Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon, Korea | 9 April 2025
Good Morning, Mr. G-Dragon is a 2025 space media art project conceived by South Korean media artist and KAIST professor Jinjoon Lee, in collaboration with global K-pop icon G-Dragon (Kwon Ji-yong). The project combined G-Dragon’s biometric data, generative AI, sound art, projection mapping, and satellite transmission technology to send an emotionally infused audiovisual signal—based on G-Dragon’s iris and original music—into outer space via a 13-meter parabolic antenna.
Good Morning, Mr. G-Dragon, 2025.
Generative AI-based media installation with biometric data, sound composition, and satellite signal transmission.
installation view at KAIST.
installation view at KAIST.
BY ART MATTERS, Hangzhou, China | 22 April 2025 - 22 April 2026
Wandering Sun in West Lake is an immersive media artwork inspired by Su Dongpo (蘇軾, 1037–1101) and his poem “Drinking at West Lake After the Rain” (饮湖上初晴后雨二首). This work reinterprets the ephemeral interplay of light and water on West Lake (西湖)—a reflection of its inherent impermanence (無常)—through the traditional handscroll (卷軸) format, transformed into a digital, time-based experience.
Installed as a public art piece in a long corridor connecting a subway station to a museum, the piece unfolds across a 2.4m × 57.6m LED screen as a digital scroll (Digital Scroll), inviting viewers to walk alongside a drifting sun, immersing themselves in its ever-changing surroundings.
Installed as a public art piece in a long corridor connecting a subway station to a museum, the piece unfolds across a 2.4m × 57.6m LED screen as a digital scroll (Digital Scroll), inviting viewers to walk alongside a drifting sun, immersing themselves in its ever-changing surroundings.
Happy New Year Awarded,
International Film Festival Rotterdam(IFFR), Rotterdam, Netherlands. | 30 January - 9 February 2025
The Rotterdam International Film Festival, which has been a leading showcase for experimental and independent film since 1972, has honored Jinjoon Lee's Happy New Year with a selection in the Art Directions programme for 2025. Happy New Year will be screened at the Kijkmodule at Rotterdam Central Station to a wide range of audiences.
"Happy New Year" is a cinematic installation that utilizes a game engine to create a fictionalized landscape. Amidst the cheerfulness of celebrating the New Year around the world between December 31, 2023 and January 1, 2024, the piece reminds us of situations around the world that are suffering from war, disaster, and climate crisis.
The work reflects on the paradoxical situation in which the positively biased virtual worlds created by today's AI technologies can make us even more blind to the darker realities of our apathy. The fictionalized utopian images in the work are reminiscent of Chaekgeori(Korean traditional still-life painting that depicts books along with various other objects) and Western Cabinet of curiosities, connecting our world of war, disaster, death, and ruin to the Buddhist Wheel of Reincarnation, where heaven and hell, birth and death, coexist.
Wandering Sun Group Exhibition, 2024
National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Korea, Cheongju, Korea. | 12 September - 31 December 2024 (extended)
Wandering Sun Series by Jinjoon Lee continues the artist’s exploration of liminal spaces, further questioning how we perceive the relationship between the natural and the artificial through visual art. It shows the movement of the sun in hyper-realistic way, but the sky is not actually photographed, but rather a virtualized sky based on environmental data. The series merges two distinct identities: one as a hyper-realistic 'snapshot' and another that reveals its 'natural' beauty as a human-made creation. This unsettling paradox reminds us that, in our time, nature and technology are seamlessly intertwined, challenging conventional ideas of what is truly 'natural' or 'artificial.'
The new version, installed MMCA Cheongju, features a large 4-meter-high by 17-meter-long video panel that turns the walls and floor of museum's lobby red as the sun rises. Especially in this version, using the coordinates of Masan, his hometown, as the observation point, Lee integrates six types of data collected over a 30-year period, including sulfur dioxide concentrations. By reflecting the effects of air pollution on sunlight scattering and cloud formation, the work paradoxically presents a landscape that is both realistic and intensely poetic.
