In his first solo show in the US, Korean artist Kim Joon explores the tattoo as a social metaphor. Kim uses a single digital file to produce different kinds of art, from large-scale digital photos to video installation. Kim's photos show small clusterings of a single nude figure that is computer-generated, then replicated in different spatial orientations. The figures embrace each other, while their only clothing is tattooed logos ranging from corporate signs (like Gucci and Starbucks) to religious and political icons.

Also included in the catalogue is his large-scale video projection called 'Bubbles'. The projection features bubbles that are quite visceral - a cross between styrofoam and shaving cream. The artist believes the bubbles represent our 'bubble-like society', whose iconography reflect us both physically and mentally.

Artist biography is included.
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Onsite

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MON.KIJ2
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English

Publication/Creation date

2005

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1

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artist monograph, 

catalogue

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Tattoo You - KHO Chunghwan, 고충환

Tattoo You: Kim Joon in Chicago
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Tattoo You: Kim Joon in Chicago