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'' Whether or not you try to make it, the sound is heard"

By John Cage

(A quote that inspired Kimsooja in 1984)

Kimsooja is a South Korean Artist. She is known for her Conceptual Art, performance art, and video installations.

She was born in Daegu, South Korea.

She was born in 1957

She graduated with a Master of Fine Arts, and a degree in painting from Hongik University.

In 1992 she went to get her residency at MoMA P.S. 1 in New York. ( Public School One)

Her first solo exhibition was at the Gallery Hyundai in Seoul in 1988.

She has exhibited all over the world including museums, institutions and galleries, such as Miami Art Museum, Moderne de Saint Etienne, Daegu Art Museum and many more.

She still resides in New York and South Korea

Here are some snap shots of her video of A Needle Woman. It was filmed in 8 locations; first, Tokyo, Shanghai, London, Delhi, Mexico City, New York, Cairo, and Lagos.

It tells a story of weaving through the fabrics of life and culture. A Needle Woman is trying to express the challenges to maintain a sense of self in the society that we live in.

Here is a short 3 minute video of A Needle Woman.

A Needle Woman video (1999-2001)

This is a video of her standing still in the middle of the pathway where people are walking right pass her. She represents a needle weaving through a varied texture of life and cultures.

Looking into Sewing

Kimsooja uses fabric as a medium. Here the layers of fabrics represent a traditionally feminine art. Sewing with her mother inspired her fabric/sewing series. Kimsooja used fabric to show the culture importance of clothing, fabric and associated acts of making as portrait of life.

To Breathe

Kimsooja uses light and mirror to explore the blurred boundaries between the walls, floor and windows. Together, this blended, vision creates a fluid image. The audience is provided a space to explore the mediative qualities of this space, inhaling and exhaling.

Awards

Ho-Am prize in the arts-- It is a Korean annual award for outstanding contribution to art.

Guggenheim Fellowship For the Creative Arts

France's Insignia of Chevalier of the Order of the Art.

I really like this piece by Kimsooja because of how she uses light and shadow. I love how this piece gives a mirror reflection look. I think she was trying to convey how movement of light and space come alive.

I like this piece, because of how she uses light and space and the reflection of herself in the mirror. I think she is trying to convey what the future self would look like.

I like the way she is sitting on bedcovers in a peaceful and meditative looking out toward the environment, mountains and rivers. I think she is trying to convey how

Kimsooja was influence by her childhood living in Korea.

There was a statement by a musician by John Cage " Whether or not you try to make it, the sound is heard" that was the turning point in her art career making.

How did Kimsooja influence me? She inspired me to find my inner-self of how I see the world and how to use the things around me as a guide to creating art. My family and my environment inspired me to take photos of the world around me.

'' Whether or not you try to make it, the sound is heard"

By John Cage

(A quote that inspired Kimsooja in 1984)

Kimsooja is a South Korean Artist. She is known for her Conceptual Art, performance art, and video installations.

She was born in Daegu, South Korea.

She was born in 1957

She graduated with a Master of Fine Arts, and a degree in painting from Hongik University.

In 1992 she went to get her residency at MoMA P.S. 1 in New York. ( Public School One)

Her first solo exhibition was at the Gallery Hyundai in Seoul in 1988.

She has exhibited all over the world including museums, institutions and galleries, such as Miami Art Museum, Moderne de Saint Etienne, Daegu Art Museum and many more.

She still resides in New York and South Korea

Here are some snap shots of her video of A Needle Woman. It was filmed in 8 locations; first, Tokyo, Shanghai, London, Delhi, Mexico City, New York, Cairo, and Lagos.

It tells a story of weaving through the fabrics of life and culture. A Needle Woman is trying to express the challenges to maintain a sense of self in the society that we live in.

Here is a short 3 minute video of A Needle Woman.

A Needle Woman video (1999-2001)

This is a video of her standing still in the middle of the pathway where people are walking right pass her. She represents a needle weaving through a varied texture of life and cultures.

Looking into Sewing

Kimsooja uses fabric as a medium. Here the layers of fabrics represent a traditionally feminine art. Sewing with her mother inspired her fabric/sewing series. Kimsooja used fabric to show the culture importance of clothing, fabric and associated acts of making as portrait of life.

