“AS IF NOTHING… The Artistic Meandering of Sung Neung Kyung” Installation view ©BAIK Art, SeoulSung Neung Kyung (b. 1944), known as the first generation of Korean performance artists, will present “AS IF NOTHING… The Artistic Meandering of Sung Neung Kyung,” a solo exhibition at BAIK Art in Hwadong, Seoul, from February 22 to April 30.
At the opening of the exhibition, the artist performed a performance for about 30 minutes, such as burning a fan, spinning a hula hoop, and shooting a slingshot while wearing only panties and flower tabi. The exhibition introduces representative photographic works from the 1960s and early 1980s, such as Smoking and Contraction and expansion and the ‘Mt.Baekdu’ series using Mt.Baekdu water bottle.
Sung Neung Kyung is an avant-garde artist who has been active in earnest since 1968. He is almost the only Korean artist who has been practicing performance art for 30 years. The artist has been performing with his body and everyday materials, aiming to dematerialize art and restore everyday life.
Recently, Sung Neung Kyung’s various works have been attracting attention and he plans to engage in active overseas activities by signing an exclusive contract with Lehmann Maupin, a world-class contemporary art gallery. As his first overseas activity, he will exhibit his representative work Venue 2 at Art Basel Hong Kong 2023 from March 21 to 25.
