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U Sunok

Korean, 1958-2023

Biography

U Sunok

  • (1958-2023)
    Born 1958, Incheon, Korea
    Lives and works in Seoul, Korea

Education

  • 1977-1983            B.F.A., M.F.A. in Painting, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea
    1986-1992            (Meisterschuelerin by Prof. Uecker(1990), Duesseldorf Kunstakademie, Duesseldorf, Germany

Selected Solo Exhibitions

  • 2016
    In Praise of Inaction, Kukje Gallery, Seoul, Korea

    2013
    Your Ground Park, Kimkim Gallery, Seoul, Korea

    2011
    Drawing for a while, Kukje Gallery, Seoul, Korea

    2009
    Lunar Oasis-The moon and her Friends, Atelier705, Seoul, Korea

    2009
    microhome-aichi, aichi prefectural art University, aichi, Japan

    2007
    Empty Space moving, 97-31 Sungbukdong, Seoul, Korea
    Empty Space, 35-11 samsungdong, Seoul, Korea

    2006
    microhome, Kukje Gallery, Seoul, Korea

    2004
    Come into blossom, Cafe Project, Artsonje Center, Seoul, Korea

    2002
    abi?me d'un lieu, Daelim Contemporary Art Museum, Seoul, Korea

    2000
    Hanok Project, 35-26 Samchong-dong/ Artsonje Center, Seoul, Korea

    1996
    Butterfly's Dream, Church of Light (Architect: Tadao Ando) Osaka, Japan

    1993
    materiellimmateriell, Kukje Gallery, Seoul, Korea

    1992
    materiellimmateriell-nichts, 136 Faeber Strasse, Duesseldorf ,Germany

    1991
    Denken ist Schatten, Inkong Gallery, Seoul, Korea

Selected Group Exhibitions

  • 2012
    Roundtable, 9th Gwangju Biennale, Gwangju, Korea

    2011
    Count down, Culture Station Seoul 284(former Seoul Station), Seoul, Korea
    Abstract it!, National Museum of Art Deoksugung, Seoul, Korea

    2009
    Platform in KIMUSA, KIMUSA(The old Defense Security Command Site), Seoul, Korea
    Vide & Plenitude, Espace Commines, Paris, France

    2006
    The 15th Biennale of Sydney, Art Gallery New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
    Budro_um: softness, Soma Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea

    2005
    Echo Beyond Time: Traditional and Modern, Ewha Womans University Museum, Seoul, Korea
    Cool and Warm, Sungkok Art Museum, Seoul, Korea

    2004
    The Breath of House, Ewha Womans University Museum, Gurim village, Yeongam, Korea

    2003
    Leaning Forward, Looking Back: Eight Contemporary Artists From Korea, Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, San Francisco, US
    Yangguang Canlan-Korean Contemporary Art Exhibition, BizArt Center, Shanghai, China
    mind space, Samsung Museum of Modern Art, Seoul, Korea

    2002
    Vim:_inter image, Total Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul, Korea
    a second talk- contemporary art from korea and japan,The National Museum of Contemporary Art Korea/ The National Museum of Art Osaka, Japan

    2000
    Design or Art, Museum of Design, Seoul, Korea

    1999
    Seoul in Media-Lumia of Centry, Seoul Municipal Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea

    1998
    The Space-Encoded, Kukje Gallery, Seoul, Korea
    Body and Art, Hanlim Museum, Taejon, Korea

    1997
    Touch & Flow, Kukje Gallery, Seoul, Korea
    Painting & Writting, Hanlim Museum, Taejon, Korea

    1996
    An Aspect of Korean Art in the 1990's, The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo/ The National Museum of Art Osaka, Japan

    1993
    The First Asia-Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art, Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Australia

    1992
    People seek after Soul, Kukje Gallery, Seoul, Korea
    Ueberfaehrt, forum bilker strasse, Duesseldorf, Germany

    1991
    Kunstfoederpreis fuer Junge Kuenstler in Duesseldorf, Duesseldof, Germany
    The Young Artists Triennial of the Baltic Europe, Vilnius Palace of Art, Vilnius, Lithuania

Selected Projects

  • 2015
    Mind Project-Paradrawing, Kamo River, Kyoto, Japan / Tempelhofer Park, Berlin, Germany / Buttes Chaumont Park, Paris, France

    2014
    Mind Project-Silence, Please, Brother Klaus Field Chapel, Wachendorf, Germany

    2010
    Mind Project-Prominade, Bloomsbury/20 Maresfield Gardens/Hammersmith, London, UK

    2006
    Mind Project-flower seed, Cafe Mountain, Seoul, Korea

    2005
    Mind Project-One day sounding, Insel Hombroich-Turm, Duesseldorf-Neuss, Germany

    2000
    Mind Project-4'33'' or one Day, Ryoanji, Kyoto, Japan

Works

Publications

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Drawing for a while
Drawing for a while
microhome
microhome
U Sunok: In Praise of Inaction
U Sunok: In Praise of Inaction

Selected Press

2016-06-00 1st Look
2016-06-00 CEO&
2016-05-31 서울경제
2016-05-31 SBS 뉴스
2016-05-24 Korea Joongang Daily
2016-05-23 The Korea Times
2016-05-16 아시아경제
2016-05-00 DODOOBA
2016-05-00 DODOOBA
2016-05-00 Artnet
2015-01-00 Gentleman
예술 위에 내려앉은 시간의 더께…우순옥 '무위예찬'展     pdf 아주경제
Exhibition   pdf 1st Look
짐짓 가장하는 비어있음의 미학   pdf 美術世界
침묵의 바다, 비어 있지만 충만한   pdf Art in Culture
무위예찬   pdf CEO&
우순옥 '무위의 풍경'   pdf 서울경제
우순옥 개인전 '무위예찬'   pdf SBS 뉴스
‘멍때리기’ 갈망하는 사회, 작지만 큰 쉼표 우순옥 개인전 ‘무위예찬’   pdf 브릿지경제
In Praise of Inaction   pdf Korea Joongang Daily
U Sun-ok pursues ultimate inaction   pdf The Korea Times
우순옥 교수, 숨 가쁜 현대인에게 숨 돌릴 여유를 선물하다   pdf 이대학보
"무작정 달려가는 것이 행복일까요"   pdf 매일경제
시간 예술가, 우순옥 개인展   pdf Masilwide
‘개념미술가’ 가 들여다본 현대인 일상   pdf 한국경제
[전시 소식] 우순옥 展   pdf 아시아경제
시간의 굴곡 새겨진 '텅빈 충만' ... 우순옥 '무위예찬'   pdf NEWSIS
인생의 무상함, 시간의 의미를 묻다…'무위예찬'展   pdf 연합뉴스
IN PRAISE OF INACTION [ENGLISH]   pdf DODOOBA
무위예찬 [KOREAN]   pdf DODOOBA
U Sunok In Praise of Inaction   pdf OCULA
U Sunok Solo Exhibition, In Praise of Inaction   pdf Artsy
In Praise of Inaction   pdf Artnet
우순옥 개인전 : 무위예찬   pdf ARTBAVA
과학자도 반한 미술 작품   pdf Gentleman
책 품은 갤러리, 텅 빈 헌책방... 두 공간의 역할교대   pdf 한국일보