Kyungwoo Chun
| 1969 | born in Seoul, South Korea |
| 1992 | bachelor of fine arts in photography, College of Arts, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, South Korea |
| 1996-2000 | diploma in photography, communication design, Universität Wuppertal |
Grants and Awards
| 2008 | work scholarship of the Duisburger Philharmonie |
scholarship of the Art Council Korea |
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Kunst im öffentlichen Raum (art in public space), Bremen |
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| 2007 | artist in residence, DIVA Exchange Program, Danish Arts Council, Denmark |
scholarship, Ivory Press, London, U.K. |
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| Hanmi Photography Prize 2007, Museum of Photography (Hanmi Foundation for Arts and Culture), Seoul, Korea | |
| 2006 | work scholarship of the Tonhalle Düsseldorf |
| 2005 | scholarship of the Korean Culture and Arts Foundation, Seoul, Korea |
| 2004 | artist in residence, Centro Cultural Andratx, Mallorca, Spain |
| 2001-2002 | scholarship of the city Delmenhorst |
| 2001 | scholarship of the Korean Culture and Arts Foundation, Seoul, Korea |
Solo Exhibitions
| 2012 | Versus – Galerie Andres Thalmann, Zürich, Switzerland |
Response – Kunsthalle Göppingen |
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| 2011 | San & Sebastian (2-person) – Galeria Arteko, Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain |
Thousands – Kunsthalle Erfurt |
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| 2010 | Departure Songs – Galerie DNA, Berlin |
Being a Queen – The Museum of Photography, Seoul, Korea |
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Thousands and other works – SKL Gallery, Palma, Spain |
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Simultan – Bernhard Knaus Fine Art, Frankfurt |
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Thousands – Laznia Centre for Contemporary Art, Gdansk, Poland |
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| 2009 | Thousands-fragments – Galeria Raquel Ponce, Madrid, Spain |
Thousands – Total Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul, Korea |
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BreaThings – Gaain Gallery, Seoul, Korea |
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Burden or Support – video and performance, both exhibitions arranged by Galleri Image, Aarhus, Denmark |
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Thousands – Kunsthalle Emden |
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Being a Queen – Aarhus Kunstbygning, Center for Contemporary Art, Aarhus, Denmark |
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| 2008 | SAPPHO: OHPPAS – Kunstverein Ruhr, Essen |
Thousands-fragments – Fifty One Fine Art Photography, Antwerp, Belgium |
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BreaThings – Bernhard Knaus Fine Art, Frankfurt |
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Thousands-Miles – Centro Huarte de Arte Contemporáneo, Navarra, Spain |
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| 2007 | Versus – Galeria Raquel Ponce, Madrid, Spain |
Versus – Galeria Arteko, Donodtia-San Sebastian, Spain |
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Believing is Seeing – Gaain Gallery, Seoul, Korea |
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Versus & Believing is Seeing – Gallery Van Zoetendaal, Amsterdam, Netherlands |
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Silence is Movement – Galerie DNA, Berlin |
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Last Works – Galería Nuble, FOCONORTE-festival de fotografía y vídeo, Santander, Spain |
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| 2006 | Pseudonym – Fifty One Fine Art Photography, Antwerp, Belgium |
screen spirit_continued – Städtische Galerie im Buntentor, Bremen |
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IN/FINITE – photography and video, Galerie Bernhard Knaus, Mannheim |
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| 2005 | 0 Minute – video-performance, Art Forum Berlin (catalogue) |
100 Questions – photography, video installation, installation, Stiftung DKM, Duisburg |
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Dialog – Künstlerhaus Göttingen |
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A Naming Game – video, photography and performance, Galeria Arteko, San Sebastian, Spain |
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O Minute – KIAF, Seoul, Korea (catalogue) |
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Into (apoyo o carga) – Galeria Arteko, San Sebastian, Spain (catalogue) |
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| 2004 | A Day in Seoul – Van Zoetendaal Gallery, Amsterdam, Netherlands |
18 x 1 Minute – Fundación Centro Ordóñez-Falcón de Fotografía, San Sebastian, Spain (catalogue) |
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Kyungwoo Chun – The Museum of Photography, Seoul, Korea |
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Intervals – Galeria FF, Lodz, Poland |
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| 2003 | reMEMBERed – Odense Foto Triennale, Museet for Fotokunst, Brandts Klædefabrik Odense, Denmark |
EIDOLON – Galerie Prüss & Ochs, Berlin |
