Other Curating Projects

The outside project steps up from its standard way of displaying works in a museum space and incorporates outside spaces and/or other museum spaces, and further tries to plan international exhibitions. Based on Artsonje's ingenuous curatorial planning ability, this project has successfully launched independently-managed exhibitions as well as shows via exchanges with international museums. The outside project acts as a passageway for introducing contemporary Korean art and promising Korean artists to the international market.

'Hanok Project - Some Metaphors', Sunok U
2000. 11. 17 12. 3, at Hanok, Samchong-dong
This exhibition, which is held at a Hanok in Samchong-dong, is a site-specific solo installation project of Sunok U, who has created appropriate works for the site after seeing and spending time there. This traditional house is located near Artsonje on a hill overlooking the overall scenery of Pukak Mountain and the Kyungbok Palace. In this Hanok Projec: Some Metaphors, U has introduced a series of new installation works that evoke or refresh our memories on traditional spaces.

Design or Art
2000. 12. 15 ~ 2001. 1. 20, Design Museum Hall, Seoul Arts Center
Given the fine line between design and art over the recent years, the exhibition attempts to illustrate various new ideas and proposals on the concept of "design" by featuring works of such fine art artists as Gyu-chul Ann, Jung-hwa Choi, Soun-gui Km, Mi-kyung Lee, Boem Kim, Sue-kyung Lee, and Na-young Kim. The exhibition provides an opportunity to break away from generally accepted ideas about design and bring new concepts for broader exchanges.

Korean Con-temporary : Korea Super Expo 2000
2000. 11. 30 ~ 12. 4 , Western Atrium, Big Sight, Tokyo
This exhibition is planned and curated by Artsonje as a part of the Super Expo events, which promotes cultural and economical exchanges between Korea and Japan. Many artists participated, such as Dong- Lee, Jung-hwa Choi, Min-wook Lim & Frederick Michon, Young-hye Chang, Hong-chun Park, among others. The title of the project, Con-temporary, is named for representing multiple, complex meanings of "here and now" through a temporary exhibition.

陽光燦爛 Yangguang Canlan : Korea Contemporary Art, Shanghai
2003. 9. 5 ~ 9. 28
At three influential contemporary art premises in Shanghai, including BizArt Center, ShangArt, and Eastlink, Artsonje presents works by Korean artists-Bae Youngwhan, Bahc Yiso, Cho Haejun, Choi Dusu, Chung Suejin, Kim Beom, Kim Sanggil, Lee Jongmyung, Oh Inwhan, Park Meena, Park Sejin, Sung Nakhee, U Sunok- who have been active both domestically and internationally. This exhibition unveils a trend of Korean visual culture before and after 2000, which has formed through dynamic cultural interactions. This provides an opportunity to restudy the diversity and similarity of contemporary Asian cultures, particularly Korea and China, and discuss the cultural situation of Asia. Furthermore, the exhibition promotes a variety of site-specific works based on about a 10-day stay in Shanghai, which illustrates the artist's unique cultural experiences and approaches.