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2022 Idle Space Project (oh, shyness)
20221021-20230129

The show was held until 2023/01/29 at Buk-Seoul Museum of Art

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Exhibition Location

Buk-Seoul Museum of Art 1st floor Lounge 1

Exhibition Period

2022.10.21~2023.01.29

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Free

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Participating Artists

Luca Buvoli, Beom Kim, Siobhan Liddell, Eran Schaerf

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(oh, shyness)

As we emerge from the life of isolation in the pandemic crisis, (oh, shyness) whispers on the margins, on the hidden, subtle, and mysterious side of things. It suggests the fragment versus the whole, the quiet versus the loud, the humble versus the arrogant.

The paradox of blushing: making oneself more visible at the very moment when one wants to be invisible. (oh, shyness) is a return to localized creativity, with objects, moving images, and situations that try to hide, that don’t fit in, yet – with tenderness, hesitance, and awkwardness – reveal themselves.

Thirty years ago, four young artists from different backgrounds hid their humble works in the basement, office, or back room of three spaces in the New York neighborhood of SoHo. Today, they inhabit interstitial and hidden spaces of Buk-Seoul Museum of Art, with new and old thoughts. You may want to try to find them. (Text by Luca Buvoli)

Curated by Luca Buvoli, Beom Kim, and Minkyung Yoo

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Handles Siobhan Liddell 1992, paper pulp, CelluClay, pins, spray paint, dimensions variable

What Was Left Siobhan Liddell 2022, open-weave cotton, two pushpins, glazed ceramics, nails, dimensions variable

Light Strips Siobhan Liddell 1993, acrylic on paper, pushpins, dimensions variable

Untitled (TV Microwave) Beom Kim 1991, single-channel video, color, sound, 2 min

Kiss Siobhan Liddell 2022, 2 latex balloons, dimensions variable

Kiss Siobhan Liddell 2022, 1 latex balloon, ceramic cigarette, filament, string, dimensions variable

The Clay Song Eran Schaerf 2022, barrier tape, marker, variable objects (text by Eran Schaerf, translation by Koh Achim), dimensions variable Courtesy of the artist

The Periodic More of Less Eran Schaerf 1992/2022, elastic band, nails, dimension variable Courtesy of the artist

Giant-Sized Poster from: Not-a-Superhero May 1993 issue (“It's Then That I Discovered I Could Fly…”) Luca Buvoli 1993, india ink, candy wrappers, wire, plastic, color markers on gray acid-free paper, 52 × 71 × 1 cm

With Albers II Eran Schaerf 1993/2022, elastic band, nails, offset print (text by Eran Schaerf), dimensions variable Courtesy of the artist

Thrown Into Existence (Action Figure) Luca Buvoli 1992, tubing, wire, rubber, Plexiglas, shredded clothing, candy wrappers, other materials, 290 × 165 × 386 cm, installation variable

Not-a-Superhero Sign Luca Buvoli 1992-1993, plastic bags, tubing, Plexiglas, shredded clothing, candy wrappers, wire, pushpins, 228 × 447 × 109 cm Private Collection

False Sense of Security Siobhan Liddell 2006/2022, 253 pushpins, 43.18 × 706.12 cm

Astrodoubt Floating Over Horizon (1st Version - Right) - from: Astrodoubt and the Quarantine Chronicles Luca Buvoli 2022, oil and satin varnish on Dibond, QR code with link to clip from animated video Astrodoubt and the Quarantine Chronicles (2020-2021), 22.8 × 30.5 cm

Almost… - Inner Outer Space #1 Luca Buvoli 2020-2022, baked polymer clay, wire and metal armature, foam core panel, velvet, LED lights, QR code with link to clip from animated video Welcome to CovidVille (2020), 42 × 33 × 44 cm

Soon - Inner Outer Space #2 Luca Buvoli 2016-2022, polyurethane resin, pigment, metal, Plexiglas, plastic, monofilament, motor, halogen light, LED lights, velvet, pushpins, dimensions variable, site-specific installation

Flipbook (Astrodoubt Biking) from: Lesson 5 of A Brief History of Time (Under Covid) - in 7 Lessons Luca Buvoli 2022, color printing on paper, monofilament, 72 pages, 5.3 × 9.8 × 1 cm, published by Seoul Museum of Art, South Korea

