Moon Kyungwon (; born 1969) is a Seoul-based artist who received her

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from the

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) and

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in Visual Communication from

Yonsei University Yonsei University (; ) is a private research university in Seoul, South Korea. As a member of the "SKY" universities, Yonsei University is deemed one of the three most prestigious institutions in the country. It is particularly respected in the ...

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. Moon held her solo exhibition at the Fukuoka Asian Art Museum in 2004. Her recent exhibitions include ''Poiesis of Collective Intelligence'' at Yamaguchi Center Arts and Media in 2013 and ''A Different Similarity'' at BOCUM Museum, Germany in 2010. In 2012, Moon and a fellow artist, Jeon Joonho, participated in Documenta (13) in Kassel, Germany and collectively received the 2012 Noon Award Grand Prize and 2012 Korea Artist Prize at Gwangju Biennale. In 2013, the two artists put on a large-scale exhibition called

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at the Sullivan Galleries inside the

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(SAIC). Curated by Sook-Kyung Lee from

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, Moon Kyungwon and Jeon Joonho were selected to showcase their collaborative video installation, ''The Ways of Folding Space and Flying'' at the Korean Pavilion for 2015

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. Moon currently works and resides in Seoul, South Korea and teaches at the College of Art and Design,

Ewha Womans University Ewha Womans University () is a private women's university in Seoul founded in 1886 by Mary F. Scranton under Emperor Gojong. It was the first university founded in South Korea. Currently, Ewha is one of the world's largest female educational ins ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Moon, Kyungwon South Korean artists 1969 births Living people Academic staff of Ewha Womans University Ewha Womans University alumni Artists from Seoul South Korean women artists