We haven’t done proper write-ups of all Shin Meekyoung’s exhibitions this year – she’s simply been too busy, like us. To make up for this omission, here is a round-up of photographs of some of her installations. All photos are by LKL except where stated – we got to see her work in Seoul, Venice and of course London.
Written in Soap @ MOCA Taipei, 13 Dec 2013 – 30 Nov 2014
Exhibition notice – a third installation of her Duke of Cumberland (the others being in Cavendish Square, London, at MMCA Gwacheon, Korea).
photo – MOCA Taipei
Asian Art Biennial @ MOCA Taipei, 5 Oct 2013 – 5 Jan 2014
Exhibition notice – focusing on her Ghost Series and Toilet Project
Ghost Series. 2010. Soap, varnish (26 pieces) Installation view at 2013 Asian Art Biennial in Taiwan (photo – Asian Art Biennial)
Unfixed: a solo exhibition @KCCUK, 12 Nov 2013 – 18 Jan 2014
Exhibition notice – a comprehensive retrospective in four sections: Toilet Project | Translation – Vase series | Translation – Pensive Maitreya Boddhisatva | Translation – Ghost Series.
Toilet Project, 2004 – ongoing.
Soap, fragrance. Dimensions variable.
Shin Meekyoung: Toilet Project, 2004 – ongoing. At the Korean Cultural Centre UK 12 Nov 2013-18 Jan 2014
Shin Meekyoung: Toilet Project, 2004 – ongoing. At the Korean Cultural Centre UK 12 Nov 2013-18 Jan 2014
Shin Meekyoung: Toilet Project, 2004 – ongoing. At the Korean Cultural Centre UK 12 Nov 2013-18 Jan 2014
Shin Meekyoung: Toilet Project, 2004 – ongoing. At the Korean Cultural Centre UK 12 Nov 2013-18 Jan 2014
Shin Meekyoung: Toilet Project, 2004 – ongoing. At the Korean Cultural Centre UK 12 Nov 2013-18 Jan 2014
Shin Meekyoung: Toilet Project, 2004 – ongoing. At the Korean Cultural Centre UK 12 Nov 2013-18 Jan 2014
Shin Meekyoung: Toilet Project, 2004 – ongoing. At the Korean Cultural Centre UK 12 Nov 2013-18 Jan 2014
Shin Meekyoung: Toilet Project, 2004 – ongoing. At the Korean Cultural Centre UK 12 Nov 2013-18 Jan 2014
Shin Meekyoung: Toilet Project, 2004 – ongoing. At the Korean Cultural Centre UK 12 Nov 2013-18 Jan 2014
Shin Meekyoung: Toilet Project, 2004 – ongoing. At the Korean Cultural Centre UK 12 Nov 2013-18 Jan 2014
Shin Meekyoung: Toilet Project, 2004 – ongoing. At the Korean Cultural Centre UK 12 Nov 2013-18 Jan 2014
Shin Meekyoung: Toilet Project, 2004 – ongoing. At the Korean Cultural Centre UK 12 Nov 2013-18 Jan 2014
Shin Meekyoung: Toilet Project, 2004 – ongoing. At the Korean Cultural Centre UK 12 Nov 2013-18 Jan 2014
Shin Meekyoung: Toilet Project, 2004 – ongoing. At the Korean Cultural Centre UK 12 Nov 2013-18 Jan 2014
Shin Meekyoung: Toilet Project, 2004 – ongoing. At the Korean Cultural Centre UK 12 Nov 2013-18 Jan 2014
Shin Meekyoung: Toilet Project, 2004 – ongoing. At the Korean Cultural Centre UK 12 Nov 2013-18 Jan 2014
Translation – Vase Series, 2000 – ongoing.
Soap, pigment, varnish, mirrored stainless steel plates, wooden crates. Dimensions variable.
