A THEORETICAL EXPLORATION OF SOUND IN CONTEMPORARY KOREAN ART BY SVA ALUMNI

July 8 - 22, 2006
Reception: Tuesday, July 11, 6 - 8pm

School of Visual Arts (SVA) and SVA Korean Alumni Association present “Sóu-Lí/Sound,” an exhibition of works by 48 South Korean artists who graduated from SVA. Curated by sculptor, installation artist and SVA alumna Jong Yuen Ahn (1992 MFA Fine Arts).

“Sóu-Lí/Sound” focuses on three ranges of sound: high frequency, human range and low frequency. In the words of Ahn, whose work taps the unique properties of light and water to explore culture and memory, “All things in the world have their own sound. Higher frequency sound emanates from the heavens, human range frequency is produced within the realm of human activity, and lower frequency sound - sound produced by nature - comes from the earth.” The exhibition will feature work in a variety of media, including photography, illustration and computer art.

“Sóu-Lí/Sound” will introduce American audiences to both established and emerging artists from South Korea, some of whom continue to live and work in their native country and others who have settled in the U.S. or Canada. Among the artists who have returned to Korea are Sun Kyung Cho, Kyung Ja Kim and Yong-Kyu Lee. Among those artists who now call the U.S. home are Jen Kim, Soyeon Cho and WonJung Choi.

Jong Yuen Ahn (MFA 1992 Fine Arts) has been the subject of solo and group exhibitions in New York, Japan and China as well as her native Korea. A pervading theme in much of her work has been different aspects of light - projection, reflection, and refraction - both as a substance and a material. She is best known for Sound of Light, a series of indoor and outdoor installations completed in Seoul and Pusan, Korea.

Participating Artists

Esther Ahn 2002 BFA Photography
Jong Yuen Ahn 1992 MFA Fine Arts
Woojung Ahn 2003 MFA Illustration
Kyong-Won Winnie Cheon 1999 MFA Illustration
Soyeon Cho 2004 MFA Fine Arts
Sun Kyung Cho 1993 MFA Illustration
Jae Eun Choi 1991 MFA Illustration
Sun Young Choi 1995 BFA Illustration, 1997 MFA Illustration
WonJung Choi 2004 MFA Fine Arts
Myung 1998 MFA Fine Arts
Oki S. Han 1991 MFA Illustration
Sang Hoon Han 1996 MFA Photography
Ji Seon Hwang 1998 MFA Fine Arts
Jeong-Keun Jin 1995 BFA Photography
Eun-Jung Jung 1999 MFA Photography
Hessng Jung 1997 MFA Computer Art
Changhyeon Kim 1998 MFA Photography
Hyejin Kim 1993 BFA Graphic Design
Hyungseok Kim 1993 BFA Photography
Jen Kim 1997 MFA Fine Arts
Jinchul Kim 1992 MFA Fine Arts
Jung Sun Kim 2000 MFA Illustration
Kyung Ja Kim 1996 BFA Fine Arts
Kyung-Joo Kim 1999 MFA Fine Arts
Si-Yeon Kim 2001 MFA Fine Arts
Soo-Jeoung Kim 1993 BFA Graphic Design
YeonJung Kim 2004 MFA Computer Art
Yong Sik Kim 1992 MFA Fine Arts
Young Su Kim 2000 MFA Illustration
Dong Hwan Lee 1998 BFA Photography
Jae Gil Lee 1995 BFA Photography
Jake Joonhee Lee 1993 MFA Illustration
Joo Hyoung Lee 1997 BFA Photography
Suk-Yeon Lee 1995 MFA Illustration
Tae Hoon Lee 1996 BFA Photography
Yong-Kyu Lee 1995 MFA Fine Arts
Youn H. Lee 1996 MFA Computer Art
Young Joo Noh 1998 BFA Illustration, 2000 MFA Illustration
Chung Hwan Park 1998 MFA Fine Arts
Jinsil Seo 2004 MFA Computer Art
Dong-Sook Shin 1997 BFA Fine Arts
EunJoo Shin 2005 MFA Computer Art
Hee Kyoung Song 2004 MFA Computer Art
Seong Im Yang 2004 BFA Graphic Design
Dong-Kwan Yoo 1997 MFA Illustration
Hee Young Yoo 1995 BFA Photography
Ju Hyun Yoo 2004 MFA Computer Art
Youngjae You 2004 MFA Computer Art

The Visual Arts Gallery is SVA's newest exhibition facility. Located in Chelsea on the 15th floor of the landmark Starrett-Lehigh Building, it comprises four state of the art galleries and a large terrace with a commanding view of Lower Manhattan and the Hudson River. Staffed by six full-time professionals, Visual Arts Gallery offers select students the opportunity to exhibit and sell their work in the same environment as some of the country's leading artists - a number of whom have exhibited there as well.

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