Choi Xooang

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Choi Xooang ( Korean 최수 앙 , also Choi Su Yang ; * 1975 in Seoul , South Korea ) is a Korean sculptor and installation artist .

Choi Xooang holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts (2002) and a Master of Fine Arts (2005) in sculpture from the Fine Arts Department of Seoul National University . The artist was best known for his hyper-realistic depictions of the body.

Exhibitions (selection)

Solo exhibitions

  • 2010: "Islets of Asperger", Doosan Art Center, Seoul
  • 2011: “Korea Tomorrow Selected Artists”, Sungkok Art Museum , Seoul
  • 2013: "Fake Plastic Trees", SPACE CAN & Old House, Seoul
  • 2014: “Condition for Ordinary Art Seasons”, Singapore
  • 2017: “Unbodied Objects”, Doosan Gallery, New York City

Group exhibitions

  • 2003: “Maitreya”, Jeonju National Museum, Jeonju
  • 2004: "Art Capsule", University Museum of Fine Art, Yonsei University , Seoul
  • 2005: "Art Capsule", University Museum of Fine Art, Yonsei University, Seoul
  • 2005: "The Five Senses + α", University Museum of Fine Art, Hongik University, Seoul
  • 2006: “Speaking Of Young Artists”, Suggestion Of Critics, Project Space Zip, Seoul
  • 2006: “Media Scene in Seoul”, Merz's Room, Seoul Museum of Art (SeMA), Seoul
  • 2006: "City Net Asia", Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
  • 2006: “One's”, Craft House, Seoul
  • 2006: "The Power of Imagination", Korea University Museum, Seoul
  • 2006: "Silla", Gyeongju National Museum, Gyeongju
  • 2006: "Merz's Room", Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul
  • 2008: "55 Contemporary Artsits selected by the Critic", Hangaram Art Museum, Seoul
  • 2008: "Korean Young Artists 3: Sculptures & Objects", Solitary Meditation, Doosan Art Center, Seoul
  • 2009: “Artist Gallery - Portrait”, Museum of Art, Seoul National University, Seoul
  • 2009: "Between The Borders", Gwangju Museum of Art, Gwangju
  • 2009: "Korean Hyper Realism", Gimhae Arts Center, Gimhae
  • 2009: "The Beginning of New Era", National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul
  • 2009: “The Fabric Arche”, Daegu Culture & Arts Center, Daegu
  • 2009: "City_net Asia", Seoul Museum of Art (SeMA), Seoul
  • 2010: "Here And There, The World in Motion", Gallery of the Lu Xun Academy of Fine Arts, Shenyang
  • 2010: “Blindness”, Boan-Yugwan, Seoul
  • 2010: "Korea Tomorrow", SETEC, Seoul
  • 2011: "Regards Croisés: a Selection of Asian Contemporary Art", Art Plural Gallery, Singapore
  • 2012: “Art Stage Singapore, Singapore”, Art Plural Gallery, Singapore
  • 2013: “The Big Small Show”, Art Seasons, Singapore
  • 2014: 10th Gwangju Biennale , Gwangju
  • 2015: “Illusion and Fantasy”, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul
  • 2016: “Dream of Flying”, Museet for Photographic Art (Brandts Museum of Photographic Art), Odense
  • 2016: "Please Return to the Busan port", Vestfossen Museum, Vestfossen
  • 2016: “Extension.kr”, Volga - Vjatka Regional Association of the State Center for Contemporary Art , Moscow
  • 2016: “A Better Tomorrow”, Culture Station Seoul 284, Seoul

Honors

  • 2007 Fund from Seoul Foundation for Art and Culture (NART), Korea
  • 2008 Fund from Seoul Foundation for Art and Culture (NART), Korea
  • 2009 Artists of Tomorrow 2010, Sungkok Art Museum Award, Korea
  • 2014: Kim Sejoong Young Sculptor Award, Korea

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Choi Xooang's sculptures test the boundaries of human form , CNN Style, February 20, 2017
Note: This article places the family name before the person's first name. This is the usual order in Korean. Choi is the family name here, Xooang is the first name.
personal data
SURNAME Choi, Xooang
ALTERNATIVE NAMES 최수 앙 (Korean); Choi Su Yang
BRIEF DESCRIPTION South Korean sculptor and installation artist
DATE OF BIRTH 1975
PLACE OF BIRTH Seoul , South Korea