Jeon Joonho (born 1969) is a South Korean artist.

Education

Jeon received his

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from

Dong-eui University Dong-Eui University is one of the leading private universities in Busan, a metropolitan city on the southeastern coast of South Korea. The university has 10 colleges, 116 master and doctoral courses in six graduate schools, with 22,992 students ...

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and

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from

Chelsea College of Art and Design Chelsea College of Arts is a constituent college of the University of the Arts London based in London, United Kingdom, and is a leading British art and design institution with an international reputation. It offers further education, further ...

in London, United Kingdom.

Exhibitions

Jeon participated in multiple exhibitions including Gwangju Biennale in 2004 and Escape

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, Paris ''Metamorphosis'' in 2008. In 2009, Jeon's early political video work ''The White House'' (2005-2006) was part of a group exhibition ''Your Bright Future: 12 Contemporary Artists from Korea'' in

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, Los Angeles. This exhibition was co-curated by Lynn Zelevansky, Christine Starkman and Kim Sunjung. ''The White House'' was written in

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and

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. Jeon Joonho started collaborating with another fellow Korean artist, Moon Kyungwon and exhibited their works across America, including a large-scale exhibition ''

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: Chicago Laboratory'' in Sullivan Galleries at the

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(2013). Jeon and Moon's most recent collaborative video work, ''The New Ways of Folding Space and Flying'' was installed at the Korean Pavilion for 2015

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. Jeon currently works and resides in Busan, South Korea.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jeon, Joonho 1969 births Living people Alumni of Chelsea College of Arts South Korean artists