Jeon Joonho
South Korean artist (born 1969)
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Jeon Joonho (Korean: 전준호; born 1969) is a South Korean artist.
Jeon Joonho | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1969 (age 56–57) |
| Alma mater | Dong-eui University Chelsea College of Art and Design |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 전준호 |
| RR | Jeon Junho |
| MR | Chŏn Chunho |
Education
Jeon received his Bachelor of Fine Arts from Dong-eui University in Busan, South Korea and Master of Arts from Chelsea College of Art and Design in London, United Kingdom.[1]
Exhibitions
Jeon participated in multiple exhibitions including Gwangju Biennale in 2004 and Escape Louis Vuitton, Paris Metamorphosis in 2008.[2] In 2009, Jeon's early political video work The White House (2005-2006)[3] was part of a group exhibition Your Bright Future: 12 Contemporary Artists from Korea in LACMA, Los Angeles.[4] This exhibition was co-curated by Lynn Zelevansky, Christine Starkman and Kim Sunjung.[5] The White House was written in Time Out New York[6] and LA Times.[7] Jeon Joonho started collaborating with another fellow Korean artist, Moon Kyungwon and exhibited their works across America, including a large-scale exhibition News From Nowhere: Chicago Laboratory in Sullivan Galleries at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (2013).[8][9] Jeon and Moon's[10] most recent collaborative video work, The New Ways of Folding Space and Flying[11] was installed at the Korean Pavilion[12] for 2015 Venice Biennale.[13][14] Jeon currently works and resides in Busan, South Korea.[15]