JAEKYUNG JUNG
jkjung@jaekyungjung.com

Jaekyung Jung is interested in tracing ambivalence in the everyday life of the city, which stands between what is ethically right and wrong. He employs moving images and archives to reveal such interests. In particular, Jung is interested in investigating the zones where disorder is revealed within the social order and rational thought is manifested within chaos – the unstable areas where reason and madness are not distinguished and constantly remain in the state of mutual unrest. His works has been exhibited at the 23rd Brno International Biennial of Graphic Design (Moravia Gallery, Brno, Czech Republic, 2008), Public Space? Lost & Found (MIT Media Lab, Boston, USA, 2014), Art(ificial) Garden, The Border Between Us (National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, CheongJu, Korea, 2021), Signaling Perimeters, (The Nam-Seoul Museum of Art , Seoul, Korea, 2021) among many. His recent solo exhibitions include Cosmographia (Seoullo Media Canvas, Seoul, 2019), The Realm of Ghosts (Sinchon Theater, Seoul, 2020), A Scene (Sinchon Theater, Seoul, 2021), Commedia (shhh, Seoul, 2022)

Jung holds a BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design, a Master of Science in Visual Studies from MIT and a PhD, in Art and Media History, Theory, and Criticism–Art Practice Concentration from University of California, San Diego. He also participated as a resident artist at the National Museum of Contemporary Art Residency in Goyang (KR), Seoul Art Space in Geumcheon (KR) and Künstlerhaus Schloss Balmoral (GE). Recently, he worked as an art director for a public art project Reflect Project (209, Dapsimni-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, 2021-24), a commissioned project supported by the Seoul Metropolitan Government and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. In 2021, Jung founded shhh, an art space focusing on time based art research and exhibition based in Incheon, South Korea. Currently, Jung is a participating artist in the Korean Pavilion of the 18th Venice Biennale International Architecture Exhibition in 2023.  His work is a part of the permanent collections of the National Museum of Contemporary Art (MMCA), MMCA Government Art Bank, and Seo-Seoul Museum of Art in South Korea.


SOLO EXHIBITION
"Commedia," Shhh, Incheon, Korea, 2022
"A Scene,"  The Sinchon Theater/shhh, Seoul/Incheon, Korea, 2021
"The Realm of Ghosts," The Sinchon Theater/shhh, Seoul/Seoul, Korea, 2020
"Cosmographia," Seoullo Media Canvas, Seoul, Korea, 2019
“Records,” Marcuse Gallery, La Jolla, CA, USA, 2017


GROUP EXHIBITION
"A Place You Long For," a project commissioned by "Ob/Scene Festival," Sewoon Hall, Seoul, Korea, 2022
"Instead of an Afterwards," Korean Cultural Center, Hong Kong, 2022
"Ones Who Inhabit The Twilight Zone,"  ARKIPEL - Jakarta International Documentary and Experimental Film Festival, Jakarta, Indonesia, 2021
"DDD Uni-Bus," Incheon Foundation For Arts & Culture, Incheon, Korea, 2021
"Signaling Perimeters," the Nam-Seoul Museum of Art ,  Seoul, Korea, 2021
"Art(ificial) Garden, The Border Between Us,"  National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art CheongJu, CheongJu, Korea, 2021
"Reflect Project,"  Seoul Metropolitan Government and Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Seoul, Korea, 2021-2024
"The  Long Now," d/p , Seoul, Korea, 2021
“Meanwhile from abroad,” MÉLANGE, Köln, Germany, 2020
“Sarah Ama Duahs, Jaekyung Jung, Elif Saydam,” Made in Balmoral, Bad Ems, Germany, 2019
“Hold My Hands,” the National Museum of Contemporary Art (MMCA) Goyang Residency Studio, Goyang, South Korea, 2019
“Camping: Gogol Project,” the National Museum of Contemporary Art (MMCA) Goyang Residency Studio, Goyang, South Korea, 2019
"Experimental Film and Video 2019" CICA Museum, 2019
“SuperSurface,” In the Paper Gallery, Seoul, Korea 2018
"Seoul SeeYouTomorrow Pyeongyang," Dongdaemun Design Plaza, Seoul, Korea, 2018
“In Our Present Condition,” the School of Architecture + Planning Dean's Office Gallery, MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA, May 1, 2017
“Open Studios,” UCSD, La Jolla, CA, USA, 2010-2016
“Public Space? Lost & Found,” MIT Media Lab, Cambridge, MA, USA, 2014
“The Record Room” Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK, 2013
“Art as a Mode of Enquiry,” The Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology, Oxford, UK, 2012
“Row Source,” The North Wall Arts Center, Oxford, UK, 2012
“Bibimbop: Unexpected Transformation,” Allegra Laviola Gallery, New York City, NY, USA, 2010
“Something Like a Proposition,” MIT Media Lab, Cambridge, MA, USA, 2010
“Things of That Nature,” Boston Center for the Arts Mills Gallery, Cambridge, MA, USA, 2009
“The Visual and Environmental Studies Exhibit,” Sert Gallery, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA, 2009
“CHI 2009,” Video Showcase, Hynes Convention Center, Boston, MA, USA, 2009
“23rd International Biennial of Graphic Design Brno,” Moravian, Czech Republic, 2008
“Graphic Design Show,” Wood-Gerry Gallery, Providence, RI, USA, 2008
“SIGGRAPH 2008,” Space Time Gallery, LA, CA, USA, 2008
“Meet by Accident,” Space 35, New York City, NY, USA, 2007
“Design Made 2007,” Hangaram Design Museum, Seoul Arts Center, Seoul, South Korea, 2007
“Design Korea 2007,” COEX, Seoul, South Korea, 2007
*Solo Exhibition


