Dew Kim
Dew Kim. Courtesy of the artist
Dew Kim, 'Enrapture’, 2022, wood, lenticular print, mixed media, 180 x 95 x 4 cm (70.9 x 37.4 x 1.6 in) (left)
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) (right)
Courtesy of the artist
Photo: Seungwook YangDew Kim, 'Enrapture’, 2022, wood, lenticular print, mixed media, 180 x 95 x 4 cm (70.9 x 37.4 x 1.6 in). Courtesy of the artist. Photo: Seungwook YangDew 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). Courtesy of the artist. Photo: Seungwook YangDew Kim, ‘As If You’re Dancing’, 2022, digital image printed on a LED light panel, a neon light, wood, iPhone, mixed media, 125 x 125 x 45 cm (49.2 x 49.2 x 17.7 in). Courtesy of the artist and Daegu Art MuseumDew Kim, ‘Got the Whole World in the Hands’, 2023, mixed media with wood, metal, and silicone casting, 48 x 75 x 20 cm (18.9 x 29.5 x 7 in). Courtesy of the artist and Various Small Fires, SeoulDew Kim, ‘Let the Church Say Amen’, 2023, mixed media with steel, beads, metal, silicone casting, 170 x 80 x 10 cm (67 x 31.5 x 3.9 in). Courtesy of the artist and Various Small Fires, SeoulDew Kim, ‘Shackles’, 2023, mixed media with metal and silicone, 40 x 54 x 15 cm (15.7 x 12.4x 6 in). Courtesy of the artist and Various Small Fires, SeoulDew Kim, ‘Vow of Revenge’, 2023, mixed media with iron and Jesmonite casting, 160 x 70 x 55 cm (63 x 27.6 x 21.7 in). Photo: Nara ShinDew Kim, ‘Rhythmical Gangbang’, 2023, acrylic on iron, dimensions variable. Photo: LEE Seungheon
Biography
Dew Kim (b.1985, lives and works in Seoul) explores the meaning of beings excluded from and discarded by the world moving towards normality, and the intense impulsive energy generated therein. He also visualises the queer narrative through the process of self-objectification, and attempts to break the boundaries of social structures and binary thinking. Kim had solo exhibitions at Alternative Space Loop, Seoul (2023), Various Small Fires, Seoul (2023), Fragment Gallery, Moscow (2021), and out_sight, Seoul (2020).He has recently participated in group exhibitions at PHD Group, Hong Kong (2023), Swivel Gallery, New York (2023), Subtitled, New York (2023), Para Site, Hong Kong (2023), Galerie Du Monde, 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 received his MA in Sculpture from the Royal College of Art, London and his BFA in Metalsmithing and Jewelry from Konkuk University, Chungju.
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Unit 9D, E Tat Factory Building,
4 Heung Yip Road,
Wong Chuk Hang, Hong Kong
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11:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Closed on public holidays
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