Walker Collectors’ Council members are invited to take a virtual step inside the studio of Seoul-based multimedia artist Suki Seokyeong Kang. Together with associate curator of Visual Arts Victoria Sung, guests will enjoy an intimate look into Kang’s process of creating immersive installations and have the opportunity to converse with the artist as well as each other.
Space is limited; click here to RSVP for this Zoom event online or call 612-375-7641.
About the Artist
Suki Seokyeong Kang (South Korea, b. 1977) has a research-driven practice that spans mediums, incorporating sculpture, painting, video, installation, and performance, as she investigates the notion of space and its relationship to an individual’s social position. Kang appropriates the formal language of the traditional Korean musical notation grid as a spatial and social structuring device, which is translated and reproduced as standing formations in her works that balance against, hinge on, and even protrude from the wall. Her sculptures appear and are further activated in her videos or performances. Hwamunseok–mats used in traditional Korean court dances–are produced from woven sedge by Korean craftswomen. Each of these signals the minimum space an individual is provided in society. As these notations multiply, Kang configures them into a rich visual score suggesting the possibility of a collective consciousness rooted in individual action.
Kang holds a BFA and MFA in Oriental painting from Ewha Womans University, Seoul, and an MA in Painting from the Royal College of Art, London. In 2018, Kang won the Baloise Art Prize at Art Basel and she has had solo exhibitions at Buk-Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul (2019–2020), Mudam Luxembourg (2018), and ICA Philadelphia (2018). Her works have been featured in the Venice Biennale (2019), the Shanghai Biennale (2018), the Gwangju Biennale (2018), and the Liverpool Biennial (2018).
In 2020, the Walker Art Center brought Kang’s Black Mat Oriole (2016–2017) and Circled Stairs #18-01 (2016–2018) into the permanent collection.
About the Collectors’ Council
The Collectors’ Council provides exposure to the art of our time through access to curators, artists, and specialists in contemporary art and design. Offering social and intellectual exchange with the Walker’s Visual Arts staff, the Council serves as a forum for dialogue and learning as participants advance their own interest and enthusiasm for contemporary culture.
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Accessibility
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