Jinjoon Lee, Wandering Sun, 2024. Single channel video installation, Unreal Engine 5, AI algorithm, NASA Earth observation data, 4 x 17m 2,6pt, 04'15"
Audible Garden Solo Exhibition, 2023
Korean Cultural Centre, London, UK. | 21 July - 13 October 2023
Audible Garden, the solo exhibition of work by new media artist Jinjoon Lee as part of a yearlong celebration of the 140th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the Republic of Korea and the UK. Drawing inspiration from Asian Sansui landscape painting and Korean garden philosophy, Lee has created a multisensory space that constructs a new environment whilst also deciphering the current world we inhabit. Inspirited by Lee’s residency at Hertz lab of the ZKM in Germany, Audible Garden will run from 21 July - 13 October 2023 at the KCCUK exhibition space. See the VIDEO
Audible Garden, the solo exhibition of work by new media artist Jinjoon Lee as part of a yearlong celebration of the 140th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the Republic of Korea and the UK. Drawing inspiration from Asian Sansui landscape painting and Korean garden philosophy, Lee has created a multisensory space that constructs a new environment whilst also deciphering the current world we inhabit. Inspirited by Lee’s residency at Hertz lab of the ZKM in Germany, Audible Garden will run from 21 July - 13 October 2023 at the KCCUK exhibition space. See the VIDEO
Jinjoon Lee, Audible Garden, 2023. Site-specific wall painting.
Photo by Dan Weill, Courtesy of the KCCUK
PUBLICATION
TITLE | NOWHERE IN SOMEWHERE
AUTHOR | Jinjoon Lee
PUBLISHER | marmmo press
PUBLICATION DATE | 26 DEC, 2023
ISBN | 979-11-985065-2-8
At the forefront of contemporary art, Korean new media artist Jinjoon Lee has published a collection of works that culminates two decades of work. This book traces Lee's activities over the past two decades, from 2003 to 2023, when he joined the Department of Sculpture at the Seoul National University of Fine Arts, moving from artist, futurist, and observer of technology to creative director in the field. Since his first solo exhibition, Art Theatre - Role Play, at ARKO Art Centre in 2007, Lee has presented exhibitions and performances in more than 50 countries around the world. This book focuses on seven projects and works that are considered to be his signature works, from his first solo exhibition Art Theatre - Role Play to his public media sculpture THEY installed at Digital Media City (DMC) in Seoul in 2010, to his solo exhibition Audible Garden held in the centre of London in July 2023.
TITLE | Re:Spect, Media Art of Korea since 2000
CO-AUTHOR | Chapter 13. Five moments of Jinjoon Lee
PUBLISHER | Book Korea
PUBLICATION DATE | 20 DEC, 2024
ISBN | 979-11-942991-6-5
TITLE | Rule of Law and Freedom(2024, Vol,12)
CO-AUTHOR | Chapter 2. The Limits and Challenges of Korean Wave: Seeking the Way Forward
PUBLISHER | Just Press
PUBLICATION DATE | 27 DEC, 2024
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APPOINTMENTS
STATUS | Art Director of Seongnam Media Festival
INSTITUTION | Seongnam Cultural Foundation, Seongnam, Republic of Korea
TERM | 2025 - 2027
STATUS | (upcoming) Visiting Fellow, full Senior Common Room (SCR) membership
INSTITUTION | Exeter College, University of Oxford, UK
TERM | 2026
STATUS | Visiting Researcher
INSTITUTION | Graduate School of Global Arts, Tokyo University of the Arts, Japan
TERM | 2025 - 2026
INSTITUTION | Graduate School of Global Arts, Tokyo University of the Arts, Japan
TERM | 2025 - 2026
STATUS | Visiting Scholar
INSTITUTION | St John’s College, University of Oxford, UK, 2025
TERM | 2025
INSTITUTION | St John’s College, University of Oxford, UK, 2025
TERM | 2025
STATUS | Official Member of International Programme Advisory Committee
INSTITUTION | 10th World Summit on Arts and Culture, IFACCA
TERM | 2024 - 2025
INSTITUTION | 10th World Summit on Arts and Culture, IFACCA
TERM | 2024 - 2025
UPCOMING
10th World Summit on Arts and Culture - Seoul 2025
DATES | 27 - 30 May 2025
VENUE | ARKO Theatre, Seoul, Korea
HOST | Arts Council Korea, International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies
2025 Connected Forum "From Connected Campus to Open College" Special Lecture
DATES | 5 June 2025, 14:00 - 16:00
VENUE | Art Theater, Korea National University of Arts Seokgwan-dong Campus, Seoul, Korea
SPEAKERS | Jinjoon Lee, Byungjun Kwon, Sunghee Kim, Sungmin Lee
HOST | Korea National University of Arts
2025 Traditional Culture Planning Online Content Special Lecture
TOPIC | A New Convergence of Arts in the Age of AI
HOST | Korea Craft and Design Foundation
TOPIC | A New Convergence of Arts in the Age of AI
HOST | Korea Craft and Design Foundation
Solo Exhibition
DATES | 23 August - 18 September, 2025 (TBD)
VENUE | BB&M Gallery, Seoul, Korea
The 17th DMZ International Documentary Film Festival
DATES | 11 - 17 September 2025
VENUE | Goyang, Korea
The Sacred Mountain Solo Exhibition
DATES | 18 October - 13 December 2026 (TBD)
VENUE | Gallery VER, Bangkok, Thailand
RECENTLY
MMCA Cheongju Rooftop Project 2024 Exhibition
DATES | 12 September - 31 December 2024 (extended)
VENUE | 1F, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Cheongju, Korea
ARTIST | Jinjoon Lee, Donghee Kim
MMCA Artist Talk: Jinjoon Lee Artist Talk
TOPIC | Why does the sun wander?
