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Soo Kim

b. 1969

American artist

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Born 1969. Soo Kim is an American photographer.

Soo Kim (born 1969) is a South Korean-born American visual artist, and educator.

Biography She was born in 1969, in South Korea; and moved to Los Angeles in 1980. She earned a B.A. degree from the University of California, Riverside, and a M.F.A. degree from California Institute of the Arts.

Kim lives in Los Angeles and is on the faculty at Otis College of Art and Design. Kim often employs techniques of cutting and layering in order to introduce areas of absence or disruption in what we tend to take for granted—the interpretation of photographic images."

Solo exhibitions Midday Moon, Angles Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, 2012 Black Sun, Angles Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, 2011 The Corners of the Sea, Julie Saul Gallery, New York, NY, 2010 Faraway, Seaver Gallery, Marlborough School, Los Angeles, CA, 2010 Superheavies, Sandroni Rey, Los Angeles, CA, 2008 They Stop Looking at the Sky, Pasadena Museum of California Art, Pasadena, CA, 2006 A Week Inside Two Days, Sandroni Rey, Los Angeles, CA, 2005 The Future’s Owned By You and Me, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Los Angeles, CA, 2005 Soo Kim: New Work, Sandroni Rey, Venice, CA, 2002 Soo Kim: New Work, Montgomery Gallery, Claremont, CA (catalog), 1999 Stonewashing, Bandits-mages, Bourges, France, 1995 (Carry) A Big Stick, Tropical Installations, Los Angeles, CA, 1993

Selected public collections J. Paul Getty Museum Los Angeles County Museum of Art Albright-Knox Art Gallery The Broad Foundation Judith and Michael Ovitz Collection Susan Bay and Leonard Nimoy Collection Joyce and Ted Strauss Collection Museum of Photographic Arts, San Diego North Carolina Museum of Art The California Museum of Photography, University of California, Riverside University Art Museum, University of California, Santa Barbara University of California, Irvine

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1969, South Korea
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California Community Foundation

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Soo Kim?

American artist

When was Soo Kim born?

Soo Kim was born in 1969 in South Korea.

What is Soo Kim's occupation?

Soo Kim is a photographer.

What nationality is Soo Kim?

Soo Kim is American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Soo Kim

· Wikidata: Q19592499

· DBpedia: Soo Kim

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