Sat, Mar 23, 14h

(upcoming) Absentee, Attendee, Invitee, Limestone Books, Maastricht

Feb 2024

Symbiont, openstudio and talk, Amsterdam

Dec 2023

Heterophony of Heterochrony has become a part of the collections of the MMCA (National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea).

Nov 2023

Three new books in the Music Scores series – #3 Ritornello, #4 Melody Surplus, and #5 Motif – have been published.

Biography

Min Oh investigates the concept of time. Initially trained as a musical performer, her work explores how the body perceives, engages with, and generates time at the intersection of visual art, music, and dance, as well as where time-based installations and live performances converge. Her recent research focuses on “post-texture,” which examines non-hierarchical relationships between components arranged within the spatio-temporal dimension. It critiques the hierarchical mindset ingrained in the notion of musical texture and expands it to audio-visual practice.

Solo Exhibitions
  • 2021

    Thomas
    Co-curated by Min Oh and Suzy Park
    Total Museum, Seoul KR

  • 2020

    Invitee, Attendee, Absentee
    Platform-L Contemporary Art Center, Seoul, KR

  • 2018

    Étude
    Atelier Hermès, Seoul, KR

  • 2017

    Moving Running Turning Shifting
    Sindoh Art Space, Seoul, KR

  • 2017

    Notations
    Doosan Gallery, New York, US

  • 2016

    1 2 3 4
    Doosan Gallery, Seoul, KR

  • 2015

    Trio
    Daelim Museum, D Project Space, Seoul, KR

  • 2012

    The Suite
    De Nederlandsche Bank, Amsterdam, NL

  • 2011

    How Things Genuinely Speak, and Sing.
    Curated by Silke Opitz
    Kunsthalle Erfurt, DE;
    Onomatopee, Eindhoven, NL

  • 2010

    A Dialog
    Tripact, Amsterdam, NL;
    Kwanhoon Gallery, Seoul, KR;
    Space Hamilton, Seoul, KR

Selected Performances
Selected Group Exhibitions
  • 2023

    G.MAP, Gwangju Media Art Festival, Gwangju Media Art Platform, Gwangju, KR

  • 2023

    Maniera, Doosan Gallery, Seoul, KR

  • 2023

    Not Paintings, Daegu Art Museum, Daegu, KR.

  • 2023
  • 2022

    10-Year Path of Korea Artist Prize
    (MMCA) National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Korea, Seoul, KR
    — (Exhibition Publication) Two Faces of Time – The Work of Oh Min (EN). Written by Seon-Ryeong Cho

  • 2021

    Korea Artist Prize 2021
    (MMCA) National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Korea, Seoul, KR
    — (Exhibition Publication) A Sensory Experimentation That Deconstructs the Temporality of Modernity (EN/KR). Written by Jade Keunhye Lim
    — (Exhibition Publication) The Precariously Urgent Here and Now (EN/KR). Written by Suzy Park
    — (Exhibition Publication) The light that reveals shadows (EN/KR). Written by Yeasul Shin

  • 2021

    New Acquisitions 2020
    Daejeon Museum of Art, Daejeon, KR

  • 2021

    New Ways of Living for ▭
    Suwon Museum of Art, Suwon, KR

  • 2021

    Watch and Chill: Streaming Art to Your Homes
    MMCA, Seoul, KR; MCAD, Manila, Philippines; MAIIAM Contemporary Art Museum, Chiang Mai, Thailand; M+, Hong Kong; online

  • 2020

    Liebes Ding – Object Love
    Museum Morsbroich, Leverkusen, DE

  • 2019

    Poetic Diction
    Curated by Bokyung Lee. Pohang Museum of Steel Art, Pohang, KR

  • 2019

    Take ( ) at Face Value
    Curated by Kim Kim Gallery. Korean Cultural Centre Australia Gallery, Sydney, AU

  • 2018

    2018 Title Match: Hyungkoo Lee vs Min Oh
    (SeMa) Buk-Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, KR
    — (Exhibition Publication) Beyond Body (EN). Written by Hyekyung Ki
    — (Exhibition Publication) Exercise of the Body, Apart from the Body (EN). Written by Soyeon Ahn
    — (Exhibition Publication) Towards the Perfection of the Unrehearsable, and Towards the Rehearsal of the Imperfectible (EN). Written by Haejin Pahng

  • 2018

    Collecting Highlights: Synchronic Moments
    (MMCA) National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Korea, Gwacheon, KR
    — (Exhibition Publication) From Moving Panorama to Post-Internet Screen: Screen Scape of Contemporary Korean Artists & Film and Video (KR). Written by Jihoon Kim
    — (Exhibition Publication) Skin Elsewhere Other Than Here (KR). Written by Sungeun Kim

  • 2018

    Nuit Blanche
    Curated by Gaël Charbau. Cité internationale des arts, Paris, FR

