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Park Chan-kyong (Korean: 박찬경; b. 1965 in Seoul, South Korea) is a South Korean media artist, filmmaker, and arts critic. Park is known for his advocacy of the revival of minjung art in the 90s through both exhibition organizing and writing.
Contemporary Art, Korean Art. Seoul-based artist Park Chan-kyong has gained international recognition for his use of photography and film to examine the complex history of modern Korea. Park Chan-kyong: Gathering will be the first solo presentation of his work in a major US museum.
Aug 23, 2019 · Born in Seoul in 1965, Park Chan-kyong is one of Korea’s foremost interdisciplinary and multimedia artists. Park has been the subject of many solo exhibitions including Atelier Hermes (2012/2008), the Gwangju Biennale (2006), and Ssamzie Art Space (2005).
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Park Chan-kyong: Gathering is the first solo presentation of his work in a major U.S. museum. The exhibition features a range of works that highlight Park’s masterful use of the photographic medium to explore the enduring traces of tradition, history, and disaster in contemporary society.
Park Chan-kyong is a journalist covering South Korean affairs for the South China Morning Post. He previously worked at the Agence France-Presse's Seoul bureau for 35 years....
Aug 7, 2023 · Seoul-based artist Park Chan-kyong has gained international recognition for his use of photography and film to examine the complex history of modern Korea. “Park Chan-kyong: Gathering” will be the first solo presentation of his work in a major U.S. museum.
Apr 1, 2020 · In Small Museum of Art (all works 2019) Park imagines a museum structured to reflect its regional context and specific historical legacy, rather than acquiesce to the world-views perpetuated by archetypal Western art institutions.
