JIWON YU
Based in Seoul, Korea
yujiwon0424@gmail.com
EDUCATION
MA, Department of Aesthetics, Seoul National University, 2017
Thesis: “Writing on Art: The Derridian Performative”
BA, College of Liberal Studies (Major in Aesthetics), Seoul National University, 2015
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (limited to last 5 years)
Adjunct Professor, Korea National University of Arts, School of Visual Arts
2024-2025
Adjunct Professor, Sung Kyun Kwan University, Humanities and Social Sciences Campus
2025
Curator, Leeum Museum of Art, Seoul
September 2021 – February 2025
Project Manager/researcher, Lee Mire Studio, Amsterdam & Seoul
2021-
Assistant Curator, 11th Seoul Mediacity Biennale, Seoul Museum of Art (Artistic Director: Yung Ma)
September 2019 - December 2021
INDEPENDENT PROJECTS
Co-director, YPC SPACE, Seoul [LINK]
2022-
Co-founded & organized by Yellow Pen Club (since 2016 with Junghyun Kwon and Areum Lee)
Curatorial projects: Kang Heejung: Come Alive (2024); So Minkyung Leaflet Drawing (2024); Dong Hyun Gwon x Sea Jung Kwon: Love Death Dog (2023); Sollee Kim Solo Exhibition (2023); Hyunjung Park: Emerald Tablet (2023); Boma Pak: Mercy (2022); DEAD END: Archive Journeys (2022)
Adopt Adapt, 2022, Hall 1, Seoul [Image / Video]
Participants: Dong Hyun Gwon x Sea Jung Gwon, Jisu Kim, Mimi Park, Eusung Lee, Han Gene
Supported by Seoul Foundation of Arts and Culture
Material Study, 2021-2022, Elephant Space, Seoul [LINK]
Research circle, screenings, talks, publication
Participants: Ana Vaz, Amalie Smith
Supported by the Arts Council Korea
Gravity Shower, 2020-2021, Daehan Theatre & Gallery N/A, Seoul [Image / Video]
Participants: Kang Hee Jung, Kim Boyong, Park Syeyoung, Lee Eunhee, Choi Boryeon, Hong Sejin, 25hr sailing (Bokyung Kim, Cheongjin Keem)
Supported by the Arts Council Korea
Not Your Typical Narcissist, 2018-2020, online [website]
Research, conversation, screening, publication, online presence
participants: Sea Jung Gwon, Boma Pak, Jiwon Park, Suhyun Beak, Chorong Ahn, Yunhwa Yang, Jooyeon Lee, Seojyoung Chang, Boryun Choi, Jihyung Han, Minjung Song, Yun Choi, Henam Shin, Leebin Soyeon, Eusung Lee, Hannara Kim, Soyoung Chong, Han Gene, Meme Miu, Audry Wollen, Shinsig Kim
SPEAKING / WRITING
2025
Invited Speaker, MOT 30th Anniversary Symposium “How Museums Change,” Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo
2024
Monograph How to Live/Buy Art: Around the New Space Movement of the 2010s, 2024, Seoul: Mati. (published in Korean)
2023
2022
Guest panel, “한국 페미니즘 미술비평의 난제들”, SeMA 비평연구프로젝트
2021
Guest Lecturer, “Scrolling text: Art Writing and Reading,” Platform-p, Seoul.
Contributor, SeMA 난지 황수연
Contributor, “젊은-여성-아무개’의 전선 매핑” 아트인컬처
Contributor, “뷰티 유튜브의 짧은 역사 – 매개체로서의 뷰티’ (잡지 쿨 #6)
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