Koo Jeong A is a South-Korean born mixed-media and installation artist. Koo studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris. They worked as an artist-in-residence in the Augarten Contemporary in 2002. Their work has included still and moving images, sound and scent, found objects, the natural environment, and site-specific installation. The New York Times referred to their work as having diverse influences and themes of childhood longing. Art in America called their work "focused", "quiet", and "quirky."

Select exhibitions

*''Odorama Cities''
60th Venice Biennale
Giardini in Venice, Italy (2024) *''Visibilities: Intrepid Women of Artpace'',

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, San Antonio, Texas (2020) *Galerie Eva Presenhuber, New York (2020) *OooOoO, La Triennale di Milano, Milano (2019) *''Don't look like a line'', Pinksummer temporary venue, Hangar Toolbox, Via Egeo, Turin (2017) *''ajeongkoo'',

Art Sonje Center Artsonje Center is a private art museum in Seoul, Korea, located in Samcheong-dong, a neighborhood adjacent to known for its numerous art galleries, cafes, restaurants and boutiques. Founded in 1998, the museum introduces current and experimen ...

, Seoul (2017) *''Arrogation'', 32nd

São Paulo Biennial SAO or Sao may refer to: Places * Sao civilisation, in Middle Africa from 6th century BC to 16th century AD * Sao, a town in Boussé Department, Burkina Faso * Serb Autonomous Regions (''Srpska autonomna oblast'', SAO), during the breakup of ...

, São Paulo (2016) *'Odorama', Art Night with

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, London (2016) *14th

Venice Biennale of Architecture The Venice Biennale of Architecture ( Italian: ''Mostra di Architettura di Venezia'') is an international exhibition showcasing architectural works from around the world, held in Venice, Italy, every other year. Originally held in even-numbered ...

, Swiss Pavilion (2014) * 10th Gwangju Biennale (2014) *''The Oussser'' (2014), La Raia Fondazione *''do it 2013'',

Manchester Art Gallery Manchester Art Gallery, formerly Manchester City Art Gallery, is a publicly owned art museum on Mosley Street in Manchester city centre, England. The main gallery premises were built for a learned society in 1823 and today its collection occupi ...

(2013) *''Koo Jeong-A'' (2012),

Kunsthalle Düsseldorf Kunsthalle Düsseldorf is an exhibition hall for contemporary art in Düsseldorf. Building The present art centre was built in 1967 in Brutalist architecture by the architects Konrad Beckmann and Brockes. They used commercially available preca ...

*''20'' (2012), Pinksummer *''Constellation Congress'', Dia:Beacon (2010) *53rd

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(2009) *''Your Bright Future: 12 Contemporary Artists from Korea'' (2009),

Los Angeles County Museum of Art The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) is an art museum located on Wilshire Boulevard in the Miracle Mile vicinity of Los Angeles. LACMA is on Museum Row, adjacent to the La Brea Tar Pits (George C. Page Museum). LACMA was founded in 1961 ...

*''Koo Jeong A'',

Aspen Art Museum Founded in 1979, the Aspen Art Museum (AAM) is a non-collecting contemporary art museum located in Aspen, Colorado, United States. AAM exhibitions include drawings, paintings, sculptures, multimedia installations and electronic media. Building ...

(2007) *''Singular Forms (Sometimes Repeated)'',

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, often referred to as The Guggenheim, is an art museum at 1071 Fifth Avenue between 88th and 89th Street (Manhattan), 89th Streets on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City. It hosts a permanent coll ...

(2004)

Recognition

In 2016, they were named "2016 Artist of the Year" by the Korean Cultural Centre UK. In 2005 they were awarded the Hermès Korea Missulsang prize. In 2002, Koo was a finalist for the

Hugo Boss Prize The Hugo Boss Prize was an award given every other year to an artist (or group of artists) working in any medium, anywhere in the world. Upon its establishment in 1996, it distinguished itself from other art awards because it has no restrictions on ...

at the

Public collections

Koo's work may be found in several public institutions, including: *

Centre Pompidou The Centre Pompidou (), more fully the (), also known as the Pompidou Centre in English and colloquially as Beaubourg, is a building complex in Paris, France. It was designed in the style of high-tech architecture by the architectural team of ...

Tate Modern Tate Modern is an art gallery in London, housing the United Kingdom's national collection of international Modern art, modern and contemporary art (created from or after 1900). It forms part of the Tate group together with Tate Britain, Tate Live ...

Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art The Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art is a privately owned contemporary art gallery in Oslo in Norway. It was founded and opened to the public in 1993. The collection's main focus is the American appropriation artists from the 1980s, but it i ...

RISD Museum The Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design (RISD Museum) is an art museum integrated with the Rhode Island School of Design, in Providence, Rhode Island, US. The museum was co-founded with the school in 1877. It is the 20th-largest art m ...

Louis Vuitton Foundation for Creation The Louis Vuitton Foundation ( French: ''Fondation d'entreprise Louis-Vuitton''), previously Louis Vuitton Foundation for Creation (''Fondation Louis-Vuitton pour la création''), is a French art museum and cultural center sponsored by the group L ...

* Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris *Frac fond régional d'art contemporain, Marseille, France *FNAC (

Fonds national d'art contemporain The Fonds national d'art contemporain (FNAC; National Foundation for Contemporary Art) is a public collection of contemporary art in France. It does not hold exhibitions but acquires and stores works of art that it loans to museums, cultural instit ...

), Paris

Publications

*''Constellation Congress: Koo Jeong A.'' New Haven: Yale University Press (2012). *''Otro: Koo Jeong A.'' Vassiviere: Le Centre International d'Art et du Paysage (2012). *''9 Nove/Nine: Koo Jeong A.'' Lisbon: Fundacao Calouste Gulbenkian (2011). *''Oussseux'' Milan: Silvana Editions (2010). *''Flammariousss: Koo Jeong A & Edouard Glissant'' Paris: Yvon Lambert (2006). *''Koo Jeong-A : 315 n° 1'' Paris: Editions du Centre Pompidou (2004). *''Frozen With A Smile: Koo Jeong A.'' Kitayushu: Silvana Editions (2010). *''The Land of Ousss'' Dublin: Douglas Hyde Gallery (2002). Ireland *''Koo Jeong A.'' Paris: Editions des musees de la Ville de Paris (1997). *''Migrateurs: Koo Jeong A.'' Paris: ARC Musee d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris (1994).

External links

Koo Jeong A
at Pilar Corrias, London
Koo Jeong A
at Pinksummer Gallery, Genova

References