강홍구

Hong-Goo Kang studied painting at Hongik University though he works primarily with photography. Kang takes digital images of landscapes and distorts them to reflect the changes in Korean society. His most recent works utilize photos of his former hometown in the midst of modernization and reconstruction. The works documenting his old neighborhood and its destruction portray the stark reality of post- industrial Seoul. Kang was born in 1956 and currently lives and works in Seoul, Korea. He received his M.F.A. and B.A. from Hongik University. His work spans various media from photography, video, painting and site-specific installation work. His work has been exhibited extensively with recent shows at Mongin Art Center, the Rodin Gallery, Leeum (Samsung Museum of Art), the National Museum of Contemporary Art. He also writes extensively and published five books and a collection of essays.

Education

1990

MFA, Hongik University Art Graduate School,
Seoul, Korea

1988

BFA, Hongik University Art College,
Seoul, Korea

1976

Mokpo Teachers Collage, Jeollanamdo, Korea

Solo Exhibitions

2012

Power of Photography Analogue Digital,
Trunk Gallery, Seoul, Korea

2011

Gloomy House, memory and Document,
GoEun Art Foundation, Busan, Korea

2010

The House,
ONE AND J. GALLERY,
Seoul, Korea

2009

Vanish Away, Mongin Art Center,
Seoul, Korea

2006

Project Space Kandada,
Tokyo, Japan

Leeum Museum,
Rodin Gallery,
Seoul, Korea

2004

Gallery Soop,
Seoul, Korea

2003

Alternative Space Pool,
Seoul, Korea

2002

Yoska Viewing Room,
Seoul, Korea

1999

Kumho Museum of Art,
Seoul, Korea

Gallery Grimsi,
Gyunggido, Korea

1992

Sagak Galley,
Seoul, Korea

Group Exhibitions

2010

Criminal Scenes in Korea,
Gallery Loop, Seoul, Korea

2009

BEGINNING OF NEW ERA,
The Seoul site for the National
Museum of Contemporary Art,
Seoul, Korea

Ambiguous Layer,
Gallery Lux,
Seoul, Korea

Made in Korea – Magic Moment: Korea Express,
Hannover Messe 2009, Hannover, Germany

2008

Daily life in Korea,
Queen’s Galler,
Bangkok, Thailand

The Options of Fragment,
K-art Space,
Gyunggido, Korea

The Points of the Compass,
Mexico City, Mexico,
Habana, Cuba

POP N POP,
Sungnam Art Center,
Gyunggido, Korea

Emotional Factor+y,
Young Eun Museum of Contemporary Art,
Gyunggido, Korea

Contemporary Korean Photograghs 1948-2008,
National Museum of Contemporary Art,
Seoul, Korea

Bside,
Do Art Seoul,
Seoul, Korea

Metropolis in Sub-Way-World,
Dukwon Gallery,
Seoul, Korea

Collection Reconstructed,
Gyunggi Museum of Modern Art,
Gyunggido, Korea

Chronicle of Images,
Arko Art Center,
Seoul, Korea

Wake up,
Gallery Now,
Seoul, Korea

Trace,
ONE AND J. Gallery,
Seoul, Korea

2007

Suitable Landscape,
Spacevava, Seoul, Korea

Society,
Trunk Gallery,
Seoul, Korea

Jongchon Public Art,
Jongchon-Ri, Seoul, Korea

Strange Compass,
Gallery Noon,
Chungcheognamdo, Korea

Asia Art Now,
Ssamzi Space / Arario Gallery,
Seoul, Korea

Giants in Illusion,
Sejong Art Hall,
Seoul, Korea

Pull the trigger,
Gallery BB Space,
Daejeon, Korea

Face of Time,
Time of Face, Art Space Hue,
Seoul, Korea

Dong Gang Photo Festival,
Seoul Fringe Festival,
Gangwondo, Korea

2005

Ssamzi Space,
Seoul International Photo Festival,
Seoul, Korea

The Visual Storytelling,
Gallery Savina,
Seoul, Korea

Zoo, Gallery Scape,
Seoul, Korea

DMZ, Pazoo Publishing Culture Center,
Gyunggido, Korea

2004

Against Translation,
Total Museum, Seoul, Korea

Hey-ri Art vellry,
Gong Photo Garlley,
Gyunggido, Korea

2003

Flow,
Anyang Project,
Gyunggido, Korea

Walkers on Water,
Seoul Municipal Museum of Art,
Seoul, Korea

2002
Park, Comma, People,
Kcaf Art Center,
Seoul, Korea