Dae Uk Kim

Dae Uk Kim. Photo: Scott van Kampen Wieling. Courtesy of the artist

Dae Uk Kim, GAGA, 2020, mop, hair, silicone, hair accessories, 108 x 120 x 220 cm (42.5 x 47.2 x 86.6 in). Photo: Pierre Castignola

Dae Uk Kim, DAVID, 2022, Silicone, hair, metal tube, metal piercing, wood, 120 x 120 x 200 cm (47.2 x 47.2 x 79.7 in). Photo: Pierre Castignola

Dae Uk Kim, DAVID (detail), 2022, silicone, hair, metal tube, metal piercing, wood, 120 x 120 x 200 cm (47.2 x 47.2 x 79.7 in). Photo: Pierre Castignola

Dae Uk Kim, LUKAS, 2022, silicone, hair, metal tube, metal piercing, wood, 20 x 20 x 72 cm (7.9 x 7.9 x 28.3 in). Photo: Pierre Castignola

Dae Uk Kim, LUKAS (detail), 2022, silicone, hair, metal tube, metal piercing, wood, 20 x 20 x 72 cm (7.9 x 7.9 x 28.3 in). Photo: Pierre Castignola

Dae Uk Kim, LUKAS, 2022, silicone, hair, metal tube, metal piercing, wood, 20 x 20 x 72 cm (7.9 x 7.9 x 28.3 in). Photo: Pierre Castignola

Dae Uk Kim, NORI rope (detail), 2022, hair, colour rope, 350 cm (137.8 in). Photo: Pierre Castignola

Dae Uk Kim, NORI rope, 2022, hair, colour rope, 350 cm (137.8 in). Photo: Pierre Castignola

Biography

Exploring queer ecology and the nuanced intersections of sexuality and material culture, Dae Uk Kim (b. 1991, lives and works in Eindhoven) interlaces silicone, artificial hair, and other idiosyncratic materials to create sculptural installations that characterise diverse masculine archetypes, envisaging the rhizomatic connections between individuals beyond the restraints of lineage and social construct. Kim had group exhibitions at Stedelijk Museum, Schiedam (2024); Project Mokyoktang/Space Tapdong One, Jeju (2024); Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam (2024); Room57 Gallery, New York (2024); Hyundai Motor Studio, Busan (2024); Museum of Young Art, Oosterhout (2023); Het Nieuwe Instituut, Rotterdam (2021 & 2022); among others. His work was collected by the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam.

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Works

Dae Uk Kim
BLOOOMING.004
2024
Silicone, artificial hair, metal, wood
72 x 20 x 20 cm | 28.3 x 7.9 x 7.9 in

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Dae Uk Kim
BLOOOMING.005
2024
Silicone, artificial hair, metal, wood
72 x 20 x 20 cm | 28.3 x 7.9 x 7.9 in

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Exhibitions

History will say we were best friends
Artists: Srijon Chowdhury, Weera-it Ittiteerarak, Dae Uk Kim, Young-jun Tak, Luis Xertu
07 December 2024—01 February 2025

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