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Kyungah Ham

Korean, 1966

Biography

Kyungah Ham

  • Born in 1966, Seoul, Korea
    Lives and works in Seoul, Korea

Education

  • 1995     MFA, School of Visual Arts, New York, US
    1992     MFA Candidate, Pratt Institute, New York, US
    1989     BFA, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea

Selected Solo Exhibitions

  • 2019    
    Abstract, Poetry Weapon / Soccer Paintings by soccer ball bouncing over Crocodile River, Carlier Gebauer, Madrid, Spain

    2018    
    Ham Kyungah, Pace Gallery, Hong Kong, China

    2017    
    Kyungah Ham, Carlier Gebauer Gallery, Berlin, Germany

    2015    
    Phantom Footsteps, Kukje Gallery, Seoul, Korea

    2009    
    Desire and Anesthesia, Art Sonje Center, Seoul, Korea

    2008    
    Such Game, SSamzie Space, Seoul, Korea

    1999    
    Room with a View, Alternative Space Loop, Seoul, Korea
    Paused-little Paused Room, Container Gallery of Contemporary Art, Seoul, Korea

Selected Group Exhibitions

  • 2021
    Margins of Error, Nirox Sculpture Park, Krugersdorp, South Africa
    Active Threads, KAI 10 | ARTHENA FOUNDATION, Düsseldorf, Germany 
    Border Crossings - North and South Korean Art from the Sigg Collection, Kunstmuseum Bern, Bern, Switzerland 

    2020    
    Examination of a case, Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz, Chemnitz, Germany 
    Ståhl Collection, Norrköping, Sweden
    Asia Society Triennial – We Do Not Dream Alone, Asia Society Museum, New York, US
    Negotiating Borders, Centre Culturel Coréen/ Fondation FIMINCO, Paris, France
    Basel By Berlin, Carlier Gebauer Gallery, Berlin, Germany
    Collecting for All, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
    Unconstrained Textiles: Stitching Methods, Crossing Ideas, Centre for Heritage, Arts and Textile (CHAT), Hong Kong, China

    2019   
    Korean Video Art from 1970s to 1990s: Time Image Apparatus, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Gwacheon, Korea
    The Square: Art and Society in Korea 1900-2019, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Gwacheon, Korea
    The Real DMZ Project: Negotiating Borders, Korean Cultural Centre UK, London, UK
    DMZ, Culture Station Seoul 284, Seoul, Korea

    2018    
    Edge of the Wonderland, Thailand Biennale, Krabi, Thailand
    Paradoxa, Art from Middle Korea, Casa Cavazzini, Udine, Italy
    Mobile Worlds, MKG Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg, Germany
    52 Artists 52 Actions, Artspace, Sydney, Australia
    The Real DMZ, New Art Exchange, Nottingham, UK

    2017    
    Culture City of East Asia 2017 Kyoto: Asia Corridor Contemporary Art Exhibition, Kyoto Art Center & Nijo Castle, Kyoto, Japan
    The Timeshare Project: Kunsthal Aarhus 100 Years, Kunsthal Aarhus, Aarhus, Denmark
    Rediscovery of Colors, Museum SAN, Wonju, Korea
    Material Connections, Jane Lombard Gallery, New York, US

    2016   
    Korea Artist Prize 2016, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul, Korea  
    Gestures and Archives of the Present, Genealogies of the Future, the 10th Taipei Biennale, Taipei, Taiwan
    Suzhou Documents, Suzhou Art Museum and Suzhou Industrial Park, Jiangsu, China
    Encounters, Hong Kong Art Basel, Hong Kong
    As the Moon Waxes and Wanes, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul, Korea  

    2015    
    Asia Time, the 1st Asian Biennale and the 5th Guangzhou Triennial, Guangdong Museum of Art, Guangzhou, China
    Séoul vite, vite!, Lille 3000, Lille, France
    East Asia Feminism: FANTasia, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
    Uploarious, Heated, Inundated, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul, Korea

