LIM Ok Sang

What I wanted to do more than anything was to carry soil in my arms into the exhibition hall. In the past, I have drawn the land and adapted soli into pulp and introduced it into the gallery. I thought that the only way to achieve my objective was to allow visitors to experience the true nature od soil by letting them touch, taste, and chew it. I want to awaken the public.
We’re distancing ourselves from soil. We don’t know how to farm, we don’t want to step on soil, and we don’t allow our children to touch it. Once we detach ourselves from soil, not only do we become distant from nature, we become disassociated with humanity and see only evil things. Soil is a living creature ; it takes in and exhausts moisture.
My goal was to introduce soil into physical spaces for art and our daily lives.  

LIM Ok Sang
Born in 1950 Buyeo, Chungnam, Korea

EDUCATION
1986    DNA, Beaux-arts, Angouleme Art School, France
1974    Master’s degree, Fine arts, Seoul National University
1972    Bachelor’s degree, Fine arts, Seoul National University

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITION
2017    ‘The wind rises’ (CMAY gallery, NY, U.S.A)
2017    ‘The wind rises’ (Gana Art Center, Seoul, Korea)
2011    ‘Total Art’-Water, Fire, Wind, Flesh, Steel (Gana Art Center, Seoul, Korea)
2002    ‘A song of water and fire’ (Korea Art Gallery, Pusan, Korea)
2000    ‘D.M.Z Oksanglim’ ( Orchard Gallery, London Derry, United Kingdom)
2000    ‘Age of iron and voice of earth’ (Gana Art Gallery, Seoul, Korea)
1997    ‘In the Spirit of Resistance’ (Alternative Museum, New york, U.S.A.)
1997    ‘Bridge of history’ (Gana Art Gallery, Seoul, Korea)
1995    ‘Thrusting Earth’ (Gana Art Gallery, Gana – Beauborg, Paris, France)
1988    ‘Modern History of Africa’ (Gana Art Gallery, Seoul, Korea)

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITION
2015    PLASTIC MYTH (Asia Culture Center, Gwangju, Korea)
2014    NEO-SANSU, (Daegu Art Museum, Daegu, Korea
2013    Contemporary Age : 30 Years with Artists (Gana Art Gallery, Seoul, Korea)
2012    SeMA Gold 2012 : Hidden Track (Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea)
2010    ‘Reality and Statement’ 30th Reality and Utterance anniversary show (Insa Art Center, Seoul, Korea)
2010    Beginning of New Era (Naational Museum of Mordern and Contemporary Art, Korea, Seoul)
2009    Busan Biennale (Gwangalli Beach, Busan, Korea)
2004    Bejing Biennale (National Art Museum of China. Bejing, China)