
      〈Ashurst Emerging Artist Prize〉Finalist, 2018

  • Related Articles
    • https://www.kwanwoopark.net/texts
      https://post.naver.com/viewer/postView.naver?volumeNo=34334551&memberNo=30874443&vType=VERTICAL
      https://post.naver.com/viewer/postView.naver?volumeNo=34296711&memberNo=30874443
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdKoTnErJsQ
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Club Reality, 2022, cold case, size variable. Courtesy of the artist.

A Dance with a Wolf, 2021, cold cae, Size variable. Courtesy of the artist.

Sweet Thoughts, 2021, desert sand, honey, rice cake, glass mirror, 330 x 330 x 30(cm). Courtesy of the artist.

Do Androids Feel like Dancing? , 2019, constructed situation, size variable. Courtesy of the artist.

Tell me that I’m Here, 2019, constructed situation, size variable. Courtesy of the artist.

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