    2014    
    King Sejong the Great Opens the Age of Hangeul Culture, National Hangeul Museum, Seoul, Korea
    Beyond and Between, Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea

    2013
    Transfer Korea-NRW, Kunsthalle Düsseldorf & Kunstmuseum Bonn, Germany; National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Gwacheon, Korea
    Opening Collection Exhibition, Buk Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
    2013 Peace Art Project, Baengnyeong-do, Korea

    2012    
    Garden of Learning, Busan Biennial 2012, Busan, Korea
    The Unseen, the 4th Guangzhou Triennial, Guangdong Museum of Art, Guangzhou, China
    The Unexpected Guest, the 7th Liverpool Biennial, Liverpool, UK
    Video Screening in conjunction with Scramble for the Past, SALT Beyoğlu, Istanbul, Turkey
    Art Project 2012: Communion in conjunction with Nuclear Security Summit Seoul 2012, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea
    Artist on the Road, Gyeonggi Museum of Modern Art, Ansan, Korea
    Move on Asia, Alternative Space Loop, Seoul, Korea
    In the Loop, Alternative Space Loop, Seoul, Korea
    Aesthetics of Table Setting, Ewha Womans University Museum, Seoul, Korea

    2011    
    Asia Pacific Breweries Signature Art Prize Finalist Exhibition, Singapore Art Museum, Singapore
    Open House, the 3rd Singapore Biennial, Singapore
    The 7th Tournai International Triennial, Tournai, Belgium
    Move on Asia, Casa Asia, Barcelona, Spain

    2010    
    Hyper Real, Museum Moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien, Vienna, Austria
    Tourist's Dream (Video Screening), Institute of International Visual Arts (inIVA), London, UK
    The Multicultural in Our Time, Palais de Tokyo, Paris, France; Gyeonggi Museum of Modern Art, Ansan, Korea

    2009    
    The 6th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art, Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Australia
    Prague Biennale 4, Prague, Czech Republic
    Made in Korea: Leisure, a Disguised Labor?, Kaufhaus Sinn Leffers, Hanover, Germany
    Bad Boys, Gyeonggi Museum of Modern Art, Ansan, Korea
    Another Masterpieces, Gyeonggi Museum of Modern Art, Ansan, Korea    

    2008    
    Correspondence, Art Sonje Center, Seoul, Korea
    Fiction and Non Fiction, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
    New Acquisitions: Collection Reconstructed, Gyeonggi Museum of Modern Art, Ansan, Korea
    Melbourne Art Fair 2008 Project Rooms, Melbourne, Australia
    B-Side, do ART Seoul, Seoul, Korea

    2007    
    Zain-Marie’s Story, Space C Koreana Museum, Seoul, Korea
    Speak Unspeakable: Artist International Forum, Alternative Space Loop, Seoul, Korea
    Story Factory, Packed-Unpacked Series, SSamzie Art Warehouse, Paju, Korea
    Naked Life, Taipei MOCA, Taipei, Taiwan
    Move on Asia, Tokyo Wonder Site, Tokyo, Japan; Alternative Space Loop, Seoul, Korea

    2006    
    Fever Variations, the 6th Gwangju Biennial, Gwangju, Korea
    Pictures Become Postage, Seoul Broadcasting System (SBS), Seoul, Korea
    EMAP, Nam June Paik and Video Artists, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea
    Project 001, Yeonheedong195, Seoul, Korea

    2005    
    Enclosed: International Media Screening Show, British Museum, London, UK
    Seoul: Until Now!, Charlottenborg Exhibition Hall, Copenhagen, Denmark
    DMZ_2005, Paju, Korea

    2004    
    Absent Voice, Korean Cultural Center, New York, US
    Report from Uncanny City, AIT Residency Open Studio, Tokyo, Japan
    Daily Life of Artists, +Gallery, Nagoya, Japan
    Packed/Unpacked, the 1st SSamzie Collection Exhibition, SSamzie Art Warehouse, Paju, Korea