  • 2018

    Object Love
    Museum de Domijnen Hedendaagse Kunst, Sittard, NL

  • 2017

    (screening) Le monde Plié: séminaire in(ter)disciplinaire & projection
    Curated by Soyoung Hyun. La Générale, Paris, FR

  • 2017

    Ex-Exhibition
    Curated by Haejin Pahng. Platform-L Art Centre, Seoul, KR

  • 2017

    Moving / Image
    Curated by Haeju Kim. Arko Art Center, Seoul, KR

  • 2017

    Score: Music for Everyone
    Daegu Art Museum, Daegu, KR

  • 2017

    The 17th SongEun ArtAward Exhibition
    Songeun Art Space, Seoul, KR

  • 2016

    (performance) Moving / Image
    Curated by Haeju Kim. Seoul Art Space Mullae, Seoul, KR

  • 2016

    (screening) La Nuit de l’Instant
    Marseille Expos, Marseille, FR

  • 2016

    Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland – Virtual Reality
    Suwon Museum of Art, Suwon, KR

  • 2016

    Emerging Other
    Arko Art Center, Seoul, KR. In collaboration with Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten
    — (Exhibition Publication) Still Life That Plays Music (EN). Written by Haeju Kim.

  • 2016

    Wellknown Unknown
    Curated by Sungwon Kim. Kukje Gallery, Seoul, KR

  • 2015

    Move and Scale
    Audio Visual Pavilion, Seoul, KR
    — (Exhibition Publication) A Sit (EN/KR). Written by Siwon Hyun.

  • 2015

    Shadow Objects
    Curated by Na Kim. COS Project Space, Seoul, KR

  • 2014

    (screening) Uitkijk Goes Short
    De Uitkijk, Amsterdam, NL

  • 2014

    Young Korean Artists 2014
    (MMCA) National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Korea, Gwacheon, KR
    — (Exhibition Publication) Mind Game (EN). Written by Sooyon Lee.

  • 2013

    (screening) Modern Times: Modern Housekeeping
    Commissioned by Cinema Zuid. Screening at Eye Film Museum, Amsterdam, NL

  • 2012

    KAAP (former De Kleine Biennale)
    Fort Ruigenhoek, Groenekan, NL

  • 2012

    Rijksakademie OPEN 2012
    Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten, Amsterdam, NL

  • 2012

    Salon/Maastricht
    Timmerfabriek, Maastricht, NL

  • 2012

    WinterSalon
    Museum Van Loon, Amsterdam, NL

  • 2011

    Afterimage
    Duende, Rotterdam, NL

  • 2011

    Point Against Point
    Curated by Min Oh. Arti et Amicitiae, Amsterdam, NL

  • 2011

    Rijksakademie OPEN 2011
    Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten, Amsterdam, NL

  • 2010

    Korean American Film Festival New York
    New York, US

  • 2010

    Korean Film Festival in Los Angeles
    Los Angeles, US

  • 2010

    Media Landscape — Zone East
    Collaborative program of Liverpool Biennial. Contemporary Urban Centre, Liverpool, UK; Korean Cultural Center London, UK; Loop, Seoul, KR

  • 2010

    Word-Less
    Curated by Felicity Hogan. The Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts, New York, US

  • 2009

    All is One, One is All
    Closing Event of Free Store, New York, US

  • 2009

    Bauhaus Commuters
    Traveling Group Exhibition curated by Silke Opitz. New York, US & Thuringia, Germany.

  • 2009

    DesignMade
    Korean Cultural Center London, UK

  • 2009

    Feedback
    Cuchifritos, New York, US

  • 2009

    Play on Screen
    Moviehouse & 3rdWard, Brooklyn, US

  • 2008

    Ningbo International Design Biennial
    Ningbo, China

  • 2007

    1st Contemporary & Modern Art Juried Exhibition for Aspiring Korean-American Artists
    Korean Cultural Center Los Angeles, US

Residencies
  • 2018

    Hermès Foundation Missulsang (Art Prize) Residency, Paris, FR

  • 2017

    Doosan, New York, US

  • 2016

    FLAT station, Amsterdam, NL

  • 2014–15

    Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris, FR
    with the support of Samsung Foundation

