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SunKoo Yuh
"Be Brave", Figurative Glazed Porcelain Sculpture, Animals, Ceramic, Dynamic

2023

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The ceramic sculptures of SunKoo Yuh are composed of tight groupings of various forms including plants, animals, fish, and human figures. While Korean art, Buddhism, and Confucian beliefs inform some aspects of his imagery, implied narratives that often suggest socio-political critiques largely drive his work. Yuh is currently Associate Professor at the University of Georgia, Athens, GA. The Rubin Center has exhibited two monumental columns that showcase Yuh’s mastery of his complex narratives and the ceramic medium. Yuh’s work is included in the collections of the Renwick Gallery at the Smithsonian in Washington, DC, The Philadelphia Museum of Art and The Museum of Fine Arts Houston, among others. Honors and awards he has received include the Joan Mitchell Foundation Grant, the Grand Prize at the 2nd World Ceramic Biennale International Competition, Icheon, Korea, The Elizabeth R. Raphael Founder’s Prize, and the Virginia A. Groot Foundation Grant. Selected Public Collections Renwick Gallery of the National Museum of American Art Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C. Icheon World Ceramic Center, Icheon, Korea The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea International Museum of Ceramic Art, Alfred, NY The Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Houston, TX Oakland Museum of Art, Oakland, CA State Foundation on Culture & the Arts, Honolulu, HI Pacific Asian Museum, Pasadena, CA Honolulu Contemporary Museum, Honolulu, HI Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, CA Wright State University, Dayton, OH Kennedy Museum, Athens, OH Fuller Crafts Museum, Brockton, MA Museum of Art & Archeology, Columbia, MO Society for Contemporary Crafts, Pittsburgh, PA Macon Museum of Art & Science, Macon, GA Clayarch Gimhae Museum, Gimhae, Korea JINRO Cultural Center, Seoul, Korea Seoul Newspaper, Seoul, Korea "Be Brave", Figurative Glazed Porcelain Sculpture, Animals, Ceramic, Dynamic
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