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Kim Seung-duk

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.

Seungduk Kim (born in Seoul, Korea & lives and works in Paris, France) is a curator & exhibition organizer in the field of contemporary art.[1] She is currently working for Le Consortium in Dijon (Burgundy, based in Paris) as co-director and associate curator.[2] Seungduk Kim was selected as Commissioner of the Korean Pavilion for the 55th Venice Biennale in 2013.[3][4][5][6][7] She was in charge with Franck Gautherot – for Le Consortium – of the artistic direction in Asia Culture Center (ACC in Gwangju, South Korea) in 2014 to 2016, for space design and public art programs.[8][9] Kim Seung-duk was made Chevalier de l’ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the Ministry of Culture of the Government of France, in July 2022.

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Seungduk Kim, in front of Le Consortium, 2022

Biography

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Seungduk Kim left Korea after graduate high school in 1973 and has lived abroad for most of her life.

Educated in New York, she got a M.A. in Art History at Hunter College of New York (May 1990), and a M.A. in French Language & Civilization at New York University (February 1984). She is graduated of Université Paris 1-Panthéon-Sorbonne in art history and archeology, and holder of a D.E.A. in Art History (October 1998).[10][11]

Career

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Between 1993 and 2000, Kim Seung-duk worked for the Samsung Foundation of Art and Culture (now Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art) as a consulting curator based in Venice and Paris. For three years she was also associate curator in the Collection department of the Centre Pompidou (Paris), between 1996 and 1998.

From 2000 till now, Seungduk Kim, as co-director and International Project Director / Development in Asia, collaborated with the late Xavier Douroux (1956-2017), Franck Gautherot, and Eric Troncy along with Anne Pontégnie and Stéphanie Moisdon at the Consortium museum.[12][13] Le Consortium, founded in 1977, is a contemporary art center based in Dijon, France, which includes a publishing house (Les Presses du Réel), an exhibitions office with an interest in organising shows across genres, and a film production company (Anna Sanders Films).

From October 2011 to 2017, Kim Seung-duk was committee member of programming for the Palais de Tokyo in Paris. She was also project director / art consultant (with Le Consortium) on an overall public art strategy for an urban development in Doha, Qatar from June 2011 to 2014.

From Autumn 2014 to 2016, Kim Seung-duk and Franck Gautherot, one of the original founders of Le Consortium, were in charge of the artistic direction in ACC (Asia Culture Center in Gwangju, South Korea) for space design and public art programs.[14]

In May 2015, on the occasion of the 56th Venice Biennale opening, Kim Seung-duk initiated with Le Consortium, le Silencio and the Palazzo Grassi, "The Venetian Blinds", first of a concert series by visual artists who are also musicians.

In 2016, the workshop ‘Art & Culture master planning’ (October 4–7, in Seoul, Korea) was co-organised by the KAMS (Korea Arts Management Service) under the directing le Consortium, Seungduk Kim & Franck Gautherot.

Selected exhibitions as curator or co-curator

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Publications

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Seungduk Kimʼs numerous publications including reviews and essays about international art, architects and designers. She writes series of articles in art magazines like Art in Culture, Beaux Arts Magazine, Frog Magazine, Art Press, Quarterly Magazine...

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References

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  1. ^ Book «The Colors of Curators», about 11 curators selected as the most influential and internationally active korean curators
  2. ^ In 2000, Seungduk Kim joined the team of Le Consortium as associate curator and director for international projects and developments in Asia Archived 2013-09-21 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Korea Herald - Kim selected for the Venice Biennale's Korean Pavilion
  4. ^ The Korea Economic Daily : Interview Seungduk Kim "The Olympics of art will display the assets of Korea in terms of IT"
  5. ^ Sunday Magazine : Kim Seungduk selected to represent Korea in Venice
  6. ^ "Artforum.com". www.artforum.com. Retrieved 2020-09-29.
  7. ^ OhMyNews : Kim Seungduk selected to represent Korea in Venice
  8. ^ Korea.net : Des centres d'art français et coréen joignent leur forces autour du design
  9. ^ "About the Curator: Seungduk Kim". Artsy. 2013-05-23. Retrieved 2020-09-29.
  10. ^ Bienal de Valencia 2005 - Seungduk Kim's resume Archived 2013-09-21 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ KoreanPavilion2013 - Seungduk Kim's resume Archived 2013-09-21 at the Wayback Machine
  12. ^ Lemonde.fr - For Le Consortium in Dijon, a renewing and specific fancies
  13. ^ Liberation.fr - Le Consortium de Dijon déploie son L
  14. ^ Korea.net : Des centres d'art français et coréen joignent leur forces autour du design
  15. ^ Les Presses du Réel - Kimsooja-To Breathe: Bottari
  16. ^ ArtWA : Commissioner Kim Seungduk at the 2013 Venice Biennale Archived 2013-10-17 at the Wayback Machine
  17. ^ Lynda Benglis. Edited by Franck Gautherot, Caroline Hancock, Seungduk Kim
  18. ^ El Paìs : Valencia Bienal : Exposición principal organizada por el francés Franck Gautherot y la coreana Seungduk Kim
  19. ^ The Khyunghyang Shinmun : Seungduk Kim at the Valence Biennale
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