Kumho Museum
2025 KUMHO YOUNG ARTIST 2
- Period : 2025-05-09 ~ 2025-06-15
- Place : B1~3F
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Artist :
Nayoung Kang and 2 more artists
𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 금호영아티스트 𝟮부
𝟥𝘍 𝘏𝘺𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘫𝘰𝘰𝘯 𝘑𝘰𝘰 《어둔 곳에 있을 땐 내 그림자도 날 떠나 있는다 𝘐𝘯 𝘔𝘺 𝘋𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘔𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴, 𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘔𝘺 𝘖𝘸𝘯 𝘚𝘩𝘢𝘥𝘰𝘸 𝘈𝘣𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘔𝘦》
𝟤𝘍 𝘚𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘸𝘰𝘰 𝘠𝘰𝘰 《기억이 대지가 되는 곳에서 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘔𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘉𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘩》
𝟣𝘍 𝘒𝘜𝘔𝘏𝘖 𝘠𝘖𝘜𝘕𝘎 𝘈𝘙𝘛𝘐𝘚𝘛
𝘉𝟣 𝘕𝘢𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘒𝘢𝘯𝘨 《외출하는 날 𝘈 𝘚𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘖𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨》
Hyeongjoon Joo explores the wish – a fundamental human desire – from a contemporary perspective. Rather than focusing on divine wishes portrayed in myths or heroic narratives, Joo turns his attention to the modest yet earnest hopes of ordinary people and gives them visual form. This exhibition unfolds around the story of a character named “Q,” who struggles to find a glimmer of light in a world cloaked in utter darkness. Through delicate line work, Joo depicts Q's narrative of wishing, capturing the subtle fractures of life and the emotions that emerge from them. By segmenting large-scale canvases or placing paintings on protruding structures, the artist encourages a multidimensional reading of the narrative through spatial engagement.
𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗞𝗨𝗠𝗛𝗢 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗚 𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗜𝗦𝗧 𝟮
𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱. 𝟱. 𝟵. - 𝟲. 𝟭𝟱.
𝟥𝘍 𝘏𝘺𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘫𝘰𝘰𝘯 𝘑𝘰𝘰 《어둔 곳에 있을 땐 내 그림자도 날 떠나 있는다 𝘐𝘯 𝘔𝘺 𝘋𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘔𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴, 𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘔𝘺 𝘖𝘸𝘯 𝘚𝘩𝘢𝘥𝘰𝘸 𝘈𝘣𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘔𝘦》
𝟤𝘍 𝘚𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘸𝘰𝘰 𝘠𝘰𝘰 《기억이 대지가 되는 곳에서 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘔𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘉𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘩》
𝟣𝘍 𝘒𝘜𝘔𝘏𝘖 𝘠𝘖𝘜𝘕𝘎 𝘈𝘙𝘛𝘐𝘚𝘛
𝘉𝟣 𝘕𝘢𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘒𝘢𝘯𝘨 《외출하는 날 𝘈 𝘚𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘖𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨》
Since its first open call in 2004, Kumho Museum of Art has selected 101 artists through its young artist support program, “Kumho Young Artist,” and hosted solo exhibitions for the artists. The exhibit 2025 KUMHO YOUNG ARTIST presents new works of 6 artists selected from the 22nd open call at their respective solo exhibits. The first part (3.21~4.27) introduces Cheolgyu Kang, Seungjoon Song, and Haevan Lee, and the second part (5.9~6.15) introduces Nayoung Kang, Sangwoo Yoo, and Hyeongjoon Joo.
Nayoung Kang draws attention to ‘care labor' and the relationships it fosters, delicately capturing the physical and emotional tensions that arise within this framework. Her work reveals how the ordinary routines of daily life can demand immense physical strength and mental focus for some. Kang questions the notion of caregiving as a solely familial duty. In her exhibition A Sunday Outing, Kang traces the process of accompanying a family member with a disability on a day out, unraveling its layered psychological dimensions through narrative-driven video and installation. She reflects on the burdens placed on those who care for non-normative bodies, investigating the social frameworks that give rise to these obligations, while exploring ways to translate the act of care into a contemporary visual language.
Sangwoo Yoo explores the senses lost in contemporary society by engaging with objects imbued with temporality. His practice highlights the value of natural elements that are increasingly marginalized, while seeking to recover perception through experiences that traverse the material and immaterial. In his exhibition Where Memory Becomes the Earth, Yoo collects discarded plants from urban Chicago and public gardens, transforming them into installations that bear the traces of time. As the exhibition progresses, the work gradually fades under environmental conditions and ultimately returns to nature as a catalyst for new life. Through his use of sustainable materials, Yoo proposes a new way of experiencing art – one rooted in ecological cycles and artistic renewal.