DATES | 14 December 2024, 14:30 - 17:30
VENUE | MMCA Cheongju 6F Rooftop & 1F Lounge, Cheongju, Korea
ARKO Roundtable: Talking about AI and ART Panel Discussion
TOPIC | Coexistence of AI and Artist
DATES | 23 May 2025, AM 11:00
VENUE | Company M Studio, Seoul, Korea
SPEAKERS | Jinjoon Lee, Geumsan Park, Jaewon Seok, Yeseul Shin
Cultural Diversity Policy Forum Panel Discussion
TOPIC | Diversity of expression for a culturally diverse future
DATES | 23 May 2025, 15:25 - 16:25
VENUE | National Museum of Korea, Seoul, Korea
HOST | Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism
KAIST EMBA 2025 Insight Lecture Series Special Lecture
DATES | 16 May 2025, 19:00 - 20:30
VENUE | KAIST College of Business, Seoul, Korea
HOST | KAIST College of Business
KAIST Global Leader Program Invited Speaker
TOPIC | New Media Art: The Front Line of Contemporary Art
DATES | 7 May 2025, 13:00 - 16:00
VENUE | 102, SUPEX, KAIST College of Business, Seoul, Korea
HOST | KAIST College of Business
Mini Symposium on Art & Mechanical Engineering Special Lecture
DATES | 29 April 2025, 15:00 - 18:00
VENUE | Auditorium of Seoul National University Museum of Art
HOST | Department of Mechanical Engineering, Seoul National University
TEU x ART Keynote Speech
DATES | 26 April 2025, 15:30 - 16:30
VENUE | Art Korea Lab Agora
HOST | TIDE Envision University
Seoul Theater Creation Center Opening Forum Special Lecture & Panel Discussion
TOPIC | AI technology and theater creation
DATES | 20 March 2025, 16:00 - 19:00
VENUE | Seoul Theater Zero, Seoul Theater Creation Center, Seoul, Korea
HOST | Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture
New Vision: Special Lecture for Hallym University Medical Center Invited Speaker
TOPIC | Patient-centered Space Design and the Future of Hospital
DATES | 10 December 2024, 15:30 - 17:30
VENUE | Ilsong Cultural Hall, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Anyang, Korea
Special Lecture on Arts Industry Entrepreneurship Invited Speaker
TOPIC | Arts Management and Entrepreneurship
DATES | 12 December 2024, 14:40 - 14:55
VENUE | Seoul-ON Studio, Dongdaemun Design Plaza, Seoul, Korea
TOPIC | Global TechArt Revolution: Fusion of Science and Art
DATES | 2 December 2024, 19:00 - 21:00
VENUE | 2F Grandball room, Daejeon Convention Center, Daejeon, Korea
Special Lecture for National Academy for Educational Administrators Invited Speaker
TOPIC | Humans, Art, and Technology: The Future of Creative Collaboration
DATES | 28 November 2024, 14:00 - 16:30
VENUE | 152-1, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
Design Korea 2024 Invited Speaker
DATES | 14 November 2024
VENUE | COEX Hall D, Seoul, Korea
2024 PIC FORUM Invited Speaker
TOPIC | Creative Ecosystems: AI for Inclusive and Harmonious Societies
DATES | 27 October 2024 13:00-14:30
VENUE | Balai Seni Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
SUPPORT | ASEAN-Korea Partnership Project for Innovative Culture Exhibition
fffluid apparatus: At the Intersection of the Human, the Natural and the Machine Invited Exhibition
TOPIC | Fluid Systems: Interactions Between Human, Nature and AI
DATES | 25 October - 3 November 2024
VENUE | Rumah Tangsi, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
SUPPORT | ASEAN-Korea Partnership Project for Innovative Culture Exhibition
Change Maker Conference Invited Speaker
PROGRAM | New Creation Performance Art Festival
TOPIC | Shaping a Sustainable Future with AI
DATES | 13 October 2024 18:00 - 22:00
VENUE | S Factory Seongsu, Seoul, Korea
HOST | Root Impact, Jump, HGI, Korea University Diversity Council
