Writings
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Review: Art Busan 2025, An art fair aspiring to become a platform — What was gained, and what was left behind?
Art Busan 2025 concluded its four-day run on May 11 at BEXCO in Haeundae, Busan. Now in its 14th edition, the fair brought together 109 galleries from 17 countries in an effort to reinforce Busan’s position as a hub of contemporary art in East Asia. However, the outcome reflected more of the current art market realities than a major shift.
2025.05.13
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Gwon Osang x G-Dragon: Sculpting the “Übermensch”
What does it mean to exist beyond the confines of identity? Gwon Osang, a pioneering figure in contemporary sculpture, dissects the visual lexicon of pop culture through his signature ‘photo-sculpture’ technique, fusing photography and three-dimensional form to interrogate notions of representation.
2025.03.04
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Artist Gwon Osang Redefines Sculpture Through Photography
Gwon Osang (b. 1974), known for his so-called "photo-sculptures," has continuously questioned the identity of sculpture while exploring new structural forms.
2024.12.17
Criticisms
Unbound Assemblage: The Sculptural “-ic” Movements of Kwon Osang and Haneyl Choi
The constraints of the system called the “contemporary,” which constantly demands renewal, are also applied to art, driving repeated transformations through frameworks such as expansion, deconstruction, recontextualization
2022.08.23
Criticisms
Two Diverging and Converging Paths of Sculpture History : Kwon Osang, Haneyl Choi, 《The Other Self》
To put it boldly, everything is “sculpture.” If sculpture is defined as a mass possessing form and materiality within three-dimensional space, then not only various artistic genres—such as painting, photography,
2022.08.23
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Gwon Osang’s Sculpture That Transcends Dimensions
Artist Gwon Osang’s Untitled GD will be on view at the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) in London from September 24, 2022. The piece depicts G-Dragon, a member of the South Korean idol group Big Bang, as Saint Michael the Archangel, confronting the devil.
2022.08.04
