Koo Jeong A is a South-Korean born and Paris-based mixed-media and installation artist. Koo studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris. She worked as an artist-in-residence in the Augarten Contemporary in 2002. Her work has included still and moving images, sound and scent, found objects, the natural environment, and site-specific installation. The New York Times referred to her work as having diverse influences and themes of childhood longing. Art in America called her work "focused", "quiet", and "quirky."

Select exhibitions

*''Visibilities: Intrepid Women of Artpace'',

Artpace Artpace is a non-profit contemporary art gallery located in San Antonio, Texas, United States, founded by Linda Pace. Artpace opened its doors in 1995, and focuses on the artistic process. Occupying the space of a former Hudson automobile dealers ...

, San Antonio, Texas (2020) *Galerie Eva Presenhuber, New York (2020) *OooOoO, La Triennale di Milano, Milano (2019) *''Don't look like a line'', Pinksummer temporary venue, Hangar Toolbox, Via Egeo, Turin (2017) *''ajeongkoo'', Art Sonje Center, Seoul (2017) *''Arrogation'', 32nd São Paulo Biennial, São Paulo (2016) *'Odorama', Art Night with

Institute of Contemporary Arts The Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) is an artistic and cultural centre on The Mall in London, just off Trafalgar Square. Located within Nash House, part of Carlton House Terrace, near the Duke of York Steps and Admiralty Arch, the ICA c ...

, London (2016) *14th

Venice Biennale of Architecture Venice Biennale of Architecture (in Italian Mostra di Architettura di Venezia) is an international exhibition of architecture from nations around the world, held in Venice, Italy, every other year. It was held on even years until 2018, but 202 ...

, Swiss Pavilion (2014) * 10th Gwangju Biennale (2014) *''The Oussser'' (2014), La Raia Fondazione *''do it 2013'',

Manchester Art Gallery Manchester Art Gallery, formerly Manchester City Art Gallery, is a publicly owned art museum on Mosley Street in Manchester city centre. The main gallery premises were built for a learned society in 1823 and today its collection occupies three ...

(2013) *''Koo Jeong-A'' (2012),

Kunsthalle Düsseldorf Kunsthalle Düsseldorf is an exhibition hall for contemporary art in Düsseldorf. Building The present art centre was built in 1967 in Brutalist architecture by the architects Konrad Beckmann and Brockes. They used commercially available preca ...

*''20'' (2012), Pinksummer *''Constellation Congress'', Dia:Beacon (2010) *53rd

Venice Biennale The Venice Biennale (; it, La Biennale di Venezia) is an international cultural exhibition hosted annually in Venice, Italy by the Biennale Foundation. The biennale has been organised every year since 1895, which makes it the oldest of ...

(2009) *''Your Bright Future: 12 Contemporary Artists from Korea'' (2009),

Los Angeles County Museum of Art The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) is an art museum located on Wilshire Boulevard in the Miracle Mile vicinity of Los Angeles. LACMA is on Museum Row, adjacent to the La Brea Tar Pits (George C. Page Museum). LACMA was founded in 19 ...

*''Koo Jeong A'', Aspen Art Museum (2007) *''Singular Forms (Sometimes Repeated)'',

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, often referred to as The Guggenheim, is an art museum at 1071 Fifth Avenue on the corner of East 89th Street on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City. It is the permanent home of a continuously exp ...

(2004)

Recognition

In 2016, she was named "2016 Artist of the Year" by the Korean Cultural Centre UK. In 2005 she was awarded the Hermès Korea Missulsang prize. In 2002, Koo was a finalist for the Hugo Boss Prize at the

Public collections

Koo's work may be found in several public institutions, including: *

Centre Pompidou The Centre Pompidou (), more fully the Centre national d'art et de culture Georges-Pompidou ( en, National Georges Pompidou Centre of Art and Culture), also known as the Pompidou Centre in English, is a complex building in the Beaubourg area of ...

Tate Modern Tate Modern is an art gallery located in London. It houses the United Kingdom's national collection of international modern and contemporary art, and forms part of the Tate group together with Tate Britain, Tate Liverpool and Tate St Ives. It ...

Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art The Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art is a privately owned contemporary art gallery in Oslo in Norway. It was founded and opened to the public in 1993. The collection's main focus is the American appropriation artists from the 1980s, but it is ...

* RISD Museum * Louis Vuitton Foundation for Creation * Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris *Frac fond régional d'art contemporain, Marseille, France *FNAC ( Fonds national d'art contemporain), Paris

Publications

*''Constellation Congress: Koo Jeong A.'' New Haven: Yale University Press (2012). *''Otro: Koo Jeong A.'' Vassiviere: Le Centre International d'Art et du Paysage (2012). *''9 Nove/Nine: Koo Jeong A.'' Lisbon: Fundacao Calouste Gulbenkian (2011). *''Oussseux'' Milan: Silvana Editions (2010). *''Flammariousss: Koo Jeong A & Edouard Glissant'' Paris: Yvon Lambert (2006). *''Koo Jeong-A : 315 n° 1'' Paris: Editions du Centre Pompidou (2004). *''Frozen With A Smile: Koo Jeong A.'' Kitayushu: Silvana Editions (2010). *''The Land of Ousss'' Dublin: Douglas Hyde Gallery (2002). Ireland *''Koo Jeong A.'' Paris: Editions des musees de la Ville de Paris (1997). *''Migrateurs: Koo Jeong A.'' Paris: ARC Musee d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris (1994).

External links

Koo Jeong A
at Pilar Corrias, London
Koo Jeong A
at Pinksummer Gallery, Genova

References