LINK | Creative x Seongsu
Dalseong Daegu Contemporary Art Festival: Against All Odds Group Exhibition
DATES | 7 September - 6 October 2024
VENUE | The ARC, Daegu, Korea
ARTIST | Kwak Hoon, Kang Ho, Kwon Osang, Kwon Yongju, Kwon Hyojung, Kim Byoungho, Kim Youngjin, Kim Heeseon, LEEWOO, Seeing Taehyang, Lee Siyoung, Lee Jinjoon, Lee Taesoo, Lim Hyunlak, Jung Jiyoun, Jung Hyeryun, Jin Guione, Zin Kijong, Hur Shan, Kim Jaeuk, Moon Kwanwoo, Bae Moonkyoung, Yang Sueyon, Oh Jeisung, Woo Jeongsu, Lee Byungho, Lee Jaeho, Lee Jaehoon, Jeon Kabin
DIRECTOR | Kang Hyoyeun
HOST | Dalseong Cultural Foundation
Seoul Culture and Art Forum Invited Speaker
TOPIC | The Boundary between Art and Creation, and Nature of Human in the Age of AI
DATES | 23 September 2024 15:00 - 17:00
LINK | Youtube
East meets East Beijing Forum Panel Discussion
TOPIC | The Future of Art, Technology, and Society
DATES | 20 - 21 September 2024 (CST)
VENUE | CUBE Art Museum Beijing, Beijing, China
HOST | Korea Foundation, Art Centre Nabi, 798 Cube
SPEAKERS | Jinjoon Lee, Yunchul Kim, Ivan Chen-Hsiu Liu, Hye-Rin (Helen) Shin, François Jullien, Soh Yeong Roh
"East meets East (EmE)" is Art Center Nabi’s long-term project that draws inspiration from Eastern philosophies to propose new perspectives on contemporary techno-society. This project explores how Eastern thoughts can guide us in facing modern social and spiritual anomie. EmE seeks to evoke ecological and organic worldviews based on Eastern perspectives that emphasize relationships and solidarity among the people. The goal is to foster global communities that transcend nations, races, generations, and classes, laying the groundwork for global public interest and moving beyond the dichotomy of East and West, much like the principle of complementarity advocated by quantum physicist Niels Bohr.
KIFT Alliance Symposium Panel Discussion
TOPIC | The Integration of Fashion and Technology
DATES | 19 September 2024, 16:00 - 19:00 (CEST)
VENUE | National Museum of Science and Technology Leonardo Da Vinci, Milan, Italy
HOST | Sungjoo Foundation
The KIFT Alliance aims to foster vibrant interactions between the fashion and tech industries of both countries, targeting this September 19th. The event was organized as a bridge for the brightest minds from prestigious universities in South Korea and Italy to engage in cultural exchange.
KAIST Physics Colloquium Invited Speaker
DATES | 9 September 2024, 16:00 (KST)
VENUE | KAIST Department of Physics, Daejeon, Korea
Korea Art Education Association Colloquium Invited Speaker
DATES | 21 August 2024, 19:30 ~ 21:30 (KST)
VENUE | Korea National University of Education, Korea
Yeongdong World Traditional Music & Arts Expo Appointment
POSITION | Advisory Committee member
DATES | 12 September - 11 October 2025
VENUE | Yeongdong Korean Classical Music Experience Village
HOST | Chungcheongbukdo
BIFAN + AI Conference Keynote Speech & Panel Discussion
SUBTITLE | AI and the Future of Video Production
DATES | 5 July 2024, 10:40 am - 17:30 (KST)
VENUE | Bucheon Arts Center Art Theater, Bucheon, Korea
MODERATOR | Jinjoon Lee
SPEAKERS | Dave Clark, Hanseul Kwon, Matthew Niederhauser, Seungmoo Lee
LINK | Bucheon Arts Center
This keynote explores the impact of the convergence of AI and human creativity on the nature of art and human identity. The innate power of art has consistently encouraged reflection on our identity. With AI bringing about pivotal changes in the arts, this conference aims to keenly observe these changes and reconsider the role of the artist and the scope of artistic expression as redefined by AI.