To Breathe

Kimsooja uses light and mirror to explore the blurred boundaries between the walls, floor and windows. Together, this blended, vision creates a fluid image. The audience is provided a space to explore the mediative qualities of this space, inhaling and exhaling.

Awards

Ho-Am prize in the arts-- It is a Korean annual award for outstanding contribution to art.

Guggenheim Fellowship For the Creative Arts

France's Insignia of Chevalier of the Order of the Art.

I really like this piece by Kimsooja because of how she uses light and shadow. I love how this piece gives a mirror reflection look. I think she was trying to convey how movement of light and space come alive.

I like this piece, because of how she uses light and space and the reflection of herself in the mirror. I think she is trying to convey what the future self would look like.

I like the way she is sitting on bedcovers in a peaceful and meditative looking out toward the environment, mountains and rivers. I think she is trying to convey how

Kimsooja was influence by her childhood living in Korea.

There was a statement by a musician by John Cage " Whether or not you try to make it, the sound is heard" that was the turning point in her art career making.

How did Kimsooja influence me? She inspired me to find my inner-self of how I see the world and how to use the things around me as a guide to creating art. My family and my environment inspired me to take photos of the world around me.

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Christian Marclay presentation Kevin Bareng

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In this presentation we will explore Bas Jan Ader's life and work.

The sea, the land. The artist has observed their change and stood with great sadness to know they will be no more."

Who is Bas Jan Ader?

Ader was born in the province of Groningen, Netherlands on the 19th of April 1942.

His father was executed by the Nazis for trying to help Jewish compatriots escape.

He is a photographer and performance artist.

Education

Ader took art classes at the Rietveld Academy in the Netherlands.

He joined a study program and moved to the United States where he graduated with a BFA from Otis College of Art and Design in 1965.

He finished his Graduate studies at Claremont Graduate University in 1967.

Career

Before his exhibitions, Ader taught at several school such as UC Irvine, Immaculate Heart College, and Mt. San Antonio College.

Disappearance

On the 9th of July 1975, Ader attempted to cross the the Atlantic on a 13ft pocket cruiser, and failed. He was presumed dead after his boat was found unmanned.

"Whole series of photographs on dead in ocean, being washed ashore. My body practicing having been drowned."
-Bas Jan Ader (Notebook Entry)

I'm too sad to tell you

Ader's most famous work is a 3 minute silent black-and-white film titled, I'm too sad to tell you. The film only showed Ader crying for some unknown reason. Apparently, there is an original and much longer version of this film called Cry Claremont. Unfortunately, this film was lost. Ader also included post cards where the words "I'm too sad to tell you" were written and dated.

The significance of this piece was Ader's ability to express genuine sincerity despite having to stage the shot multiple times. Some artist believe that the reason for Ader's sadness is irrelevant for the work was about showing emotions.

Fall (Series)

Another famous work of Bas Jan Ader was his Fall Series. Fall is a another film by Ader. The film consisted of series of photographs of Ader falling in motion. Fall 1 showed Ader rolling off the roof and falling into the bushes, Fall 2 shows him riding a bike into the Amsterdam river, and Fall 3 captures him hanging off a tree and dropping down into water.

I am drawn to this piece because it reminds me of times I feel at peace. I often go on night drives and go on hills until I find a spot to look over downtown from. It makes me feel grounded. It gives me the freedom the breathe being able to see such open space and knowing how busy, loud, and cramped it is in the city.

PLEASE DONT LEAVE ME

I chose this because it spoke to me. Like Ader, I have lost my father, who I was very close with, at a young age. My mother then migrated to the United States leaving me and my brother in the Philippines. I've grown up having people come and go, and I have developed abandonment issues. The space, the uniform white paint, the small pictures hung up on the wall, and a huge print asking to be read and heard "Please don't leave me". To me, this room is what it feels like to be inside my head.

Ader is always on a journey to find something. It was never specified what he wanted, or what he was looking for. The reason for his sadness was unknown. To the day he disappeared, he was still in search of something.

Bibliography

Kundahl, Gustavus. "Lost at Sea: The Art of Bas Jan Ader." Medium, Medium, 18 Feb. 2018, https://medium.com/@ggkundahl/lost-at-sea-the-art-of-bas-jan-ader-50385ecce425.