  • 2014

    Seoul Art Space Geumcheon, Seoul, KR

  • 2011–12
  • 2009

    Artists Alliance Inc. Rotating Studio Program. New York, US

Artist Funding & Grants
  • 2023

    Arts Council Korea, KR

  • 2022

    Arts Council Korea, KR

  • 2020

    Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture, Seoul, KR

  • 2020
  • 2019

    Arts Council Korea, KR

  • 2019

    Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture, Seoul, KR

  • 2018

    Arts Council Korea, KR

  • 2018

    Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture, Seoul, KR

  • 2017

    Arts Council Korea, KR

  • 2017

    Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture, Seoul, KR

  • 2016

    Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture, Seoul, KR

  • 2014
  • 2012

    Arts Council Korea, KR

  • 2011

    Arts Council Korea, KR

  • 2010

    Korean Ministry of Knowledge Economy & Korea Institute of Design Promotion, KR

  • 2009

    Korean Ministry of Knowledge Economy & Korea Institute of Design Promotion, KR

Education
  • 2008

    MFA, Yale University, School of Art, Graphic Design. New Haven, US

  • 2000

    BFA, Seoul National University, Visual Communication Design. Seoul, KR

  • 1998

    BM, Seoul National University, Piano Performing. Seoul, KR

Prizes & Awards
  • 2021

    2021 Korea Artists Prize, 4 shortlist artists. Seoul, KR

  • 2017

    Hermès Foundation Missulsang (Art Prize). Fondation d'entreprise Hermès, Paris, FR & Atelier Hermès, Seoul, KR

  • 2017

    The 17th SongEun Art Award, Excellence Prize. Songeun Art Foundation, Seoul, KR

  • 2016

    SINAP (Sindoh Artist Support Program). Seoul, KR

  • 2008

    Bradbury Thompson Memorial Prize. Yale University, New Haven, US

  • 2008

    Distinctive Merit in Graphic Design (Television and Cinema Design). 87th ADC Awards, New York, US

  • 2008

    Ningbo International Design Biennial. Elisabeth Kopf International Jury Prize. Ningbo, CN

  • 2008

    Silver Cube in Graphic Design (Television and Cinema Design). 87th ADC Awards, New York, US

Curation
  • 2021

    Thomas. Exhibition co-curated by Min Oh, Suzy Park
    With the support of Art Council Korea, KR
    Total Museum, Seoul, KR

  • 2020

    Matter and Time. Screening/Concert/Talk program co-curated by Min Oh, Seokmin Mun
    With the support of Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture, Seoul, KR
    Platform-L Contemporary Art Center, Seoul, KR

  • 2011

    Point Against Point. Group exhibition of Korean Artists in Amsterdam curated my Min Oh
    With the support of Korea Institute of Design Promotion, Seoul, Korea
    Arti et Amicitiae, Amsterdam, NL

Work in Collections
  • Artbank, MMCA, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Korea, Seoul, Korea

  • Daegu Museum, Daegu, KR

  • Daejeon Museum of Art, Daejeon, KR

  • De Nederlandsche Bank, Amsterdam, NL

  • Doosan gallery, Seoul, KR

  • Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art, Seoul, KR

  • MMCA, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Korea, Gwacheon, KR

  • Platform-L Contemporary Art Center, Seoul, KR

  • Pohang Museum of Steel Art, Pohang, KR

  • Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten, Amsterdam, NL

  • SeMA, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, KR

Talks
  • 2023

    Non-Linear History of Film-Music
    Lecture and Open Discussion
    Ilmin Museum of Art, Seoul

  • 2023

    Non-Linear History of Music
    Talk about ‘Music Score’ series with Seokmin Min, Yeasul Shin, Min Oh, Hyungjin Kim
    Ilmin Museum of Art, Seoul

  • 2023

    Post-Texture
    Artist Talk
    Auditorium, Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris, FR

  • 2023

    The Language of Time-based Media Installation
    Talk with Kyulim Kim (artist).
    Exhibition-related program of Memory and Matter by Kyulim Kim, NEVERNEVERLAND, Amsterdam, NL

  • 2022

    However, How Safe to Follow Songs?
    Talk with Seokmin Mun (musical composer), Yeasul Shin (music critic).
    Exhibition-related program of If I Ought to Sing I will Not Be Part of Your Revolution Ilmin Museum, Seoul, KR

  • 2022

    Mindful Joint 2022
    Conference organized by Jaewook Lee, Kyoungmee Byun
    Moderated by Harry C. H. Choi (curator)
    School of Art at Northern Arizona University, US

  • 2022

    Post Texture — Ways of Time Based Art, Text, Design, Publication, and Recording
    Talk with Sulki & Min (graphic designer), Nui Yeon Kim (editor).
    Exhibition-related program of If I Ought to Sing I will Not Be Part of Your Revolution Ilmin Museum, Seoul, KR

  • 2021

    Guest lecture
    Seoul National University of Science and Technology, Seoul, KR

  • 2021

    Round Table 1
    Talk with Suzy Park (curator), Harry C. H. Choi (curator)
    Exhibition-related program of Thomas
    Total Museum, Seoul, KR

  • 2021

    Round Table 2
    Talk with Suzy Park (curator), Yeasul Shin (music critic)
    Exhibition-related program of Thomas
    Total Museum, Seoul, KR