    2003    
    Cross2003: Korea/Hawaii, University of Hawaii Gallery, Hawaii, US
    Hui No'eau, Visual Arts Center, Maui, Hawaii, US
    Text & Subtext, Artspace, Sidney, Australia; Stenersen Museet, Oslo, Norway; Tasiatiska Museet, Stockholm, Sweden; Taipei MOCA, Taipei, Taiwan; Xray Art Center, Beijing China; Earl Lu Gallery, Singapore (2000-2003)
    Image of Asia, Kunsthallen Nikolaj, Copenhagen, Denmark
    Discovery of New Perspective of Seoul Lives, Ssamzie space, Seoul, Korea

    2002    
    Swiss National Expo’02: Money and Value-The Last Taboo, Artplage Biel, Pavillion der Schweizerishen National bank, Switzerland
    Pause, the 4th Gwangju Biennial, Gwangju, Korea
    Au Quartier Coreen, Le lieu Unique, Nantes, France
    Korean Air France, Glassbox, Paris, France  
    Project Romance Day/Public Event, Maronie Park, Seoul, Korea
    Coming to Our House, Space Zip, Seoul, Korea

    2001    
    Mega-Wave, the 1st Yokohama Triennale, Yokohama, Japan
    Escape, the 1st Tirana Biennale, Tirana, Albania
    Suit Case Studies, 1A Space, Hong Kong
    Photography & Contemporary Art, Seoul Auction House, Seoul, Korea
    Emerging Art Biennial, Daegu Culture and Arts Center, Daegu, Korea
    Organized Relay Relay: Mail Art Drawing Exhibition, Insa Art Space, Seoul, Korea

    2000    
    Transmission, Ssamzie Space, Seoul, Korea
    Room to Go, Ssamzie Space, Seoul, Korea

Selected Awards

  • 2013    
    Transfer Korea-NRW Residency, Osthaus Museum, Hagen, Germany

    2011    
    Asia Pacific Breweries Signature Art Prize Finalist, Singapore Art Museum, Singapore

    2008    
    Rockfeller Bellagio Creative Arts Fellowship, New York, US
    MMCA Residency Changdong, Seoul, Korea
    Gyeonggi Creation Center Pilot Program, Gyeonggi, Korea

    2007    
    The Korean Culture & Arts Foundation Fellowship, Seoul, Korea

    2004    
    Couvent des Recollets grant by Ministry of French Foreign Affairs and City of Paris, Paris, France
    Art Initiative Tokyo Residency, Tokyo, Japan
    Ilmin Museum Fellowship, Seoul, Korea

    2003    
    Freemann Foundation Fellowship Residency, University of Hawaii, Hawaii, US

    2001-02          
    The Korean Culture & Arts Foundation Fellowship, Seoul, Korea

    2001
    Ilju Art House Fellowship, Seoul, Korea

    2000
    Ssamzie Space, Seoul Korea

Selected Public and Private Collections

  • Gyeonggi Museum of Modern Art, Ansan, Korea
    Kim Sun Jung Collection, Seoul, Korea
    Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
    Maeil Diaries, Korea
    National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea
    Ssamzie Collection, Seoul, Korea
    Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
    Ståhl Collection, Norrköping, Sweden
    UBS Collection
    Uli Sigg Collection, Switzerland
    Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK

