Conference, exhibition to be held in Berlin, marking publication of catalog showcasing Choi's work

Cover of "The Non-Statistical Body" (Distanz)
Cover of "The Non-Statistical Body" (Distanz)

A catalog titled “The Non-Statistical Body,” offering a comprehensive overview of Korean-born artist Choi Chan-sook’s oeuvre, will be published in October by Berlin-based contemporary art publisher Distanz Verlag.

Based in Seoul and Berlin, Choi won the Korea Artist Prize 2021, the annual prize given to emerging Korean artists by the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea, in recognition of her media installation “Qbit to Adam,” a 33-minute video work that embodies her longtime exploration of land ownership.

Pages from "The Non-Statistical Body" (Distanz)
Pages from "The Non-Statistical Body" (Distanz)

Often based on investigative research, Choi's work encompasses film, photography and installation art to address questions of land ownership, community, mobility and migration.

The 416-page catalog, the artist’s first book introducing her artistic practices, will include not only Choi’s artistic practices, but also essays by respected researchers.

To commemorate the publication, a conference accompanied by an exhibition will be held on Oct. 8 at Berlinische Galerie, a museum of modern art and architecture in Berlin, joined by Siegfried Zielinski, professor emeritus of media theory at Berlin University of the Arts; Lee Soo-yeon, curator at the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea; Zoe Chun, independent curator and director of The Great Commission; independent curator Jesi Khadivi; art critic Kwak Yung-bin; and art critic Cho Hyeok.

The title of the catalogue was taken from a concept provided by Zielinski on Choi’s oeuvre.


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