The Korean pavilion houses South Korea's national representation during the

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Background

Organization and building

The Korean Pavilion, designed by Seok Chul Kim and Franco Mancuso, was built between 1994 and 1995. South Korea has participated in the Venice Biennale since 1995.

Representation by year

Art

* 1995 — Yoon Hyong Keun, Kwak Hoon, Kim In Kyum, Jheon Soocheon (Commissioner: Il Lee) * 1997 — Hyungwoo Lee, Ik-joong Kang (Curator: Oh Kwang Soo) * 1999 — Lee Bul, Noh Sang-Kyoon (Curator: Misook Song) * 2001 —

Michael Joo Michael Joo is a contemporary artist known for using a combination of scientific language, processes and complex structures that speak to liminality, access, and transmission. Much like Joseph Beuys, Joo uses various media such as sculpture, phot ...

Do-Ho Suh Do Ho Suh (hangul: 서도호, born 1962) is a Korean sculptor and installation artist. He also works across various media, including paintings and film which explore the concept of space and home. His work is particularly well known in relation ...

(Commissioner: Kyung-mee Park) * 2003 — Whang In Kie, Bahc Yiso, Chung Seoyoung (Commissioner: Kim Hong-Hee) * 2007 — Hyungkoo Lee (Commissioner: Soyeon Ahn) * 2009 —

Haegue Yang Haegue Yang (, Hanja: 梁慧圭; born December 12, 1971) is a South Korean artist primarily working in sculpture and installation. After receiving her B.F.A from Seoul National University in 1994, Yang received an M.A. from Städelschule where s ...

(Commissioner: Eungie Joo) * 2011 — Lee Yong-baek (Commissioner: Yun Chea-gab) * 2013 —

Kimsooja Kimsooja (; born 1957) is a South Korean, multi-disciplinary conceptual artist based in New York, Paris, and Seoul. Her practice combines performance, film, photo, and site-specific installation using textile, light, and sound. Kimsooja's work i ...

(Curator: Kim Seung-duk) * 2015 —

Moon Kyungwon Moon Kyungwon (; born 1969) is a Seoul-based artist who received her Masters of Fine Arts from the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) and Ph.D in Visual Communication from Yonsei University, South Korea. Moon held her solo exhibition at ...

Jeon Joonho Jeon Joonho (born 1969) is a South Korean artist. Education Jeon received his Bachelor of Fine Arts from Dong-eui University in Busan, South Korea and Master of Arts from Chelsea College of Art and Design in London, United Kingdom. Exhibitio ...

(Curator: Sook-Kyung Lee) * 2017 — Cody Choi, Lee Wan (Curator: Lee Daehyung) * 2019 – Hwayeon Nam,

Siren Eun Young Jung siren eun young jung (, born in 1974 in Incheon, South Korea) is a South Korean contemporary artist working in video, performance, installation, and photography. The Seoul-based artist explores issues around gender and sexuality in relation to ...

, Jane Jin Kaisen (Curator: Hyunjin Kim) * 2024 –

Koo Jeong A 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 ...

(Curators: Jacob Fabricius, Seolhui Lee)Alex Greenberger (28 March 2023)
A Guide to the 2024 Venice Biennale National Pavilions
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References

Bibliography

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External links

* {{Portal bar, South Korea, Visual arts National pavilions South Korean art