Do Ho Suh graduated from the Department of Oriental Painting at Seoul National University, where he also earned his master's degree. He later moved to the United States and received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting from the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) in 1994, followed by a Master of Fine Arts in Sculpture from Yale University in 1997. He currently lives and works in New York, USA, and London, UK.
Do Ho Suh, Inverted Monument, 2022, PETg, stainless steel, 250
x 202.5 x 202.5 cm © Do Ho Suh
The
Moody will inaugurate its Fall 2024 season with an innovative presentation of
works by the internationally renowned artist Do Ho Suh. The first exhibition of
its kind by Do Ho Suh, 《In Process》 forgoes the formalities of
a traditional gallery display in favor of creating a studio-like space
highlighting the artist's research and collaborative projects.
By privileging
the dynamics of open experimentation over the finality of the end result, In
Process invites visitors to experience the methodologies by which Do Ho
Suh iterates on ideas, engages experts from diverse fields, and expresses
complex themes through the physical manifestations of his artistic practice.
Do
Ho Suh and CHILDREN, Artland, 2016–ongoing, Children’s
modelling clay,Dimensions variable © Aami Suh, Omi Suh and Do Ho Suh
In
addition to a presentation of the finished works Inverted
Monument (2022) and Blueprint (2010), the exhibition
will include a display of iterative, collaborative work including The
Bridge Project as well as a selection of Do Ho Suh's rubbings,
sculptures, and maquettes taken directly from his studio. Visitors will also be
invited to contribute to Suh's Artland, a sculptural
landscape comprised of islands inhabited by characters that guests can create
from malleable clay.
According
to Do Ho Suh this exhibition marks a milestone in his career,
“I am a hugely
process-driven artist. This exhibition is something I’ve wanted to do for a
very long time," said Suh. "Much of the work I exhibit I consider to
be part of larger processes – whether mental or physical – and for me, it is
about that process as much as it is about the outcome. It takes an institution
like the Moody to present an exhibition as unusual as this one – it’s a gift as
an artist."