At the center of the digital revolution, AI is revolutionizing the lives of creators. In the panel discussion, it takes a deep dive into how AI is pushing the boundaries of creativity in art, literature, music, film, and other creative fields, how it's increasing the efficiency of creativity, and how it's enabling new forms of collaboration and artistic expression. The speakers explored the opportunities and challenges that AI technology presents for creators, and look at the future of creativity.
French Creative & Cultural Industries Expo - ICC Immersion South Korea Panel Discussion
SUBTITLE | Generative AI: How will it change the cultural and creative industries?
DATES | 4 July 2024, 2:00 pm (KST)
VENUE | Platform-L Contemporary Art Center, Seoul, Korea
MODERATOR | Pauline Brouard
PANELISTS | David Chadwick, Maria Le Mura, Chihoon Lee, Jinjoon Lee
LINK | Ambassade de France en Corée
The panel expands on the applications of generative AI in the field of cultural and creative industries (CCI). The discussion focuses on identifying tools and best practices to responsibly integrate AI into cultural industries. It included following questions: "How can Generative AI contribute to developing cultural industries and improving art & content production?", "What are the representative examples of generative AI uses in cultural and creative industries, and how are these technologies transforming artistic creation and content production processes?", "How can generative AI be used to enhance access to education and educational resources, and what are the inspiring initiatives to look at in this field?", "What are the main ethical and professional challenges associated with the use of generative AI in artistic & cultural creation? Especially since AI is still an experimental field, how can professionals overcome the challenges linked with skill acquisition?"
The Natural Philosophers of the 21st Century Group Exhibition
DATES | 20 April 2024 - 23 June 2024
VENUE | Gallery VER, Bangkok, Thailand
CURATOR | Nim Niyomsin
ARTIST | Jinjoon Lee, Phornphop Sittiruk, Naraphat Sakarthornsap, Ruangsak Anuwatwimon
ARTIST TALK | LINK
Natural philosophy, considered a concept of the past, encompassed many variations, but its earliest interpretation can be assigned to ‘all inquiries about the physical world’. Despite originating from the ancient Greeks, we can assume that the inquiry into nature comes with human existence, the wonder and curiosity humans must have from exploring their surroundings and looking up to the stars at night. This project was initiated from a love of art and science and a fascination with the story of the search for knowledge throughout human history. What is interesting about the concept of natural philosophy lies in its interdisciplinary nature, combining various fields concerning the world around us. In current society, the spirit of natural philosophy may be found in artists and their practice, whose freedom to pursue any topic of interest possesses no limitation in their chosen subjects or working processes. But instead of inquiring through a scientific method, they do it via the artistic process and represent the result as works of art. In this exhibition, a group of artists represent the reconstructed concept of natural philosophy. Unlike natural philosophers of past centuries, these artists reflect not only on the natural world but all the physical world with its social and political structure within it. The artwork, along with its findings and examination, can lead to an accumulation of knowledge added to by viewers who bring their own perspectives and interpretations, creating a dialogue that increases the scope of inquiries.
Gallerist Academy: AI ART, The History and Future of New Media Art Special Lecture
DATES | 5 June 2024, 7:00 pm (KST)
VENUE | Centerpoint Gwanghwamun, Seoul, Korea
SUPPORT | Galleries Association of Korea, Korea Arts Management Service
Insight Lecture, KAIST Executive MBA Special Lecture
DATES | 24 May 2024, 7:00 pm (KST)
VENUE | Executive MBA, College of Business, KAIST, Seoul, Korea
The KAIST Executive MBA program is composed of corporate CEOs, executives, and senior managers with an average of over 15 years of professional experience. The Insight Lecture Series, a part of the MBA curriculum, is designed to transcend the academic boundaries of business administration and provide insights from various fields, including humanities and arts. This special lecture series features experts with extensive knowledge in humanities and arts, offering an enriching experience to the participants.
CAADRIA 2024 Keynote Speech
CONFERENCE | The Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA)
KEYNOTE SPEECH | Liminal Spaces in XR
DATES | 23- 25 April 2024
VENUE | Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD), Singapore
The Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA) promotes teaching and research in CAAD in Asia, and has members on six continents. It organizes an annual conference, the first of which was held in 1996 in Hong Kong. Since then, 20 conferences have been held in Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, and Thailand. CAADRIA is one of the four founding organizations of the International Journal of Architectural Computing (IJAC), and supervises one issue each year. IJAC is published by Multi-Science in both paper and electronic versions. Past keynote speakers include Ben van Berkel (Founder & Principal Architect of UNStudio), Ma Yansong (Founder of MAD Architects), Carlo Ratti (professor of MIT), and many others.
