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Korea Herald
24-02-2025
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Four boundary-pushing young artists nominated for Korea Artist Prize 2025
Selected artist's new works will be shown starting in August The annual Korea Artist Prize 2025 will introduce young Korean artists who push the boundaries of medium and discourse. The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea announced the four finalists for the Korea Artist Prize 2025, whose new works will be on view from August to February 2026. The winner will be announced in January after evaluations by the judging committee and public discussions with the artists. Artist Kim Young-eun, who focuses on sound and listening in a historical context and human narratives, will create a new work that explores ways of listening in a community of migrants and diaspora. Painter Kim Ji-pyeong is an artist who overturns the ideas found in traditional Eastern paintings, critically interpreting gender issues and the division of the Korean Peninsula. The artist collective Unmake Lab, formed in 2016 by Choi Bin-na and Song Soo-yon, has focused on combining Korea's history of industrial development with artificial intelligence elements such as datasets and computer vision. Meanwhile, interdisciplinary artist Im Young-joo examines the processes by which superstitions, beliefs and religious faiths are accepted and shaped in Korean society through video, installations, performance and virtual reality. 'By selecting important Korean artists each year since 2012 and sharing their bodies of work with a wide audience through the support of the SBS Foundation, the MMCA has been broadening the base for Korean art,' said Kim Sung-hee, director of MMCA. The Korea Artist Prize 2024 was awarded to kinetic sculpture artist Yang Jung-uk in recognition of his creative approach to the medium and the humanistic stories depicted in his work.
Korea Herald
13-02-2025
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Yang Jung-uk wins Korea Artist Prize 2024 for humanistic stories
Winner's works on view at Korea Artist Prize 2024 exhibition in MMCA Seoul until March 23 The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea announced kinetic sculpture artist Yang Jung-uk as the recipient of the Korea Artist Prize 2024 on Thursday, in recognition of his creative approach to the medium and humanistic stories shown in his art. Yang was among four finalists for the annual prize, along with Yoon Ji-young, Kwon Ha-youn and Jaen Jun Kaise, each of whom now has works on display at the Korea Artist Prize 2024 exhibition. The winner was selected based on evaluations by the judging committee and public discussions with the artists. Yang creates kinetic installations, visualizing stories – specifically the stories of the people around him – via the concept of repetitive actions. Kinetic installation 'A Cherishing Heart' depicts his married life. It was inspired by dialogue between two family members who slowly become unified through repetitive actions that make them understand one another. 'The artist's humane perspective is imbued in each work, embodying the gestures of people striving to withstand the difficulties of day-to-day living,' the museum noted. Finalists are each awarded 50 million won ($34,500) to support their endeavors. Yang will receive an additional 10 million won as the final winner. The annual award has been co-organized by MMCA and the SBS Foundation since 2012. The Korea Artist Prize 2024 exhibition is on view until March 23.
Korea Herald
13-02-2025
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Yang Jung-uk wins MMCA's annual artist prize for kinetic sculptures
Artist Yang Jung-uk has been named the winner of the Korea Artist Prize 2024 by the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, the museum said Thursday. Through his kinetic sculptures crafted from wood, motors, lamps and threads, he creates movements that are both individual and perfectly rhythmic, offering a gentle and heartfelt perspective on life. The MMCA said the award is given to him "in recognition of the sheer visual artistry of his work, the novelty of his approach in newly interpreting technology through a humanistic lens, and the expansive potential of his art as work that resonates with numerous people through ordinary experiences rather than grand discourses," it said. His works subtly remind viewers of art's role in "comforting people," it added. Since October, his works have been on display at the museum, alongside those of three other finalists, in an exhibition that runs until March 23. Among the featured pieces is "Someone I Know, in His Garden I've Never Seen," a work inspired by the gardens lovingly tended by his wife and father. Through this moving sculpture, he reflected on their daily labor and the deep personal significance it holds, infusing them with meanings beyond their original functions. The MMCA has co-sponsored the annual prize with the SBS Culture Foundation since 2012 to recognize outstanding artists with keen insight into society and art. Each finalist is awarded 50 million won ($34,400) to support their artwork, with the final winner receiving an additional 10 million won. (Yonhap)
Korea Herald
05-02-2025
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Public invited to talk with Korea Artist Prize finalists
Dialogue with finalists, judges introduced last year as part of revamp of annual prize The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea is inviting the public to a discussion with the Korea Artist Prize 2024 nominees to be held Tuesday as part of the winner selection process. The dialogue between the judges and the four nominated artists – Yoon Ji-young, Kwon Ha-youn, Yang Jung-uk and Jane Jin Kaisen -- about their works currently on view at the "Korea Artist Prize 2024" exhibition at the museum is open to audience participation. The dialogue will include questions chosen from among 700 left by exhibition visitors as well as questions from the floor on Tuesday. The discussion will be recorded and shared on the museum's YouTube channel, according to the museum. The open dialogue is part of the museum's efforts to improve the winner selection process of the annual art prize following criticisms of the quality of the finalist exhibition and the winner selection process. The winner of the Korea Artist Prize 2024 will be announced Feb. 13, and the exhibition will run through March 23. The talk will be held from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m., Feb 11 at MMCA Seoul; registration can be done through the museum's website.
