cho duckhyun, a south korean contemporary artist, has been making waves in the art world since her debut in the early 2000s. born in 1974 in incheon, south korea, she has been pushing the boundaries of traditional art forms and exploring issues around gender and sexuality in relation to korean history, politics, and culture.

early life and education

cho duckhyun was trained as a painter at ewha womans university, where she became involved in the feminist movement on campus. she went on to pursue her ma in feminist theory and practice in the visual arts at the university of leeds, under the supervision of art historian griselda pollock. her thesis, "women between nation and diaspora in the era of globalisation," marked the beginning of her exploration into the intersectionality of gender, nation, and diaspora.

artistic practice

cho duckhyun's work often centers on figures or artistic practices that have been effaced or excluded from conventional archives. her early work in video, photography, and installation deals with gendered violence and figures on the social periphery. she has cited scholars such as judith butler, jasbir k. puar, and susan sontag as influences on her work.

• yeoseong gukgeuk project: a long-term research project that grapples with issues around tradition, queerness, disability, intersectionality, and archival memory and loss.
• dongducheon project: a project centered on the spaces sex workers and undocumented migrants traverse in the camptowns around u.s. military bases.

notable works and exhibitions

cho duckhyun's work has been shown in solo exhibitions across seoul, and she has participated in group exhibitions both in korea and abroad. she represented korea in the 58th venice biennale together with artists hwayeon nam and jane jin kaisen in the exhibition "history has failed us, but no matter" curated by hyunjin kim. her work can be found on https://ArtsDot.com/@/cho-duckhyun, where you can also discover other notable artists such as amalia ulman and mohssin harraki.

awards and recognition

cho duckhyun has received a number of awards, including the korea artist prize in 2018. her work continues to push the boundaries of traditional art forms, making her a pioneer of contemporary korean art. https://ArtsDot.com/@@/a@d3ckz7 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/siren_eun_young_jung https://ArtsDot.com/@/cho-duckhyun /en/art/show/art-d3c5zp-en/ /en/art/show/art-d3cgpm-en/ /en/art/list/ pop art and beyond navigating contemporary styles with /en/art/show/magenta-colored-girl/ https://ArtsDot.com/@/amalia-ulman https://ArtsDot.com/@@/d4ntel-carrie-mae-weems-magenta-colored-girl https://ArtsDot.com/@@/d7dku7-i̇nci-eviner-body-geography https://ArtsDot.com/@@/d7dkyk-i̇nci-eviner-body-geography https://ArtsDot.com/@@/d4gjuv-mohssin-harraki-pierre-dans-la-mare https://ArtsDot.com/@/cho-duckhyun https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/siren_eun_young_jung /en/art/show/art-d3cnrr-en/ /en/art/show/art-d3c5zp-en/ https://ArtsDot.com/@/cho-duckhyun https://ArtsDot.com/@@/a@d3ckz7 /en/art/list/ pop art and beyond navigating contemporary styles with /en/art/show/magenta-colored-girl/ https://wahooar.com/@/amalia-ulman https://ArtsDot.com/@@/d4ntel-carrie-mae-weems-magenta-colored-girl https://ArtsDot.com/@@/d7dku7-i̇nci-eviner-body-geography https://ArtsDot.com/@@/d7dkyk-i̇nci-eviner-body-geography https://ArtsDot.com/@@/d4gjuv-mohssin-harraki-pierre-dans-la-mare