DO-HO SUH

Do-Ho Suh is an artist who gets more reputation abroad. He got himself acknowledged internationally through his artworks, which were showed in La Biennale di Venezia (Korean Pavilion and 'Plateau of Humankind', 2001), Whitney Museum of American Art at Philip Morris(2001), the Museum of Modern Art, New York (2001), NTT ICC in Tokyo(1999), Serpentine Gallery in London (2002), and Seattle Art Museum in Seattle (2002).

The Artsonje Center has had a number of exhibitions of both international and domestic artists who becomes rapidly distinguished in their field. Do-Ho Suh's one-man exhibition is not only the most significant one among the art exhibitions held by the Artsonje Center for the year 2003, but also the very first one of the artist, who is getting internationally renowned.

Suh's solo exhibition introduces his artworks such as Floor, Some/One, Doormat; Welcome, Who Am We?, which investigate the identity of human beings in the modern times, who are forced to go through various cultures, as well as the relationships between an individuals and groups that Suh takes as the major theme for his art works.
Also, this exhibition will include his new work, Paratrooper, which sends us a general message like a bond between individuals. Suh's exhibition will be an opportunity to view both his representative and new works altogether.

Suh was born in Seoul in 1962 and graduated from the art school and the graduate school of Seoul National University before moving to the United States. He got his BFA degree from the Rhode Island School of Design and studied at the School of Art of Yale University for MFA work. He is currently living in New York.

Selected Solo Exhibition
2003 Artsonje Center, Seoul, Korea
       Lehmann Maupin Gallery, New York, New York
2002 Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, Missouri
       Seattle Art Museum / Seattle Asian Art Museum, Seattle, Washington
       Serpentine Gallery, London, Great Britain
2001 Whitney Museum of American Art at Philip Morris, New York, New York
2000 Lehmann Maupin Gallery, New York, New York
1999 Korean Cultural Center, Los Angeles, California
       NTT InterCommunication Center, Tokyo, Japan

Selected Group Exhibition
2003 Istanbul Biennale, Istanbul, Turkey (scheduled for September 17, 2003)
2002 Asia-Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art, Queensland Art Gallery,
       Brisbane, Australia
       Biennale of Sydney, Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, Australia
2001 Korean Pavilion (with Michael Joo), La Biennale di Venezia,
       The 49th International Exhibition, Venice, Italy
       Plateau of Humankind, La Biennale di Venezia,
       The 49th International Exhibition, Venice, Italy
       About Face, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, New York
       BodySpace, The Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, Maryland
       My Home is Yours. Your Home is Mine, Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery,
       Tokyo, Japan
2000 Open Ends, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, New York
       Koreamericakorea, Artsonje Center, Seoul, Korea / Artsonje Museum,
       Gyeongju, Korea
       Greater New York, P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center, Long Island City,
       New York