Two Trees Beom Kim 1994, 2-channel video, color, sound, 26 min 24 sec, 26 min 27 sec (loop)

Head Running on the Black Tape Beom Kim 1991, single-channel video, color, sound, 2 min 28 sec

A Brief History of Time (Under Covid) - in 7 Lessons Luca Buvoli 2022, HD single-channel video, color, sound (stereo), 13 min 34 sec

Only Six Can Play This Game Eran Schaerf Co-Author: Eva Meyer 2020 (Korean version 2022), HD single-channel video, color, sound, 43 min 48 sec Courtesy of the artists

Apology Beom Kim 1992, single-channel video, color, sound, 57 sec

Untitled (Door knock #3) Beom Kim 1993/2022, mixed media, 240 × 102 × 33 cm

Handles Siobhan Liddell 1992, paper pulp, CelluClay, pins, spray paint, dimensions variable

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Handles 1992, paper pulp, CelluClay, pins, spray paint, dimensions variable

What Was Left 2022, open-weave cotton, two pushpins, glazed ceramics, nails, dimensions variable

Light Strips 1993, acrylic on paper, pushpins, dimensions variable

Untitled (TV Microwave) 1991, single-channel video, color, sound, 2 min

Kiss 2022, 2 latex balloons, dimensions variable

Kiss 2022, 1 latex balloon, ceramic cigarette, filament, string, dimensions variable

The Clay Song 2022, barrier tape, marker, variable objects (text by Eran Schaerf, translation by Koh Achim), dimensions variable Courtesy of the artist

The Periodic More of Less 1992/2022, elastic band, nails, dimension variable Courtesy of the artist

Giant-Sized Poster from: Not-a-Superhero May 1993 issue (“It's Then That I Discovered I Could Fly…”) 1993, india ink, candy wrappers, wire, plastic, color markers on gray acid-free paper, 52 × 71 × 1 cm

With Albers II 1993/2022, elastic band, nails, offset print (text by Eran Schaerf), dimensions variable Courtesy of the artist

Thrown Into Existence (Action Figure) 1992, tubing, wire, rubber, Plexiglas, shredded clothing, candy wrappers, other materials, 290 × 165 × 386 cm, installation variable

Not-a-Superhero Sign 1992-1993, plastic bags, tubing, Plexiglas, shredded clothing, candy wrappers, wire, pushpins, 228 × 447 × 109 cm Private Collection

False Sense of Security 2006/2022, 253 pushpins, 43.18 × 706.12 cm

Astrodoubt Floating Over Horizon (1st Version - Right) - from: Astrodoubt and the Quarantine Chronicles 2022, oil and satin varnish on Dibond, QR code with link to clip from animated video Astrodoubt and the Quarantine Chronicles (2020-2021), 22.8 × 30.5 cm

Almost… - Inner Outer Space #1 2020-2022, baked polymer clay, wire and metal armature, foam core panel, velvet, LED lights, QR code with link to clip from animated video Welcome to CovidVille (2020), 42 × 33 × 44 cm

Soon - Inner Outer Space #2 2016-2022, polyurethane resin, pigment, metal, Plexiglas, plastic, monofilament, motor, halogen light, LED lights, velvet, pushpins, dimensions variable, site-specific installation

Flipbook (Astrodoubt Biking) from: Lesson 5 of A Brief History of Time (Under Covid) - in 7 Lessons 2022, color printing on paper, monofilament, 72 pages, 5.3 × 9.8 × 1 cm, published by Seoul Museum of Art, South Korea

Two Trees 1994, 2-channel video, color, sound, 26 min 24 sec, 26 min 27 sec (loop)

Head Running on the Black Tape 1991, single-channel video, color, sound, 2 min 28 sec

A Brief History of Time (Under Covid) - in 7 Lessons 2022, HD single-channel video, color, sound (stereo), 13 min 34 sec

Only Six Can Play This Game Co-Author: Eva Meyer 2020 (Korean version 2022), HD single-channel video, color, sound, 43 min 48 sec Courtesy of the artists

Apology 1992, single-channel video, color, sound, 57 sec

Untitled (Door knock #3) 1993/2022, mixed media, 240 × 102 × 33 cm

Handles 1992, paper pulp, CelluClay, pins, spray paint, dimensions variable

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