SIM Raejung
Biography
SIM Raejung (b. 1983) translates a cynical narrative infused with everyday feelings of loneliness, anxiety, and powerlessness using her unique artistic language. From the various uncomfortable experiences encountered daily to somewhat bizarre fantasies, the emotions and thoughts pouring from the artist's soul swiftly transform into images. These images are expressed in their purest form, emanating a rhythmic yet dark ambiance. Her animation-style visual works take the form of a series of drawings where characters seem oblivious to their circumstances or pain, mindlessly eating, excreting, being severed, with bodies fragmented and entrails swaying and proliferating. Raejung's work is rhythmical, witty, and remains true to human instinct. Viewers are invited into a strange world where logical judgment and common sense do not apply, reminiscent of Antonin Artaud's Theater of Cruelty or the films of Pier Paolo Pasolini. They experience a profound catharsis and freedom akin to that offered by B-grade or horror films.
SIM Raejung was born in Daegu, Korea in 1983. She received her BFA and MFA in Fine Arts at Seoul National University of Science and Technology, Seoul, Korea. She has held solo exhibitions at ARARIO GALLERY SEOUL (Seoul, Korea, 2023), Space Cadalogs (Seoul, Korea, 2023), ARARIO MUSEUM in SPACE (Seoul, Korea, 2019), and Art Space Hue (Paju, Korea, 2016). She has participated in group exhibitions at Songeun (Seoul, Korea, 2023; 2021), Gyeonggi Museum of Art (Ansan, Korea, 2021), ARARIO GALLERY CHEONAN (Cheonan, Korea, 2020), ARARIO MUSEUM in SPACE (Seoul, Korea, 2017), Savina Museum of Contemporary Art (Seoul, Korea, 2016), SOMA Museum of Art (Seoul, Korea, 2015) and Leeum Museum of Art (Seoul, Korea, 2014), National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (Gwacheon, Korea, 2013), Kumho Museum of Art (Seoul, Korea, 2012), Sungkok Art Museum (Seoul, Korea, 2010), and more. She worked as a resident artist at Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris, France in 2018, SeMA Nanji Residency, Seoul, Korea in 2015, MMCA Residency Goyang, Goyang, Korea, and Tokyo Wonder Site, Tokyo, Japan in 2013. She gained attention for being selected in Leeum Museum's Art Spectrum 2014 and the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art's Young Exploration 2013. In 2021, she was selected as one of the participants of the 21st SongEun Art Award Exhibition. Her works are collected by institutions such as the Seoul Museum of Art, Gyeonggi Museum of Modern Art, Art Bank of National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, and ARARIO MUSEUM.
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Works
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Eyes Popping Out 눈알 튀튀, 2024
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Forty Winks 늦잠, 2024
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In a Storm 폭풍 속으로, 2024
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Knuckle Sandwich 너클 샌드위치, 2024
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The Master File 마스터 파일, 2024
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The Moon 더 문, 2024
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The Red Planet 붉은 행성, 2024
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Untitled 무제, 2024
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Come through for me, 2023
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Hello, 2023
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Run Off at the Mouth 런 오프 앳 더 마우스, 2023
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Sticky 찐득해, 2023
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The faces, 2023
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Illusion 02, 2022
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Juice, 2021-2022
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Ecstasy, 2021
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Ecstasy, 2021
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Jamais Vu, 2021
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Happy & Love, 2020
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The Identity of the Plate on the Lap 2, 2020
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The Identity of the Plate on the Lap 3, 2020
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A Nurse 1, 2019
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A Nurse 2, 2019
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A Nurse 3, 2019
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A Nurse 4, 2019
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B-301, 2019
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B동 301호, 2019
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Nurse's Office, 2019
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Room-5, 2019
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Untitled, 2019
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Untitled (Intestines), 2019
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불타는 목소리 Burning Voice, 2016
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윤규모음, 2016
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당신의 안구에 건배를, 2015
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메뉴얼 드로잉, 2014
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밤하늘을 나는 새, 2014
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Noise Between Floors 2 층간소음 2, 2013
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Sleeping time, 2013
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Untitled, 2012
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Une saison en enfer, 2010
Exhibitions
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SIM Raejung: Drowsy-head
4 April - 13 May 2023 Seoul -
The 13th Hesitation
13 April 2021 - 7 June 2022 Cheonan -
POST ARCHIVE FACTION (PAF): FINAL CUT
18 March - 16 May 2021 Seoul -
Dancing Queen
19 May - 11 October 2020 Cheonan -
2nd Show: JET LAGGED
RYSE HOTEL 19 July - 7 October 2018 Seoul
News
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[News] Can't miss this...The Mandatory Viewing Course of 2024 Art OnO
April 19, 2024Sohn Seong Bong, Maeil BusinessRead more -
[News] Gallery MAF, holds a solo exhibition of SIM Raejung, "The Moon"
Feb 16, 2024Jeon Eun Ji, Hand MakerRead more -
[News] "Another beginning, Time to Find Opportunities." SIM Raejung's solo exhibition "The Red Sewn Moon"
Feb 15, 2024Jung Yoo Cheol, K SpiritRead more -
[News] Must-See Booths at Art Jakarta 2023
Nov 16, 2023Zoe Leung, HypeArtRead more -
[News] Good will be betrayed...contain the forgotten emotions and desires of individuals in the group.
Nov 4, 2023Park Miran, Segye IlboRead more -
[News] "Dive into Korean Art: Seoul" held, foreign art officials visited artist SIM Raejung's art studio.
6 September 2023Lee Woo Jin, Sisun NewsRead more -
[News] Arario Gallery Participates in International Art Fair Frieze Seoul and KIAF Seoul 2023 at the same time
17 August 2023Kim Jung Mo, Segye IlboRead more -
[News] Kiaf-Freize Period…Four exhibitions will be held to introduce the next generation of Korean artists
16 August 2023Kim Min, Dong A Biz NRead more -
[Art Fair] Galleries Art Fair 2022
12 March 2022Arario Gallery is pleased to announce its participation in the Galleries Art Fair 2022, which will run from 16 to 20 March. Works that respond...Read more -
[Art Fair] Seoul Living Design Fair 2022
19 February 2022Arario Gallery presents the opportunity to experience NFT works in a tangible form with Kakao Ground X, 'Klip Drops' at the Seoul Living Design Fair...Read more -
[Exhibition] SIM Raejung: Songeun Art Award
14 December 2021SIM Raejung's latest drawings are on view at Songeun Art Award 2021. You will be able to concentrate on the thoughts and emotions of the...Read more -
[Exhibition] SIM Raejung: 2018-2020 New Acquisitions Binge-Watching; 14284"
19 August 2021SIM Raejung's hand drawn animation works, 'B-301' is on view at '2018-2020 New Acquisitions Binge-Watching; 14284'' a group exhibition at the Gyeonggi Museum of Modern...Read more
Publications