TALK and Artist-led Tour Public Event
TALK | Navigating the future: An integration of Art and Engineering
DATE | 14:00 ~ 16:00, 21 April 2024
VENUE | Gallery VER, Bangkok, Thailand
MODERATOR | Nim Niyomsin, Curator
SPEAKERS |
Dr. Jinjoon Lee FRSA
New media artist, Creative Director, Professor, and Director of Art & Technology Center in KAIST
Dr. Priyakorn Pusawiro
Head of Laboratory, Assistant Professor in Creative Technologist Edutainment & Social Interaction Computing (esicLab), King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT)
Special Lecture at Docent Training Program in MMCA Special Lecture
DATES | 4 April 2024, 1:30 pm (KST)
VENUE | National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Cheongju, Korea
Vermont Studio Center(VSC) 2023 Full-fellowship Residency
VENUE | Vermont Studio Center(VSC), Vermont, US
DATES | 11 February 2024 - 28 February 2024
LINKS | Vermont Studio Center
Vermont Studio Center (VSC) was founded by artists in 1984. It invites artists from around the world to residencies in Johnson, Vermont, and host online programs and events. Our mission is to provide studio residencies in an inclusive, international community, honoring creative work as the communication of spirit through form. Especially, the full fellowship at VSC exceptionally covers the entirety of the residency fees, which supports the artist so they can dedicate their time fully to their craft without the burden of financial constraints. This type of award is highly competitive and recipients are usually selected based on their worldwide reputation and the merit of their work.
Utopian Scenario About Nature Group Exhibition
EXHIBITION | Utopian Scenario About Nature
DATES | 2 September 2023 - 1 January 2024
VENUE | Museum of Contemporary Art Busan, Busan, Korea
LINKS | MoCA Busan
With the full-scale emergence of the climate crisis, and these new changes in modes of capitalism, promoting environmentally friendly policies across politics, economics, society, and culture, and a reorganization driven by the aestheticization of nature, Utopian Scenario about Nature was conceived to question what “environmentally friendly” really should mean and find answers in contemporary art. This is, after all, in an era in which economists pursue ecological and degrowth theories as alternatives, seeking to move away from mainstream economics focused on growth, and political sociologists demand comprehensive systemic transition requiring changes to the fundamentals of capitalist life, nonetheless a question for contemporary art: “What should contemporary art produce?” Or, in other words, “How should the role of contemporary art and its methods of artistic production change in the era of climate crisis?”
Convergence Content Forum 2023 Special Lecture
EVENT | Convergence Content Forum 2023
SUBTITLE | First Movers
DATES | 1 December 2023, 10:30 - 19:30 (KST, GMT+9)
VENUE | Hongreung Content-culture Stage 66, Seoul, Korea
LINKS | Reserve
We highlight pioneering examples that continuously explore and integrate various fields without stopping challenges, recreating them in their own style. The first mover leads the change in the industry, and change starts from moving someone's heart. Beyond technology, we explore the possibilities of implementing new content and the future direction of the content industry through the examples of first movers who move our hearts.
Future Dialogue for Global Innovation 2023 Special Lecture
EVENT | Future Dialogue for Global Innovation 2023
SUBTITLE | Popular Culture shaping Global Values
DATES | 30 November 2023, 10:00 - 16:40 (KST, GMT+9)
VENUE | Grand Ball Room at Four Seasons Seoul
LINKS | Reserve
The Future Dialogue for Global Innovation is an international cultural exchange event hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea to diagnose issues facing the international community and discuss cultural solutions to them. The world is experiencing division and disconnection caused by the recent pandemic and war, and to overcome this, we are facing a time when mutual understanding and communication on universal values that everyone can agree on, such as respect for diversity and humanity, are more necessary than ever. This year, we will be discussing the role that popular culture can play in these times, with the theme of "Popular Culture and Global Values".
