Jong Oh (artist)

Jong Oh (* 1981 in Nouadhibou , Mauritania ) is a Korean installation artist.

life and work

Jong Oh studied sculpture at Hongik University , Seoul , South Korea from 2000 to 2008 and fine arts at the School of Visual Arts in New York City from 2009 to 2011 . He uses a wide variety of materials for his works, such as B. metal elements, wood or threads. Objects of daily use also play an important role in his work. A tiny brass knob, a chair leg, every detail within its arrangements matters. His often abstract, minimalist room installations act like a kind of drawing in the room and exude a filigree and detailed elegance. In doing so, they almost entirely defy fixed categorization.

Jong Oh lives and works in New York City , USA and South Korea .

Solo exhibitions (selection)

• 2012: MARC STRAUS, New York, NY
• 2013: Jochen Hempel Gallery, Berlin, Germany

Group exhibitions (selection)

• 2007: The Memory of Earth, Jebiwool Museum, Gwacheon, Korea
• 2007: Misari Outdoor Exhibition, Misari Racing Stadium, Gapyeong, Korea
• 2007: Canada in Korean Eyes, Embassy of Canada, Seoul, Korea
• 2008: Wild Artist Sanctuary, Soop Gallery, Seoul, Korea
• 2009: Base Station 51-18, Orange Gallery, Seoul, Korea
• 2010: Subtle Anxiety, Doosan Gallery, New York, NY
• 2010: More and Less, SVA Gallery, New York, NY
• 2011: First Look III, Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art, Peekskill, NY
• 2011: Imprecise Geometry, 308 at 156 Project Artspace, New York, NY
• 2011: Fragmentation, Stephan Stoyanov Gallery, New York, NY
• 2012: The Itinerary of Mobility and Translation, Korean Cultural Service, New York, NY

Web links

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