Artists MOON KYUNGWON & JEON JOONHO

MOON KYUNGWON & JEON JOONHO’s recent artistic endeavors center on "News from Nowhere", a collaboration project that focuses on creating an interdisciplinary platform. "News from Nowhere" series was first presented at Kassel dOCUMENTA 13 (2012) which expanded as a site-specific project as it travelled to the Sullivan Galleries, School of the Art Institute of Chicago (2013). The next edition of the project will unveil at the Migros Museum für Gegenwartskunst, Zurich in August 2015. The duo has participated in other notable group exhibitions including Fukuoka Triennale, Fukuoka (2014); "Beyond and Between", Leeum Samsung Museum of Art, Seoul (2014); Singapore Art Biennale, Singapore (2013); "Home Works 6", Beirut Art Center, Beirut (2013); Ullens Centre for Contemporary Art, Beijing (2013); and Gwangju Biennale, Gwangju (2012).

MOON & JEON were the recipient of Multitude Art Prize by Multitude Foundation (2013); Noon Award at Gwangju Biennale (2012); 2012 Korea Artist Prize, co-organized by the National Museum of Modern & Contemporary Art, Korea and SBS Foundation (2012).

MOON KYUNGWON lives and works in Korea. She received an M.F.A. from California Institute of the Arts, U.S. and M.F.A. & B.F.A. from Ewha Womans University, Korea. Selected solo exhibitions include "PROMISE PARK", Yamaguchi Center for Art and Media, Yamaguchi (2014); "GREENHOUSE", Gallery Hyundai, Seoul (2010); and Fukuoka Asian Art Museum, Fukuoka (2004). Notable group exhibitions include "Art and Collective Intelligence", Yamaguchi Center for Arts and Media, Yamaguchi (2013); Talin International Film Festival, Talin (2011); "Plastic Garden", Minsheng Art Museum, Shanghai (2010); "A Different Similarity", Central Istanbul, Istanbul (2009); and "Now Jump_Opening Show", Nam June Paik Art Center, Yongin (2008).

JEON JOONHO divides his time between Busan and Seoul, Korea. He received an M.A. from Chelsea College of Art and Design, U.K. and a B.F.A. from Dongeui University, Korea. Selected solo exhibitions include "His Niche", Gallery Hyundai, Seoul (2014); "Bless You", SCAI the Bathhouse, Tokyo (2009); "Hyper Realism", Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, Paris (2008), Arario Gallery, Cheonan (2008) and Perry Rubenstein Gallery, New York (2007). Notable group exhibitions include "Lifelike", Walker Art Center, Minneapolis (2012); Yokohama Triennale, Yokohama (2011); "Your Bright Future", LACMA, LA and The Museum of Fine Art, Houston (2009); "Metamorphosis", Espace Culturel Louis Vuitton, Paris (2008); and "All About Laughter", Mori Art Museum, Tokyo (2007).