Shin Meekyoung: Translation – Vase Series 2000-ongoing. At the Korean Cultural Centre UK, 12 Nov 2013-18 Jan 2014
Shin Meekyoung: Translation – Vase Series 2000-ongoing. At the Korean Cultural Centre UK, 12 Nov 2013-18 Jan 2014
Shin Meekyoung: Translation – Vase Series 2000-ongoing. At the Korean Cultural Centre UK, 12 Nov 2013-18 Jan 2014
Shin Meekyoung: Translation – Vase Series 2000-ongoing. At the Korean Cultural Centre UK, 12 Nov 2013-18 Jan 2014
Shin Meekyoung: Translation – Vase Series 2000-ongoing. At the Korean Cultural Centre UK, 12 Nov 2013-18 Jan 2014
Shin Meekyoung: Translation – Vase Series 2000-ongoing. At the Korean Cultural Centre UK, 12 Nov 2013-18 Jan 2014
Shin Meekyoung: Translation – Vase Series 2000-ongoing. At the Korean Cultural Centre UK, 12 Nov 2013-18 Jan 2014
Shin Meekyoung: Translation – Vase Series 2000-ongoing. At the Korean Cultural Centre UK, 12 Nov 2013-18 Jan 2014
Shin Meekyoung: Translation – Vase Series 2000-ongoing. At the Korean Cultural Centre UK, 12 Nov 2013-18 Jan 2014
Shin Meekyoung: Translation – Vase Series 2000-ongoing. At the Korean Cultural Centre UK, 12 Nov 2013-18 Jan 2014
Shin Meekyoung: Translation – Vase Series 2000-ongoing. At the Korean Cultural Centre UK, 12 Nov 2013-18 Jan 2014
Shin Meekyoung: Translation – Vase Series 2000-ongoing. At the Korean Cultural Centre UK, 12 Nov 2013-18 Jan 2014
Shin Meekyoung: Translation – Vase Series 2000-ongoing. At the Korean Cultural Centre UK, 12 Nov 2013-18 Jan 2014
Shin Meekyoung: Translation – Vase Series 2000-ongoing. At the Korean Cultural Centre UK, 12 Nov 2013-18 Jan 2014
Shin Meekyoung: Translation – Vase Series 2000-ongoing. At the Korean Cultural Centre UK, 12 Nov 2013-18 Jan 2014
Shin Meekyoung: Translation – Vase Series 2000-ongoing. At the Korean Cultural Centre UK, 12 Nov 2013-18 Jan 2014
Translation – Pensive Maitreya Boddhisatva, 2004/2013.
Soap. 97 x 58 x 41 cm
Shin Meekyoung: Translation – Pensive Maitreya Boddhisatva 2004/2013. At the Korean Cultural Centre UK, 12 November 2013 – 18 January 2014
Shin Meekyoung: Translation – Pensive Maitreya Boddhisatva 2004/2013. At the Korean Cultural Centre UK, 12 November 2013 – 18 January 2014
Shin Meekyoung: Translation – Pensive Maitreya Boddhisatva 2004/2013. At the Korean Cultural Centre UK, 12 November 2013 – 18 January 2014
Shin Meekyoung: Translation – Pensive Maitreya Boddhisatva 2004/2013. At the Korean Cultural Centre UK, 12 November 2013 – 18 January 2014
Shin Meekyoung: Translation – Pensive Maitreya Boddhisatva 2004/2013. At the Korean Cultural Centre UK, 12 November 2013 – 18 January 2014
Translation – Ghost Series, 2007 – ongoing.
Soap, varnish. Dimensions variable.