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18 x 1 Minute – performance, ARCO Madrid - Art Unknown, Madrid, Spain |
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| 2002 | this appearance – Städtische Galerie Delmenhorst |
| 2001 | Kyungwoo Chun 1998-2001 – Sungkok Art Museum, Seoul, Korea |
Thirty Minutes Dialog – Galleri Image, Aarhus, Denmark |
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| 1998 | Zeitraum im Verschwinden – Werkraum Erdinger Straße, Cologne |
| 1994 | Aura – Ba-Tang-Gol Gallery, Seoul, Korea |
Group Exhibitions
| 2012 | Versus – Galerie Andres Thalmann, Zürich, Switzerland |
Response – Kunsthalle Göppingen |
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| 2011 | San & Sebastian (2-person) – Galeria Arteko, Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain |
Thousands – Kunsthalle Erfurt |
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| 2010 | Departure Songs – Galerie DNA, Berlin |
Being a Queen – The Museum of Photography, Seoul, Korea |
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Thousands and other works – SKL Gallery, Palma, Spain |
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Simultan – Bernhard Knaus Fine Art, Frankfurt |
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Thousands – Laznia-Centre for Contemporary Art, Gdansk, Poland |
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| 2009 | Thousands-fragments – Galeria Raquel Ponce, Madrid, Spain |
Thousands – Total Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul, Korea |
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BreaThings – Gaain Gallery, Seoul, Korea |
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Thousands – Kunsthalle Emden |
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Burden or Support – video and performance, both exhibitions arranged by Galleri Image, Aarhus, Denmark |
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Being a Queen – Aarhus Kunstbygning, Center for Contemporary Art, Aarhus, Denmark |
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| 2008 | Thousands - fragments – Fifty One Fine Art Photography, Antwerp, Belgium |
SAPPHO: OHPPAS – Kunstverein Ruhr, Essen |
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BreaThings – Bernhard Knaus Fine Art, Frankfurt |
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Thousands-Miles – Centro Huarte de Arte Contemporáneo, Navarra, Spain |
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| 2007 | Slow – Miki Wick Kim Contemporary Art, Zürich, Switzerland |
Statements – Bernhard Knaus Fine Art, Frankfurt |
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Soft Power Exhibition – Korea Foundation Cultural Center, Seoul, Korea |
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Landscape of Korean Contemporary Photography – Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea |
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Angelegenheiten, die sich daraus ergeben – Künstlerhaus Bremen |
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NYC Photo Exhibition – Phillips de Pury & Company, New York, USA |
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| 2006 | TINA B. – Contemporary Art Festival Prague, Czechia |
Casa Asia – Barcelona, Spain |
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Busan Biennale 2006 – Busan, Korea |
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Pictures vs. Pictures – Gallery Zandari, Seoul, Korea |
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Artspectrum 2006 – Leeum / Samsung Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea |
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| 2005 | Paik and Beyond – special show, Art Cologne |
Asia - the place to be? – Galerie Alexander Ochs, Berlin/Beijing |
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| 2004 | Galerie Nouvelles Images, Den Haag, Netherlands |
Wirklichkeit des Individuums – Kunsthalle Mannheim |
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| 2003 | Der Rest der Welt – Neuffer am Park, Pirmasens |
The Third Asian Photography – Guardian Garden, Tokio, Japan |
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| 2002 | Identität und Ideal – Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg |
portrait: portrait – Galerie Prüss & Ochs (formerly Asian Fine Arts Berlin), Berlin |
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Perspektiven – 81. Herbstausstellung Niedersächsischer Künstler, Kunstverein Hannover |
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International Young Art 2002 – The Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts, New York, USA / Sotheby's Amsterdam, Netherlands / Sotheby's Tel Aviv, Israel |
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| 2001 | Bremer Förderpreis für Bildende Kunst – Städtische Galerie im Buntentor, Bremen |
Hall of Mirrors / Variants of the Portraits – Museet for Fotokunst, Brandts Klaedefabrik, Odense, Denmark |
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| 2000 | Internationale Fotoszene Köln 2000 – Deutsches Sport- und Olympia-Museum, Cologne |
| 1999 | Schwarz und Weiß – Museum Schloss Morsbroich, Leverkusen |
Galerie im Funkhaus des MDR, Magdeburg |
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Artriumgalerie des Willy-Brandt-Hauses, Berlin |