Works

Publications

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News

Selected Press

2021-05-31 The Artro
2021-05-28 The Artro
2020-10-16 The Wall Street Journal
2018-08-04 The New York Times (International Edition)
2018-06-00 Christie's Magazine
2018-01-00 Robb Report
2017-11-08 International New York Times
2017-11-00 ARTFORUM
2017-08-00 VOGUE KOREA
2017-08-00 VOGUE KOREA
2016-12-00 BAZAAR ART TAIWAN
2016-10-03 The Korea Times
2016-10-00 j.j. magazine
2016-09-09 The Korea Herald
2016-09-06 The Korea Times
2016-09-06 The Korea Times
2016-09-00 frieze masters
2016-07-00 j.j. magazine
2016-05-00 BAZAAR
2016-04-00 The Good Life
2016-04-00 ART.INVESTMENT
2016-03-27 S magazine
2016-03-25 Korea Joongang Daily
2016-03-25 mART
2016-03-24 Shanghai Daily.com
2016-03-24 서울신문
2016-03-24 euronews
2016-03-24 Examiner Gazette
2016-03-23 The Wall Street Journal
Asian market buoyant in softening global economy
2016-03-23 CCTV
2016-03-07 Blouinartinfo
2016-03-00 Noblesse
Art Basel underway in Hong Kong
2016-03-00 Press TV
2016-01-00 Art in Culture
2015-09-00 Style 조선일보
2015-09-00 ArtReview Asia
2015-07-09 Arirang TV
2015-07-00 시사뉴스저널
2015-07-00 월간미술
2015-06-29 The Korea Times
2015-06-15 The Nation
2015-06-12 유니뉴스
2015-06-08 The Korea Herald
2015-06-08 Asiaone20
2015-06-04 연합뉴스TV
2015-06-02 서울신문
2015-06-00 NEIGHBOR
2015-06-00 월간미술
2015-06-00 Time Out
2015-06-00 GalleriesNow.net
2015-06-00 DODOOBA
2015-03-00 GEIST
2015-01-00 MAPS
2014-10-00 Art In Culture
0000-00-00 art republic
Great (Korean) Women Artists   pdf The Artro
Great (Korean) Women Artists   pdf The Artro
Korean Art Goes on Show, With Protests From North and South   pdf The New York Times
Rocket man: Uli Sigg on how he began collecting art while working in North Korea   pdf The Art Newspaper
보따리로 감싸고 자수로 엮어낸 여성성…공통된 키워드는 ‘관계맺기’   pdf 경향신문
A New Festival Brings Asian Art to New York    pdf The Wall Street Journal
TESTING METHODS AND METAPHORS IN “UNCONSTRAINED TEXTILES”   pdf ArtAsiaPacific
The art project inspired by the Cold War's last frontier   pdf The New European
FRIEZE FIESTA: 12 CRAFT-RELATED SHOWS TO CATCH IN LONDON   pdf Crafts Council
La broderie dans l'art contemporain. Talents aiguilles   pdf Beaux Arts
An Artist Unites North and South Korea, Stitch by Stitch   pdf The New York Times (International Edition)
More than monochrome   pdf Christie's Magazine
Why is there a red light flashing from a window in Hyson Green?   pdf Nottingham Post
K-ART POPS   pdf Robb Report
Asian art gets a champion in Paris   pdf PEAK
Leonardo our contemporary    pdf International New York Times
Asia Now ... and beyond: Paris Art Week 2017   pdf OCULA
Kyungah Ham   pdf ARTFORUM
Kyungah Ham: Borderline Political Incorrectness   pdf COBO SOCIAL
Asia Now art fair: changing perceptions one artwork at a time   pdf Architectural Digest
Asia Now: a timely spotlight on South Korean art   pdf The Week
[함혜리 선임기자의 예술산책] 얽힌 역사 너머 예술의 교감, 400년 니조성을 채우다   pdf 서울신문
Über die Grenze und zurück: Die bestickten Leinwände von Kyungah Ham   pdf Taz. Die Tageszeitung
berlin SHOWTIME 3   pdf VOGUE KOREA
berlin SHOWTIME 3   pdf VOGUE KOREA
Train to Busan: a report from the art fair in South Korea's second city   pdf OCULA
The South Korean Artist Who Smuggles Internet Culture Across The DMZ   pdf FAST COMPANY
The Amorphous Taipei Biennial Tackles Nostalgia and Environmental Despair   pdf Hyperallergic
TAIPEI BIENNIAL 2016   pdf BAZAAR ART TAIWAN
예술가와 예술가 패러독스 오디세이   pdf VOGUE
Ham Kyung-ah's restless pursuit of novelty   pdf The Korea Times
한국현대미술의 오늘 국립현대미술관 <올해의 작가상 2016>展 개최   pdf 美術世界
KOREA ARTIST PRIZE 2016   pdf j.j. magazine
국립현대미술관 <올해의 작가상 2016>   pdf 사진예술
KYUNGAH HAM nouer les fibres invisibles   pdf art press
 2016 올해의 작가 4팀4색 키워드 - “탈북 소년의 축구 퍼포먼스 페인팅”   pdf CNB저널
Fall art shows in full swing   pdf The Korea Herald
Expanding scope of art   pdf The Korea Times
4팀 4색 세상보기 최후에 웃는 자는?   pdf 동아일보
Expanding scope of art   pdf The Korea Times
12-Year-Old North Korean Refugee Performs at Seoul Museum   pdf Blouinartinfo
Artists' Artists   pdf frieze masters
치열한 미술 실험…'올해의 작가상' 후보 공개
 
