Koh San Keum Korea, b. 1966
Koh San Keum responds to books and sentences she has been mesmerized by which have considerably influenced her thoughts. The selective sentences that she is particularly responsive to, play a crucial role in developing the unique identity and the essence of the artist’s philosophy. In the process of converting texts consumed as social symbols, such as novels, newspapers, poetry, essays and law books into physical objects, tiny artificial pearls are placed according to the number of original letters and spaces in between the letters in a fixed and minimal arrangement.
Koh’s work involves a heavily labor-intensive process in which the artist herself arranges tens of thousands of artificial pearls over the panels’ ivory surface achieved by repeating painting and sanding acrylic paint, one by one. Converted into a pearl, the text emancipates itself at last from its obligation to function as a symbol, and becomes something that is postnational and post-ethnic.
Koh San Keum has participated in exhibitions at National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea (MMCA), Seoul Museum of Art (SeMA) in Korea, C5 Art Beijing in China, and Museo Carlo Bilotti in Italy. Her work is represented in the collections of MMCA, SeMA, Gyeonggi Museum of Modern Art, and Seoul National University Museum of Art in Korea.
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Infinite Tolerance 30 August - 2 October 2019Gallery Baton is pleased to present ‘Infinite Tolerance’, a solo exhibition by Koh San Keum (b. 1966) from Aug 30th to Oct 2nd, 2019.Read more -
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Hommage to You—Capital and Love 2 June - 2 July 2016Gallery Baton is pleased to announce Koh San Keum (b.1966)’s solo exhibition ‘Hommage to you - Capital and Love’ from 2nd June to 2nd July 2016.Read more
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Unveiling Differently at Noblesse Collection 20 May 2022Gallery Baton is pleased to announce Koh San Keum presents her solo exhibition 'Unveiling Differently' at Noblesse Collection. 'Unveiling Differently' 20 May - 17 June...Read more -
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Omniverse at Museum SAN 19 March 2022Gallery Baton is pleased to announce Koh San Keum participates in the group exhibition, ‘Omniverse’ at Museum SAN, Korea. ‘Omniverse’ 19 March - 28 August,...Read more -
Koh San Keum, Heeseung Chung
'The Review' at Chosun Ilbo Art Museum, Noblesse Collection 7 October 2021Gallery Baton is pleased to announce Koh San Keum and Heeseung Chung participate to the exhibition, 'The Review' 7 - 17 October, 2021 Chosun Ilbo...Read more -
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‘White Night, Dark Day’ at Gyeonggi Museum of Modern Art 29 October 2020Gallery Baton is pleased to announce Koh San Keum’s group exhibition, “White Night, Dark Day” at Gyeonggi Museum of Modern Art, Ansan. ‘White Night, Dark...Read more -
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'Collecting for All' at SeMA 16 April 2020Koh San Keum is participating a group exhibition, entitled ‘Collecting for All’ at Seoul Museum of Art (SEMA). The exhibition is on view from April...Read more -
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'With Weft, With Warp' at Seoul Museum of Art 17 April 2018Koh San Keum's group exhibition 'With Weft, With Warp' will be on view in Seoul Museum of Art. Title of Exhibition: With Weft, With Warp...Read more -
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'Conversional Spring, Since Then' at Daejeon Museum of Art 20 March 2018Koh San Keum's group exhibition 'Conversional Spring, Since Then' will be presented in the Daejeon Museum of Art. Title of Exhibition: Conversional Spring, Since Then...Read more -
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'ART IS FORM' at Gyeonggi Museum of Modern Art 25 October 2017Koh San Keum's group exhibition 'ART IS FORM' will be presented in the Gyeonggi Museum of Modern Art. The educational exhibition, ‘ART IS FORM’, at...Read more -
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'CRACK IN THE CONCRETE FROM THE MMCA COLLECTION' at MMCA Gwachen 19 April 2017Koh San Keum's works can be viewed at the MMCA, Gwacheon at the exhibition of collection. Title of Exhibition: CRACK IN THE CONCRETE FROM THE...Read more