  • 2021

    Round Table 3
    Talk with Suzy Park (curator), Sooyoung Nam (film theory and media)
    Exhibition-related program of Thomas
    Total Museum, Seoul, KR

  • 2021

    Round Table 4
    Talk with Suzy Park (curator), Seonryeong Cho (aesthetician, curator)
    Exhibition-related program of Thomas
    Total Museum, Seoul, KR

  • 2020

    Matter and Time
    Part 3.
    Talk with Seokmin Mun (musical composer), Hanbum Lee (art critic), Yeasul Shin (music critic), Jidon Jung (Novelist), Jaelee Kim (dance theorist), Seyoung Jeong (artist), Hyeongjun Cho (choreographer)
    Co-curated by Min Oh, Seokmin Mun, Yeasul Shin. Exhibition-related program of Invitee Attendee Absentee
    Platform-L Contemporary Art Center, Seoul, KR

  • 2019

    Artist talk with Seokmin Mun (musical composer)
    Artspace Boan 1942, Seoul, KR

  • 2019

    Artist talk with Seokmin Mun (musical composer) and Yeasul Shin (music critic)
    Exhibition-related program of Invitee Attendee Absentee
    Platform-L Contemporary Art Center, Seoul, KR

  • 2019

    External critic
    Werkplaats typografie, Arnhem, NL

  • 2018

    Artist talk
    Exhibition-related program of 2018 Title Match: Hyungkoo Lee vs Min Oh
    Buk-Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, KR

  • 2018

    Artist talk
    Exhibition-related program of Collecting Highlights: Synchronic Moments
    National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Gwacheon, KR

  • 2018

    Artist talk with Yanghee Lee (choreographer)
    Exhibition-related program of Etude
    Atelier Hermes, Seoul, KR

  • 2018

    Artist talk with Yeasul Shin (music critic)
    Performance-related program of Jinan Kang, Yeonwha Kong, Minjung Kim, Sungwan Kim, Kitae Bae, Yeasul Shin, Jinyoung Shin, Sulki & Min, Woosup Sim, Min Oh, Sinsil Lee, Yanghee Lee, Youngwoo Lee, Taehun Lee, Kwangjun Jung, Joseph Fungsang, June Moon Kyung Hahn, Yunkyung Hur, Chosun Hong, 57studio,
    Art Sonje Center, Seoul, KR

  • 2018

    Body, Film and Space
    Talk with Andrew V. Uroskie
    Artspace Boan 1942, Seoul, KR

  • 2018

    Guest lecture
    Korea National University of Arts, Seoul, KR

  • 2018

    Mindful Joint
    Conference curated by Jaewook Lee
    Chicago University, Chicago, USA

  • 2018

    Mindful Joint
    Conference curated by Jaewook Lee
    School of Visual Arts (SVA), New York, US

  • 2017

    Artist Talk
    Exhibition-related program of The 17th SongEun ArtAward Exhibition
    SongEun Art Space, Seoul, KR

  • 2017

    Dance Film
    Guest lecture
    Seoul Dance Centre, Seoul, KR

  • 2017

    Guest lecture
    Design Academie Eindhoven, Eindhoven, NL

  • 2017

    Guest lecture
    Yale University School of Art, New Haven, US

  • 2016

    Artist talk: Min Oh, Akemi Nagao, Haejin Pahng
    Performance-related program of Moving / Image, curated by Haeju Kim.
    Seoul Art Space Mullae, Seoul, KR

  • 2016

    Guest lecture
    Studio for Immediate Spaces, Sandberg Instituut, Amsterdam, NL

  • 2015

    Artist talk
    Exhibition-related program of Trio
    D Project Space, Seoul, KR

  • 2015

    Guest lecture
    Seoul University, Seoul, KR

  • 2015

    Round Table 1
    Artist talk with Chungwoo Lee a.k.a. Geun-jun Lim (art critic)
    Exhibition-related program of Trio
    D Project Space, Seoul, KR

  • 2015

    Round Table 2
    Artist talk on sound art with Chosun Hong (sound artist)
    Exhibition-related program of Trio
    D Project Space, Seoul, KR

  • 2015

    Round Table 3
    Artist talk on musical scores with Youngwoo Lee (pianist)
    Exhibition-related program of Trio
    D Project Space, Seoul, KR

  • 2012

    Guest lecture
    Dankook University, Seoul, KR

  • 2012

    Guest lecture
    Kookmin University, Seoul, KR

  • 2010

    Artist talk
    The Book Society, Seoul, KR

  • 2010

    Guest lecture
    Hongik University, Seoul, KR

  • 2010

    Guest lecture
    Kaywon Shool of Art and Design, Seoul, KR

  • 2010

    Guest lecture
    Konkuk University, Seoul, KR

  • 2010

    Guest lecture
    Seoul National University, Seoul, KR

  • 2010

    Guest lecture
    Seoul University, Seoul, KR

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