Panel Discussion at China Academy of Art Special Lecture
DATES | 24 November 2023 7:00 - 8:00pm (GMT+8)
VENUE | China Academy of Art Multimedia Art Department
SPEAKERS | Hu Haohua, professor of the China Academy of Art
MODERATOR | Yiren Shen, Curator
VIDEO | 李进俊×胡昊华×沈逸人
Artist Talk at UAP Special Lecture
DATES | 23 November 2023 10:00 - 11:00 am (GMT+8)
VENUE | UAP, Shanghai, China
MODERATOR | Menger Chu, Curator
Pale Blue Dot - The KF XR Gallery Opening Exhibition Group Exhibition
WORK | MOANAIA
DATES | 15 May - 4 November, 2023
VENUE | KF XR Gallery, Seoul, Korea
HOST | Korean Foundation
Starting from June 9, 2023, as the first collaborative project under the memorandum of understanding between the Korea Foundation and KAIST, prof. Jinjoon Lee from the KAIST Graduate School of Culture Technology presents his work MOANAIA in the KF XR Gallery's opening exhibition titled "Pale Blue Dot."
Jinjoon Lee's MOANAIA provides a strong immersive experience of the real world and virtual space through a large screen video of an aquarium created using visual AI technology. The work indirectly projects the culture and environment of the Oceania region, which has been marginalized in the history of the Northern Hemisphere-centric world, depicting wandering human shadows, objectified nature, and the history of Oceania symbolized by individual statues. At the same time, it raises fundamental questions about the utopia that humanity has dreamed of alongside the advancement of technology and civilization.
Global HR Forum 2023 Keynote Speech
EVENT | Global HR Forum 2023
SUBTITLE | New Wave: Talent Revolution in the Era of AI and Big Blur
DATES | 1 - 2 November 2023, 08:30 - 17:30 (KST)
VENUE | Walker hall at Grand Walkerhill, Seoul, Korea
SESSION | Day 1, Plenary Session 5 "Art, Science, and Humanity in the Era of AI
LINKS | GHR 2023
The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence is reshaping traditional concepts of human resources, as AI has demonstrated capabilities that surpass human abilities. This phenomenon presents both new challenges and opportunities for human civilization. It calls for a reassessment of the roles, status, and values of human beings. Will humans become mere variables in a technological civilization? Which traditional values will remain relevant and followed by global society? What outdated values and concepts of human resources should be discarded? The session aims to examine the profound aspects of human existence that warrant attention from nations, corporations, and society. By engaging with cultural and artistic professionals, key figures, and other experts, we seek to delve into the fundamental essence of humanity and its significance in a world shaped by the dynamic interplay of art, science, and AI.
2023 KAIST AI+ART SYMPOSIUM Organizing Committee
EVENT | 2023 KAIST AI+ART SYMPOSIUM
DATES | 19 October 2023, 08:00 - 18:00 (KST)
VENUE | KAIST Auditorium, Daejeon, Korea
LINKS | KAIST Art Museum
Chairman of the Organizing Committee | Jinjoon Lee
SPEAKERS
Kay Watson, Yuk Hui, Kim Seongeun, Jens Hauser, Kang Yiyun, Kim Sukmo, Fumihiko Sumitomo, Kim Jangun, Park Sungpil
On Thursday, October 19th, at KAIST Auditorium in Daejeon, the KAIST Art Museum and Daejeon Tourism Organization have prepared a symposium, inviting scholars both domestically and internationally who are active at the intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) technology and art. We are in an era where AI engages in creative endeavors, and creative methods incorporate AI technology. Everyone is curious about where the boundaries of art lie, who owns creativity, and what will be the subjects of appreciation.
Audible Garden Curator-led tour
Curator-led tour during Frieze London
EXHIBITION | Audible Garden
DATES | 12 October 2023, 10:00 -11:30 (BST)
VENUE | Korean Cultural Centre, London, UK
RSVP | Frieze VIP Program on its website.
Exclusive curator-led tour by Lee Suh, KCCUK Curator will take place at 11:00 am and last for 30 min. Self-guided tours are available during 10:00 - 11:30 am, and the curator will be present with Q&A opportunities. It is an exclusively offered event for Frieze VIP, and you need RSVP at the Frieze VIP Program.
Manufactured Nature Artist Talk, 2023
EXHIBITION | Audible Garden
DATES | 7 October 2023, 7:00 - 8:00 pm (KST) / 11:00 am - 12:00 pm (BST)
VENUE | Zoom Live Streaming
SPEAKER | Xiang Biao, Director of Max Plank Institute for Social Anthropology in Germany
MODERATOR | Xiaowen Zhu, Director of esea contemporary
esea contemporary will host an online talk with Dr Jinjoon Lee to further discuss the major themes of his practice and research. Lee will be joined with Prof. Biao Xiang Social Anthropologist and Director of Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology in Germany. This event will be mediated by Xiaowen Zhu, director of esea contemporary.
