Kim Ku Lim, 〈Wiping Cloth〉, 1974. Video ©Kim Ku Lim
Dates : 18 OCT 2018, 7–8.30pm
Venues : London, SOAS (WC1H 0XG)
Artist Kim Ku Lim discusses his work with art historian and curator Dr Charlotte Horlyck (Lecturer in the History of Korean Art, SOAS). The conversation addresses Kim Ku Lim’s practice over the last 40 years, specifically his prominent role in the development of performance art in Korea, through the Avant-Garde (A.G.) (established 1964) and The Fourth Group (established 1970), as well as his work with experimental film.
This event is part of Curators’ Series #11. Institute of Asian Performance Art. By Victor Wang(王宗孚)
- About Artist
KIM KU LIM (b. 1936, Sangju, South Korea) is a pioneer of performance art and the first artist in Korea to make experimental films such as The Meaning of 1/24 Second(1969). Known as Korea’s first avant-garde artist, he has worked in film, light, performance and land art, often stretching the limits of a given medium. In Korea, he held his first solo exhibition in 1958 at Daegu Information Center, and soon expanded his artistic practice beyond painting. For his artistic “deconstructions” he often used burned plastics, vinyl and metal bits alongside oil paint. He incorporated ready-made objects into his painted canvases, installations and staged performances. Kim played a leading part in several artist collectives (Painting 68, A.G. Group, The Fourth Group). He staged the nation’s first body painting performance and initiated the first Korean mail art Maeseu Midieo ui Yumul[The Relics of Mass Media] (1969).
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