- 754
Kim Hyosuk
Estimate
200,000 - 300,000 HKD
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Description
- Kim Hyosuk
- City of Dream (diptych)
- executed in 2011-2014
- acrylic on canvas
Provenance
Kwanhoon Galley, Seoul
Private Asian Collection
Private Asian Collection
Exhibited
Korea, Seoul, Kwanhoon Gallery, City of Dream: Reasonable Space, 26 November - 16 December, 2014, pp. 14-15
Condition
This work is generally in good condition. Please note that it was not examined under ultraviolet light.
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"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Kim Hyosuk was born in 1981 in Seoul. Tortured by the constant moving and unstable environments of her childhood, Kim’s work deals with the brutality and cruelty of city planning and real estate development. Her most iconic works feature faceless human figures whose torsos are violently encumbered by complex architectural scenes and construction sites. By emphasizing the hidden, the emasculated and the powerless, Kim confronts her inner sense of pain and anxiety about the unsettling contemporary world and exposes the often-overlooked negative aspects of urban development and modern day technological advances.
Kim received her BFA from the Fine Arts Department of Yong-in University, Korea in 2004 and her MFA from the same university in 2009. In 2010 she received the The 32th Joongang Fine Arts Prize and the 10th Songeun Fine Arts Prize. The artist has exhibited widely in Korea, including the solo exhibitions “My Floating City I and II” in Seoul in 2008 and 2011 and group exhibitions at the OCI Museum of Art, the Hangaram Art Museum of Seoul Arts Center, the Insa Art Space of the Arts Council Korea, and Hyundai Art Center, Ulsan, etc.