Kimsooja
Subtitle: unfolding
By: curated by Daina Augaitis ; publication coordination, Stephanie Rebick, Vancouver Art Gallery
Contributors: Augaitis, Daina, curator; Rebick, Stephanie, corrdinator; Vancouver Art Gallery
Publisher: Vancouver Art Gallery; Hatja Cantz
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 183
ISBN-13: 9783775732345
Subjects: Korean Art; Video art; Exhibitions; Korean Sculpture; Textile fabrics; Conceptual art; Installations (Art)
Other titles: Unfolding
Description: The South Korean contemporary artist Kimsooja has attracted a great deal of attention for her sculptures, performances, and interventions captured on video, as well as for her numerous solo exhibitions around the world. One of the fundamental concepts behind her work is the way in which she examines the everyday aspects of life and human exchange in her two- or three-dimensional works of art. A central element of her work has been the bottari, a traditional silk bedcover that also serves as a traveling bundle, protecting one's worldly goods. In Korea, these are traditionally hand-sewn-women's work that spans generations and unites individuals.
Notes: Catalog published on the occasion of an exhibition held at Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, October 11, 2013 - January 26, 2014.

Contributions by Daina Augaitis, Mary Jane Jacob, David Morgan, Suh Young-Hee and Selene Wendt.

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Contemplating a system of horizontals and verticals / Suh Young-Hee; title: Sewing into life / Selene Wendt; title: Kimsooja: ways of being: a conversation between Daina Augaitis and Kimsooja; title: Kimsooja and the art of place / David Morgan; title: Essential empathy / Mary Jane Jacob.