PROJECT
Director for "Reflect Project,"  a public art project commissioned by the Seoul Metropolitan Government and Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Seoul, Korea, 2021 (-2024 expected)
Shhh, founder, Incheon, South Korea, 2021-Present
BRRRT, co-founder (Jaekyung Jung, Sujin Lim), Seoul, South Korea, 2018-21
Director of Research Based Visualization for “Imagining New Eurasia Project by Kyong Park,” The National Asia Culture Center, Gwangju, South Korea, June 2015-January 2018.


PUBLICATIONS/REVIEWS
"A Village," People/Artist, The Artro, July 27th, 2020
Sujin L., Jaekyung J,“Heonin2,” BRRRT Press/Frank Book, Seoul, Korea, 2020
Associate Editor for “Imagining Eurasia:Visualizing a continental history by Kyong Park” The National Asia Culture Center & L Nour Press. Seoul/New York, 2019
Sujin L., Jaekyung J., Sohin H,“Heonin,” BRRRT Press, Seoul, Korea, 2018
“BRRRT,” “The Art of Changing Seoul: Social Project Archive Book,” Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture, Seoul, Korea, 2018
“Re-Public of Korea,” “Public Dialogue,” Total Museum of Contemporary Art, 2010
A review on “Hit Here If You Feel Victimized,” “And Things of That Nature@BCA”, Big Red & Shiny. June 8th 2009
A review on “Hit Here If You Feel Victimized,” “An Artist's Nature," The Huntington News. May 20th 2009
"The Gulag Project," Harvard Advocate: the Contest Issue, Cambridge: Harvard University. Summer 2009
"The Gulag Project," A View on Harvard GSD Vol. 1, London: Tank Form Ltd. May 2009


EUDCATION
University of California, San Diego (UCSD), La Jolla, CA, USA
PhD,  in Art and Media History, Theory, and Criticism–Art Practice Concentration
Dissertation: “The Eye of Ethics: Study on Ethical Gaze in relation to Visuality”
Committee: Norman Bryson (co-chair), Kyong Park (co-chair), Ricardo Dominguez, Kelly Gate, Mariana Wardwell

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA, USA
Master of Science in Visual Studies, Program in Art, Culture, and Technology, June 2010
Thesis: “Critical Play: Alien Contact”
Thesis Advisor: Krzysztof Wodiczko

Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), Providence, RI, USA
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Graphic Design, June 2008
Advisor: Thomas Ockerse


ARTIST/RESEARCHER IN RESIDENCY
Artist in Residency, Seoul Musuem of Art NANJI Residency, 2023
Artist in Residency, Seoul Art Space Geumcheon, January-December, 2020
Artist in Residency, Künstlerhaus Schloss Balmoral, International residence exchange program of MMCA Residency Goyang, Bad Ems, Germany, June-Aug. 2019
Artist in Residency, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Residency Goyang, Feb 2019 - Feb 2020
Artist Researcher, Interrogative Design Group, Center for Advanced Visual Studies (Director: Krzysztof Wodiczko), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA, August 2009 – May 2010
Design Researcher, Samsung Design Membership (Designer in Residency Program), Seoul, South Korea, January 1997-December 1999


GRANTS
Grant for  "Art and Technology," Arts Council Korea, 2023
Grant for  "Multidisciplinary Arts Creation," Arts Council Korea, 2022
Grant for "Art Change Up," Arts Council Korea, 2022
Grant for "Artist Space Support," Incheon Foundation For Arts & Culture, Incheon, Korea, 2022
Grant for "25 Episodes of Seoul;," the Seoul Metropolitan Government and MCST, Seoul, Korea, 2021
Grant for "Emergency Art Support for COVID-19," Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture, Seoul, Korea, 2020
Grant for "Art Road Project," Korean Artists Welfare Foundation, Seoul, Korea, 2020
Grant for "Store Store Store Project," Incheon Foundation For Arts & Culture, 2020*
Grant for "Social Project," Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture, Seoul, Korea, 2018-19*
*By BRRRT


FELLOWSHIPS/AWARDS
Research Fellowship, The Program in Transnational Korean Studies, UCSD, La Jolla, CA, USA, 2014-2015
Full Tuition and Research Fund Scholarship, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA, 2010-2013
“The Harold and Arlene Schnitzer Prize” in the Visual Arts, MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA, 2010
Merit-Based Full Tuition Fellowship, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA, 2009-2010
“SIGGRAPH 2008,” “The Space Time Awards,” ACM SIGGRAPH, Los Angeles, CA, USA, 2008


PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
The National Museum of Contemporary Art (MMCA),  South Korea
MMCA Government Art Bank, South Korea
Seo-Seoul Museum of Art, South Korea