Author Description

The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea (MMCA) provides a multi-layered framework of understanding contemporary Korean art through critical writing practices. The first subject of the MMCA Artist Studies is IM Heung-soon. As an artist and filmmaker, IM began his inquiry with the story of his own family of laborers, later expanding his interests to include social issues embodied by people who are enduring their lives under the pressure of the society, country, and capital. From public art projects which dealt with the lives of women and laborers, to film about the Jeju Uprising, IM shuttles between various media, recasting constraints of contemporary Korean history into personal memories.