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UPCOMING EXHIBITION: SUNROOM | 2023. 02. 04 – 03. 11
A GROUP EXHIBITION OF NEW WORKS BY JUNGHAE PARK, SIKYUNG SUNG, JIEUN OH, YUN-YOUNG JEONG, SUJIN CHOIBB&M is pleased to present Palindrome, a solo exhibition of new works by Jeongsu Woo opening on November 5 and running through December 17. Among the most closely watched young Korean painters working today, Woo mines motifs and signifiers from various temporal and cultural strata—from historical paintings to illustrated literary texts—to deploy them in a distinctly contemporary way. Hovering between homage, subversion, and innovation, his canvases, characterized by a sophisticated sense of palette, brushstroke, and draftsmanship, stand as a testament to the enduring relevance of the craft of painting.
In this, his first solo presentation with BB&M, the artist will show new paintings revolving around the trope of Narcissus to examine contemporary society’s obsession with the self. As suggested by the exhibition title—referring to a word or phrase that reads identically backwards and forwards in a closed, reflective circuit—the works in the show draw an analogy between the tragic condition of Narcissus, the submersion in illusory images of the self, and the self-reflexive, self-obsessive tendencies in our culture today.
BB&M은 우정수 개인전 ≪팰린드롬(Palindrome)≫을 2022년 11월 5일부터 12월 17일까지 개최합니다. 작가는 다양한 시간과 문화적 층위를 탐구하며 포착한 고전회화나 삽화 속 이미지를 과감한 붓 터치와 색감, 섬세한 드로잉으로 재해석해 한국의 대표적인 젊은 회화작가로 주목 받아왔습니다. BB&M에서 열리는 우정수의 첫 개인전인 이번 전시는 작가가 감지한 현대 사회의 자기애적 감수성의 흥미로운 이면들을 ‘나르시서스 신화'에 상징적 이미지로 표현한 신작 20여 점을 소개합니다. 전시의 제목인 Palindrome은 처음과 끝의 철자가 동일하여 끝없이 반복될 수 있는 단어나 문장을 일컫는 말로, 자기 자신의 환영과 사랑에 빠져 결국 비극적 최후를 맞는 신화 속 인물의 상황과 오늘날 일상적으로 재현되는 자기애적 감각의 특성을 비유합니다.
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Jeongsu Woo
Zoom In | Art in Culture December 13, 2022Zoom In | Art in Culture (December 2022) The December issue of Art in Culture magazine introduces Jeongsu Woo’s solo exhibition “Palindrome” in an article titled “The secret of ‘Narcissus.’”... -
Lee Bul
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Heecheon Kim
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Jeongsu Woo
Special Feature Article | Noblesse December December 1, 2022Special Feature Article | Noblesse (December 2022) The current December issue of Noblesse magazine features an interview with Jeongsu Woo titled “Never Walk Alone,” introducing artist couples who share life... -
Jeongsu Woo
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