  pdf SBS뉴스
A conversation with Kyungah Ham    pdf Ocula
 THE FOUR ARTISTS   pdf j.j. magazine
Art Basel HongKong 2016   pdf BAZAAR
Kyungah Ham   pdf The Good Life
홍콩에 걸린 샹들리에, 국제갤러리    pdf HEREN
Art Basel in HK   pdf ART.INVESTMENT
Art Basel, Hong Kong 2016: Exploring the strangeness in art   pdf The Indian Express
Binging on Selfies and Regurgitating Money: The Best of Hong Kong’s Art Fair Week   pdf Hyperallergic
A Recap of Art Basel Hong Kong 2016   pdf ANYARENA
한국 단색화 세계적 갤러리 부스에 첫 입성   pdf 국민일보
홍콩 아트바젤 찾은 홍라희 관장이 눈길 준 작품은?   pdf 국민일보
art BASEL   pdf S magazine
Korean artwork lights up Art Basel Hong Kong   pdf Korea Joongang Daily
Art Basel Hong Kong: The big picture   pdf Star2
La inestabilidad económica sobrevuela Art Basel Hong Kong   pdf El Pais
Hong Kong Updates: e tra un corridoio e l’altro, le grandi installazioni site-specific. Fotogallery dall’appuntamento più atteso della settimana del mercato asiatico, la sezione speciale Encounters   pdf Artribune
5 exhibits not to miss at Art Basel Hong Kong this year     pdf Coconuts Hongkong
ART FROM AROUND THE WORLD   pdf mART
From pill-popping birds to awkward mannequins: Encounters at Art Basel Hong Kong   pdf The Art Newspaper
Metal cubes, N. Korea handcraft highlight Hong Kong art show   pdf The Korea Times
Global art fair opens in Hong Kong   pdf Shanghai Daily.com
홍콩 간 K아트, 세계를 홀릴까   pdf 서울신문
Art Basel Hong Kong 2016    pdf euronews
Korea handcraft highlight Hong Kong art show   pdf Examiner Gazette
Waterfront wonder: highlights from Art Basel Hong Kong 2016   pdf Wallpaper
Art Basel Hong Kong: Top works and best booths   pdf Artworld Now
Art Basel Hong Kong: our critics give their first impressions   pdf South China Morning Post
Art Basel in Hong Kong   pdf The Wall Street Journal
Asian market buoyant in softening global economy   CCTV
From Working with North Koreans to Spying on Apple, How Far will These Four Asian Artists go?   pdf Forbes
Self-destruction and harsh realities at Art Basel Hong Kong   pdf The Nation
Self-destruction and harsh realities at Art Basel Hong Kong   pdf Mail Online
Metal cubes, N. Korea handcraft highlight Hong Kong art show   pdf ctpost
Art Basel Hong Kong, en su edición más global para frenar la crisis   pdf La Republica
Art Basel in Hong Kong Kicks Off With Optimism and Style   pdf artnet news