Tas, Laura van der. "Laura Van Der Tas - of Tragedy and Satire: The Significance of Meaning in the Works of Bas Jan Ader." New Minds Eye, 19 June 2019, https://newmindseye.wordpress.com/laura-van-der-tas-of-tragedy-and-satire-the-significance-of-meaning-in-the-works-of-bas-jan-ader/.

Carey-Kent, Paul. "The Fall: Bas Jan Ader at Simon Lee, London." Artcritical, 2 Aug. 2016, https://artcritical.com/2016/07/27/paul-carey-kent-on-bas-jan-ader/.

The sea, the land. The artist has observed their change and stood with great sadness to know they will be no more."

Who is Bas Jan Ader?

Ader was born in the province of Groningen, Netherlands on the 19th of April 1942.

His father was executed by the Nazis for trying to help Jewish compatriots escape.

He is a photographer and performance artist.

Education

Ader took art classes at the Rietveld Academy in the Netherlands.

He joined a study program and moved to the United States where he graduated with a BFA from Otis College of Art and Design in 1965.

He finished his Graduate studies at Claremont Graduate University in 1967.

Career

Before his exhibitions, Ader taught at several school such as UC Irvine, Immaculate Heart College, and Mt. San Antonio College.

Disappearance

On the 9th of July 1975, Ader attempted to cross the the Atlantic on a 13ft pocket cruiser, and failed. He was presumed dead after his boat was found unmanned.

"Whole series of photographs on dead in ocean, being washed ashore. My body practicing having been drowned."
-Bas Jan Ader (Notebook Entry)

I'm too sad to tell you

Ader's most famous work is a 3 minute silent black-and-white film titled, I'm too sad to tell you. The film only showed Ader crying for some unknown reason. Apparently, there is an original and much longer version of this film called Cry Claremont. Unfortunately, this film was lost. Ader also included post cards where the words "I'm too sad to tell you" were written and dated.

The significance of this piece was Ader's ability to express genuine sincerity despite having to stage the shot multiple times. Some artist believe that the reason for Ader's sadness is irrelevant for the work was about showing emotions.

Fall (Series)

Another famous work of Bas Jan Ader was his Fall Series. Fall is a another film by Ader. The film consisted of series of photographs of Ader falling in motion. Fall 1 showed Ader rolling off the roof and falling into the bushes, Fall 2 shows him riding a bike into the Amsterdam river, and Fall 3 captures him hanging off a tree and dropping down into water.

I am drawn to this piece because it reminds me of times I feel at peace. I often go on night drives and go on hills until I find a spot to look over downtown from. It makes me feel grounded. It gives me the freedom the breathe being able to see such open space and knowing how busy, loud, and cramped it is in the city.

PLEASE DONT LEAVE ME

I chose this because it spoke to me. Like Ader, I have lost my father, who I was very close with, at a young age. My mother then migrated to the United States leaving me and my brother in the Philippines. I've grown up having people come and go, and I have developed abandonment issues. The space, the uniform white paint, the small pictures hung up on the wall, and a huge print asking to be read and heard "Please don't leave me". To me, this room is what it feels like to be inside my head.

Ader is always on a journey to find something. It was never specified what he wanted, or what he was looking for. The reason for his sadness was unknown. To the day he disappeared, he was still in search of something.

Bibliography

Kundahl, Gustavus. "Lost at Sea: The Art of Bas Jan Ader." Medium, Medium, 18 Feb. 2018, https://medium.com/@ggkundahl/lost-at-sea-the-art-of-bas-jan-ader-50385ecce425.

Tas, Laura van der. "Laura Van Der Tas - of Tragedy and Satire: The Significance of Meaning in the Works of Bas Jan Ader." New Minds Eye, 19 June 2019, https://newmindseye.wordpress.com/laura-van-der-tas-of-tragedy-and-satire-the-significance-of-meaning-in-the-works-of-bas-jan-ader/.

Carey-Kent, Paul. "The Fall: Bas Jan Ader at Simon Lee, London." Artcritical, 2 Aug. 2016, https://artcritical.com/2016/07/27/paul-carey-kent-on-bas-jan-ader/.

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In this presentation we will explore Bas Jan Ader's life and work. Who is Bas Jan Ader? Ader was born in the province of Groningen, Netherlands on the 19th of April 1942. His father was executed by the Nazis for trying to help Jewish compatriots escape. He is a photographer and performance artist.