Manufactured Nature: Irworobongdo Exhibition, 2023
EXHIBITION | Audible Garden
DATES | 23 September - 13 October 2023
VENUE | Esea Contemporary, Manchester, UK
LINKS | Esea Contemporary
ARTIST TALK with Biao Xiang 7 October 2023, 7:00 - 8:00 pm (KST) / 11:00 am - 12:00 pm (BST)
Biao Xiang 项飙 is the Director of the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology in Germany since 2020, and he was a Professor of Social Anthropology at the University of Oxford before that. Xiang's research focuses on various types of migration – internal and international, unskilled and highly skilled, emigration and return migration, as well as the places and people left behind – in China, India, and other parts of Asia.
At Manchester, we are excited to share a conceptual extension to my solo exhibition Audible Garden, particularly focusing on the hue of green and its quintessence in altering the mood of the spatial narrative. If you traverse through the solo show in London, the amalgamation of AI generated Korean traditional instrument 'Geomungo' sounds with the hue of green crafts a discourse that transcends the visual and auditory senses. The resonance between the traditional and the contemporary, mediated through digital interpretations, is expected to foster a unique sensory and intellectual exploration.
ECHO & Irworobongdo Media Festival at Daejeon
EVENT | Zero O’clock Festival
DATES | 11 August – 17 August, 2023
VENUE | Areas along Jungang-ro, Daejeon, Korea
LINKS | Daejeon Zero O'clock Festival
The Daejeon Zero O'clock Festival has unveiled its theme as a 'time travel festival' that will showcase the past, present, and future of Daejeon through its various events and programs.
Audible Garden : Panel Discussion Panel Discussion with Artist
EXHIBITION | AUDIBLE GARDEN
DATES | 11 August 2023 5:30pm – 7:00pm
VENUE | Korean Cultural Centre UK
LINKS | Korean Cultural Centre UK
SPEAKERS |
Kevin Walker, professor of Research Centre in Post Digital Cultures at Coventry University
Arnaud Petit, Sub Dean of Brasenose College at the University of Oxford
Kevin Walker, professor of Research Centre in Post Digital Cultures at Coventry University
Arnaud Petit, Sub Dean of Brasenose College at the University of Oxford
MODERATOR |
Octavia Reeve, Associate Director at the Ada Lovelace Institute
Octavia Reeve, Associate Director at the Ada Lovelace Institute
Discover the inspiration behind the captivating artworks and gain insights into the artist's creative process. This panel discussion also offers a unique opportunity to delve deeper into the connection between art, philosophy, and technology with two other professionals.
INSOMNIA Duo Exhibition
EXHIBITION | GLIMPSE
ARTISTS | Aldo Tambellini, Jinjoon Lee
DATES | 18 June - 14 August 2023
VENUE | MAIIAM Contemporary Art Museum, Chiang Mai, Thailand
LINKS | MAllAM Contemporary Art Museum
MAIIAM Contemporary Art Museum presents GLIMPSE, an exhibition by pioneers and experimental media artists Aldo Tambellini and Jinjoon Lee. The pair are set to present installations that challenge our perception of reality and evoke a deep exploration of human consciousness.
Hear the Voice of Wind Single Channel Video and Sound Installation
EXHIBITION | The 14th Gwangju Biennale Sponsorship Exhibition
DATES | 7 April - 9 July, 2023
EXHIBITION | The 14th Gwangju Biennale Sponsorship Exhibition
DATES | 7 April - 9 July, 2023
VENUE | Meta Art Station
LINKS | The 14th Gwangju Biennale
Hear the Voice of Wind is a visionary exploration of the ancient bond between humanity and nature through the lens of shamanistic tradition in Korea. With an innovative blend of cutting-edge technology and ancient ritual, the project seeks to immerse audiences in a world of ecological harmony and spiritual reverence.
Zero Ground in Hiroshima Nowhere in Somewhere Series, Single Channel Video and Sound Installation
EXHIBITION | 19th Asian Art Biennale Bangladesh
DATES | 8 December, 2022 - 7 January, 2023
VENUE | National Art Gallery of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Nowhere in Somewhere Series addresses the importance of calm and serene message, even though a scar remains in the land and collective memory in a tranquil landscape. Weaving scar of the space and time will be repeated continuously like tide waving, which leaves a visible trace on the floor repeatedly and is vanished continuously.
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