Con récord, Art Basel Hong Kong afronta la crisis     pdf el universal
The 20 Best Booths at Art Basel in Hong Kong   pdf artsy
【全景巴塞?】海???用三?方式全方位打?香港巴塞?     pdf Artron
紙皮都係Art 藝術家?場解說   pdf ON.CC
Preview: Art Basel Hong Kong 2016   pdf Blouinartinfo
<올해의 작가상 2016>의 새 얼굴들   pdf Art in Culture
국립현대미술관 <올해의 작가상 2016>   pdf PUBLIC ART
무대 위 네 작가   pdf Noblesse
Art Basel underway in Hong Kong   Press TV
Encounters at Art Basel in Hong Kong   pdf e-flux
함경아 Kyunah Ham / b.1966   pdf Art in Culture
동아시아 여성미술 페미니즘을 논하다   pdf 서울신문
동아시아 여성미술의 독창성과 다양성 함께 본다   pdf 연합뉴스
대중문화는 왜 미술관으로 갔을까   pdf Style 조선일보
Kyungah Ham Phantom Footsteps   pdf ArtReview Asia
Phantom Footsteps   pdf Arirang TV
함경아: 유령의 발자국   pdf Space
함경아 개인전을 선보이다   pdf 시사뉴스저널
북한의 자수공예가들과 나눈 '예술'   pdf LUXURY
AN INTERPRETATION OF INCONGRUITY   pdf Noblian
함경아 Phantom Footsteps   pdf 월간미술
함경아 '픽셀'로 말하다 北주민과 한호흡으로 '소통'   pdf 오늘의 한국
Phantom Footsteps Kyungah Ham's Solo Show   pdf a.m. post
Stiching two Koreas together   pdf The Korea Times
In Korean art, North completes South   pdf The Nation
함경아 개인전 Phantom Footsteps   pdf 유니뉴스
[박현주의 아트Talk]6년만에 개인전 함경아 "북한 자수공예가와 어떻게 작업했냐고요?"   pdf 아주경제
Artist, craftsmen from North collaborate on body of work   pdf Korea Joongang Daily
북한 자수장인 솜씨 궁금하다면   pdf 한겨레
Art crafted by North Korean hands   pdf The Korea Herald
Art crafted by North Korean hands   pdf Asiaone20
'착각'을 불러일으키는 미술품   pdf 연합뉴스TV
한 땀, 한 땀 南北을 엮다   pdf 서울신문
[편완식이 만난 사람] "분단의 장벽을 넘어 한 땀∼ 한 땀∼”   pdf 세계일보
北동포가 한땀 한땀 功들인 자수로 交感합니다   pdf 조선일보
북한 여성의 ‘자수’로 타진한 남북 분단의 한계와 가능성   pdf 경향신문
6년만에 개인전 함경아 "북한 자수공예가와 어떻게 작업했냐고요?"   pdf 아주경제
숨통 트인 미술시장...스타 화가 잇단 복귀   pdf 한국경제
[아트갤러리] 함경아 '체스판이…'   pdf 서울경제
北노동자들이 한 땀 한 땀 바느질로 수놓은 작품   pdf 국민일보
北노동자 손길로 완성된 자수화   pdf 매일경제
그림 읽어주는 여자<함경아 개인전>   pdf Vogue Girl
자수 뒤편의 함경아   pdf NEIGHBOR
함경아 6.4~7.5   pdf 월간미술
함경아 전 6.4~7.5 국제갤러리   pdf Public Art
함경아 개인전   pdf Time Out
Kyungah Ham: Phantom Footsteps   pdf GalleriesNow.net
한올 한올 꿰고 이으며 만나다   pdf 통일한국
PHANTOM FOOTSTEPS   pdf DODOOBA
북녘 여인들의 바느질 작품이 되다   pdf S Magazine
국가·이념의 벽을 넘다, 60년대생 미술가들   pdf 중앙일보
Kyungah Ham Phantom Footsteps    pdf Ocula
北에 보낸 메시지, 1년만에 돌아왔다…자수회화가 되어   pdf 연합뉴스
KYUNGAH HAM: RESTITCHING POLITICS   pdf LEAP
제 3의 '메이드인 코리아'   pdf artnow
Blast Photography   pdf GEIST
HAM KYUNG AH   pdf MAPS
<추상적 움직임/ 모리스 루이스>   pdf Art In Culture
FAIR PLAY    pdf art republic