Shin Meekyoung: Translation – Ghost Series, 2007 – ongoing. At the Korean Cultural Centre UK, 12 Nov 2013-18 Jan 2014
Shin Meekyoung: Translation – Ghost Series, 2007 – ongoing. At the Korean Cultural Centre UK, 12 Nov 2013-18 Jan 2014
Shin Meekyoung: Translation – Ghost Series, 2007 – ongoing. At the Korean Cultural Centre UK, 12 Nov 2013-18 Jan 2014
Shin Meekyoung: Translation – Ghost Series, 2007 – ongoing. At the Korean Cultural Centre UK, 12 Nov 2013-18 Jan 2014
Shin Meekyoung: Translation – Ghost Series, 2007 – ongoing. At the Korean Cultural Centre UK, 12 Nov 2013-18 Jan 2014
Shin Meekyoung: Translation – Ghost Series, 2007 – ongoing. At the Korean Cultural Centre UK, 12 Nov 2013-18 Jan 2014
Shin Meekyoung: Translation – Ghost Series, 2007 – ongoing. At the Korean Cultural Centre UK, 12 Nov 2013-18 Jan 2014
Shin Meekyoung: Translation – Ghost Series, 2007 – ongoing. At the Korean Cultural Centre UK, 12 Nov 2013-18 Jan 2014
Archetype: Solo show @ Sumarria Lunn, 26 Sep – 8 Nov 2013
Exhibition notice – showcasing her new work in black
Meekyoung Shin: Archetype, at Sumarria Lunn
Meekyoung Shin: Archetype, at Sumarria Lunn
Meekyoung Shin: Archetype, at Sumarria Lunn
Meekyoung Shin: Archetype, at Sumarria Lunn
Meekyoung Shin: Archetype, at Sumarria Lunn
Korea Artist Prize 2013 @ MMCA Gwacheon, 23 Jul – 20 Oct 2013
Exhibition notice – a detailed retrospective / an “Epic Archive”.
Shin Meekyoung’s Translation: An Epic Archive
Shin Meekyoung’s Translation: An Epic Archive
Shin Meekyoung’s Translation: An Epic Archive
Shin Meekyoung’s Translation: An Epic Archive
Shin Meekyoung’s Translation: An Epic Archive
Shin Meekyoung’s Translation: An Epic Archive
Shin Meekyoung’s Translation: An Epic Archive
Shin Meekyoung’s Translation: An Epic Archive
Shin Meekyoung’s Translation: An Epic Archive
Shin Meekyoung’s Translation: An Epic Archive
Shin Meekyoung’s Translation: An Epic Archive
Shin Meekyoung’s Translation: An Epic Archive
Shin Meekyoung’s Translation: An Epic Archive
Shin Meekyoung’s Translation: An Epic Archive
Shin Meekyoung’s Translation: An Epic Archive
Shin Meekyoung’s Translation: An Epic Archive
Shin Meekyoung’s Translation: An Epic Archive
Shin Meekyoung’s Translation: An Epic Archive
Shin Meekyoung’s Translation: An Epic Archive
Shin Meekyoung’s Plinth Project
Shin Meekyoung’s Plinth Project – installed outside the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art
The Korean version of Shin Meekyoung’s Plinth Project in the grounds of the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, on the day of its installation (18 July 2013) (Image credit: Shin Meekyoung)
Shin Meekyoung’s Plinth Project in the grounds of the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, on the day of its installation (18 July 2013) (Image credit: Jienne Liu via Facebook)
Glasstress / Venice Biennale Collateral event
A huge group show in two locations. Shin’s soap vase is displayed alongside a glass vase. Can you tell which is which?
Shin Meekyoung at Glasstress 2013
Shin Meekyoung at Glasstress 2013
Bright spotlight in an otherwise darkened room, and a point & press camera. Not the best recipe for a good photograph. From recollection, the soap vase is on the left – strangely, much more translucent than the glass vase.
Glasstress part 2
A much smaller selection in the Wallace Collection, Manchester Square.
Installation view of Shin Meekyoung’s vase in the Wallace Collection
Work by Korean American artist Michael Joo, in the Wallace Collection
Shin Meekyoung’s vase in the Wallace Collection
The selection included a work by Korean American artist Michael Joo (the shield-like work on the wall).
Plinth Project @ Cavendish Square, July 2012 –
Project notice – the first of Shin’s Dukes of Cumberland is now 18 months old. Here’s what it looked like at 12 months:
Shin Meekyoung’s Plinth Project in July 2013
I’m sure I’ll find some more images to post if I delve into my archives a bit more thoroughly…