Artist profile
Kimsooja
Kimsooja is a prominent South Korean conceptual artist whose practice spans video, installation, performance, and textiles. She often utilizes traditional Korean cloth (bottari) to explore themes of displacement, memory, journeying, and the human condition.
Ranking metrics
Cofactor
115.95
Credential score
2274.0
Reference 80×100cm
$143,800
Credentials
- Nationality
- South Korean
- Museum exhibitions
- 130
- Solo exhibitions
- 65
- Group exhibitions
- 320
- Museum collections
- Museum of Modern Art, Centre Pompidou, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Korea, Tate
- Gallery representation
- Axel Vervoordt Gallery, Raffaella Cortese, Kewenig
- Private collections
- 65
- Press
- 450
- Scholarly articles
- 65
- Books
- 22
- Auction record
- $155,000
Last updated 2026-08-08.
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Identity
Nationality
South Korean
Birth / death years
1957
Mediums
installation, video, performance, textile, sculpture
Prices
Auction record
$155,000
Representation
Gallery representation
Axel Vervoordt Gallery, Raffaella Cortese, Kewenig
Museum collections
Museum of Modern Art, Centre Pompidou, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Korea, Tate
Private collections
65
Exhibitions
Museum exhibitions
130
Solo exhibitions
65
Group exhibitions
320
Bibliography
Books
22
Press
450
Scholarly articles
65