Dew Kim

Dew Kim. Courtesy of the artist.

Dew Kim. † Cruel Cuddle †, 2024, Stainless steel, aluminum, glass, 130 x 125 x 65 cm (51.2 x 49.2 x 25.6 in). Photo: Lok Hang Wu. Courtesy of the artist and PODIUM, Hong Kong.

Dew Kim, † Brutal Balloon †, 2024, stainless steel, aluminum, glass, 148 x 100 x 76 cm (58.3 x 39.4 x 29.9 in). Photo: Lok Hang Wu. Courtesy of the artist and PODIUM, Hong Kong.

Dew Kim, † Divine Descent † (detail), 2024, stainless steel, chrome-plated brass, silver, silicon and glass, 50 x 95 x 16 cm (19.7 x 37.4 x 6.3 in). Photo: Lok Hang Wu. Courtesy of the artist and PODIUM, Hong Kong.

Installation view of ‘Vitalis Violentia’ at PODIUM, Hong Kong, 28 September—23 November 2024. Photo: Lok Hang Wu. Courtesy of PODIUM, Hong Kong.

Dew Kim, Enrapture, 2022, wood, lenticular print, mixed media, 180 x 95 x 4 cm (70.9 x 37.4 x 1.6 in). Photo: Seungwook Yang. Courtesy of the artist.

Dew Kim, LOOK, 2022, iron, aluminum, clay, a neon light, a light stick, 3D printed resin, iPhone, mixed media, 115 x 75 x 30 cm (45.3 x 29.5 x 11.8 in). Photo: Seungwook Yang. Courtesy of the artist.

Biography
Dew Kim (b.1985, lives and works in Seoul) integrates K-pop aesthetics and shamanistic motifs in his multidisciplinary practice spanning videos, installations, and sculptures to address themes such as organised religion, folk beliefs, the body, and queer sexuality. By constructing a theatrical realm of gender fluidity, Kim manoeuvres the notions of eroticism and desire to question religious taboos and embrace an idiosyncratic view of pleasure and pain. Kim had his solo exhibitions at Alternative Space Loop, Seoul (2023), Various Small Fires, Seoul (2023), Fragment Gallery, Moscow (2021), andout_sight, Seoul (2020). He also participated in group exhibitions at MOCA, Busan (2024), Swivel Gallery, New York (2024), Subtitled, New York (2023), G Gallery, Seoul (2023), Para Site, Hong Kong (2022), Documenta15, Kassel (2022), National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul (2022), Barbican Centre, Camden Arts Centre and Institute of Contemporary Arts, London (2022), and Art Space BOAN, Seoul (2021). Kim holds an MA in Sculpture from the Royal College of Art, London, and a BFA in Metalsmithing and Jewelry from Konkuk University, Chungju.

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Works

Dew Kim
† Cruel Cuddle †
2024
Stainless steel, aluminum, glass
130 x 125 x 65 cm | 51.2 x 49.2 x 25.6 in

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Dew Kim
† Brutal Balloon †
2024
Stainless steel, aluminum, glass
148 x 100 x 76 cm | 58.3 x 39.4 x 29.9 in

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Dew Kim
† Divine Descent †
2024
Stainless steel, chrome-plated brass, silver, silicon and glass
50 x 95 x 16 cm | 19.7 x 37.4 x 6.3 in

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Dew Kim
† Evangelical Envenom †
2024
Stainless steel, chrome-plated brass, silver, silicon and glass
50 x 10 x 10 cm | 19.7 x 3.9 x 3.9 in

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Exhibitions

Vitalis Violentia
Artists: Dew Kim, Dennis Scholl, Tseng Chien-Ying, Wang Pei, Hannah Woo
Hong Kong
28 September—23 November 2024

News

Artist Dew Kim is now participating the group exhibition ‘"How to Destroy Angels’ at The Horse Hospital

10 November 2024

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ArtAsiaPacific (Issue 140): Masochistic Sainthood - Dew Kim

22 October 2024

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Artist Dew Kim is now participating the group exhibition ‘Masterful Attention Seekers’ at Busan Museum of Contemporary Art

20 June 2024

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