Cerambysid

Shin, Hak-chul1974

National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea
Seoul, South Korea

Long-Horned Beetle (1974) by SHIN Hakchul is a work produced by wrapping a longicorn, which is a living organism, with thread. The long-horned beetle is thus deprived of its inborn qualities and distinctive traits so that it can be reborn into an object with a completely different definition.

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Title: Cerambysid
Creator: Shin, Hak-chul
Date: 1974
Physical Dimensions: w33.1 x h60.5 cm
Provenance: MMCA
Type: Object on canvas

National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea

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