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Im Heung-soon

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Im Heung-soon
Born1969 (1969)
Seoul, South Korea
Occupation(s)Artist and Filmmaker
Known forIm is known for second film, Factory Complex, 2014 premiered at the Wide Angle Feature Documentary section of 2014 Busan International Film Festival and won the Silver Lion Award at the 56th Venice Biennale 2015.
Korean name
Hangul
임흥순
Revised RomanizationIm Heungsun
McCune–ReischauerIm Hŭngsun
Websitehttp://imheungsoon.com/

Im Heung-soon (born 1969) Live and works in Seoul. Im is an artist and filmmaker whose work focus on explored the lives of people who are marginalized in social, political, capitalist and national contexts.[1]

His politically charged yet emotional resonant works are embodied through various visual mediums such as photography, installations, public art, community art, and films.[2]

His second feature film, Factory Complex (2014), premiered in the Wide Angle Feature Documentary section at the 2014 Busan International Film Festival and received recognition at multiple festivals after winning the Silver Lion Award at the 56th who won the Silver Lion award at the 2015 Venice Biennale[3]

His works have been exhibited, among others, at the MMCA, Seoul (2017, 2018), HKW, Berlin (2017), Pompidou Center Paris (2016), Lincoln Center, NY (2015) The National Art Center, Tokyo (2015), Sharjah Biennale (2015) and MOMA PS1, New York (2015).[1]

Selected exhibitions

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References

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  1. ^ a b Cheung, Amy (January 2019). Towards Mysterious Realities. TheCube Project Space. p. 198. ISBN 9789869043526.
  2. ^ "CV". imheungsoon.com. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
  3. ^ a b Farago, Jason (December 21, 2017). "Im Heung-soon Explores the Horrors Women Endure in War". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331.
  4. ^ Mandanici, Sabrina (December 11, 2018). "Carnegie International, 57th Edition". The Brooklyn Rail. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
  5. ^ Shin, Chunghoon (August 10, 2018). "'Kaesong Industrial Complex' at Culture Station Seoul 284". Artforum. Retrieved May 19, 2019.

Further reading

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  1. ^ Cheung, Amy (January 2019). Towards Mysterious Realities. TheCube Project. p. 198. ISBN 9789869043526.