Exhibition Jungho Oak

Selected by SASAOKA Takashi(Artist)

Sat. 12 Apr. 2014 - Sat. 3 May. 2014 14:00-19:00　(Close:Tues. and Wed.)

Opening reception: Sat. 12 Apr. 17：00～（500JPY with one drink )

Jungho Oak is an artist of living in Seoul . He has been attracting attention worldwide . He exhibited at Leeum of Seoul "the Samsung Museum of Art" in 2012 , and has joined the Glenfiddich Residency program in the UK in 2013 . He using his own body sometime , he use photos and videos . It has rich in humorous and the elegant expression , but It has the seriousness essential in our daily . This video works uses the style of Japanese traditional kendo , he play game with scarecrow in a serious attitude . Repeated game is absurdity and humorous , but it is projected with a grand scale in nature and beautiful skies . He is directing the comical culture and aggression swordsman . This works made in Scotland as a residence program in the UK .

Jungho Oak
1974	Born in Korea
2008	M.F.A Korea National University of Arts. Seoul, Korea
2003	B.A Korean National University of Arts. Seoul, Korea

solo exhibitions
Art Space Pool Seoul, Korea (2011)
Gallery 175 in Seoul, Korea (2006)

group exhibitions
The Walsh Gallery in Chicago (2013)
the Glenfiddich Artist in Residency Program in Duff Town, UK. (2013)
Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art in Seoul, Korea (2012);
the National Museum of Contemporary Art in Seoul, Korea (2009);
Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes Buenos Aires in Buenos Aires, Argentina (2008)
BizArt in Shanghai, China (2008)
Museo de Arte Contemporaneo in Santiago, Chile (2007)