Poster image of 《Undoing Oneself》 ©ARKO Art CenterARKO Art Center presents an invitational
exhibition 《Undoing Oneself》 on
view through October 26.
This exhibition is part of the program
highlighting mid-career artists. This exhibition brings together five artists,
each distinguished by their unique medium, visual language, and methodology. 《Undoing Oneself》 explores the paths of these
artists, tracing how they engage in acts of self-critique and self-reference as
they articulate their artistic worldview.
The primal question “Who am I?” becomes an
attempt at articulation, a journey moving back to the “I” through recursive
questioning. This exhibition frames the process of self-reflection and
redefinition through the lens of medium—the foundation of an artist’s visual
language.
For the artist, revisiting and
interrogating the essence of the medium functions as the driving force of
visual language. In doing so, the artist acknowledges the history and intrinsic
vocabulary of the specific medium while subverting the grammar of established
norms and temporal conventions, repositioning the “self” in the present by
going against the foundations they already have.
Meanwhile, in conjunction with the 2025
Korea Art Festival as well as Kiaf and Frieze Seoul, the ARKO Art Center will
present “2025 ARKO DAY” a special program that introduces the multiple layers
of Korean art in dialogue with the main exhibition. Further details can be
found on the ARKO Art Center’s website.
Participating
Artists: Kang
Hong-goo, Nayoungim & Gregory Maass, Oksun Kim, Kim Jipyeong, Ha Cha Youn
