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Oh Sukkuhn "The Text Book (Chulsoo & Younghee)"
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Oh Sukkuhn
This series of works is derived from the boy named “Chulsoo” and the girl named “Younghee” who first made their appearance in Korean textbooks during the Park Chung Hee administration, maintaining their presence through the mid-1990s.
Most Koreans are familiar with “Chulsoo” and “Younghee” as familiar icons from a publication that is, in a certain sense, a sort of Bible for children. Each of Oh's works is inspired by specific scenes that are still fresh in the mind of the entire nation in some instances. By making “Chulsoo” and “Younghee” visible once again in his works, Oh questions the nature of individual memories and the ways in which they are derived.
[Image: The Text Book (Chulsoo & Younghee) p277 (2008) Digital c-print 100 x 124 cm]
Most Koreans are familiar with “Chulsoo” and “Younghee” as familiar icons from a publication that is, in a certain sense, a sort of Bible for children. Each of Oh's works is inspired by specific scenes that are still fresh in the mind of the entire nation in some instances. By making “Chulsoo” and “Younghee” visible once again in his works, Oh questions the nature of individual memories and the ways in which they are derived.
[Image: The Text Book (Chulsoo & Younghee) p277 (2008) Digital c-print 100 x 124 cm]
Schedule | Sep 21 (Wed) 2011-Oct 22 (Sat) 2011 Opening Hours Information
Opening Reception Aug 22 (Mon) 2011 18:00 - 00:00 | ||||||
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| Fee | Free | ||||||
| Venue | Base Gallery http://www.basegallery.com  | ||||||
| Location | 1F Koura Daiichi Bldg., 1-1-6, Nihombashi Kayabacho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo | ||||||
| Access | 1 minute walk from exits 7 or 8 at Kayabacho Station on the Tozai and Hibiya lines, 5 minute walk from exit D2 at Nihombashi Station on the Tozai or Toei Asakusa line. | ||||||
| Phone | 03-5623-6655 | ||||||
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