Past Residents
Past Resident2024: DOOSAN Art Center
Sungsil Ryu
Sungsil Ryu’s art delves into materialistic desires in contemporary Korea, shaped by a blend of traditional Korean Confucian values and the pervasive neoliberal global order led by the United States. Through the lens of black comedy and employing diverse mediums including video, installation, and performance, she reinterprets cultural phenomena with incisive commentary.
Sungsil Ryu has exhibited work at Kunsthal Aarhus, Denmark; Kunstraum Kreuzberg/Bethanien, Germany; Nam June Paik Art Center, South Korea, among others.
Sungsil Ryu, BJ Cherry Jang 2018.9, 2018, single channel video, 11 min
Sungsil Ryu, I'm Not Dead!, 2019, Motor and mixed media, 78 × 59 × 119 in. (198.12 × 149.86 × 302.26 cm)
Sungsil Ryu, BigKing Travel Ching Chen Tour - Mr. Kim’s Revival 2019, 2019, single channel video, 25 min
Sungsil Ryu, Bigking Travel 2020, 2020, single channel video with user interaction, 15 min
Sungsil Ryu, The Burning Love Song, 2022, mixed media, dimensions variable
Residents from South Korea
Past Resident2024: Telos Foundation, Holtmann Collection
Charlie Stein
Charlie Stein’s work explores dominant cultural aesthetics and challenges traditional modes of perception in our digitized, visually overstimulated world. Through extensive research, she translates her insights into drawings, installations, sculptures, and paintings that address social structures, digital media, and communication. Her paintings reflect on contemporary aesthetics, creating a visual language that deconstructs and recontextualizes digital imagery. With degrees in fine art, sociology, and literature, Stein studied under Christian Jankowski and Rainer Ganahl. She is currently a visiting professor at HfbK Hamburg.
Charlie Stein has exhibited work at Manifesta 11, Zürich; Songjiang Art Museum, Shanghai; and SİNOPALE 6, Turkey, among others.
Charlie Stein, Recombining Realities, exhibition view, 2024, oil on canvas, dimensions variable
Charlie Stein, Random Entities Paired Up (True Love), 2024, oil on canvas, 235/8 × 283/8 × 1 in. (60 × 72 × 2.5 cm)
Charlie Stein, Body With a View, 2024, oil on canvas, 393/8 × 311/2 × 1 in. (100 × 80.01 × 2.49 cm)
Charlie Stein, Portrait (Shoulder), 2024, oil on canvas, 987/16 × 551/8 × 1 in. (250.01 × 140 × 2.49 cm)
Charlie Stein, Still Life, 2024, oil on canvas, 1911/16 × 153/4 in. (50.01 × 40 cm)
