GWON OSANG

GWON OSANG

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《Balance in Motion》on View Through July 4, 2026, at P21
《SCULPTURE CENTER 4/4》, 2026.05.01 – 2026.07.30, PS ROY

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Activities [Youtube] Everyday, Beyond the Ordinary by U+ 'Gwon Osang’s Simplexity: AI, Humans, and Art' Exhibition The exhibition by artist Gwon Osang, a pioneer of Photo-Sculpture, who simply recombines complex reality through the deconstruction and layering of the lightest materials, is being held at Gangnam's Gap Between the Daily and the Non-Daily by U+. 2026.02.09
Exhibitions 《Gwon Osang’s Simplexity: AI, Humans, and Art》, The Resonance of Sculpture and Sensation Gwon Osang’s solo exhibition《Simplexity: AI, Humans, and Art》is presented at Everyday, Beyond the Ordinary by U+ in Gangnam, Seoul. The exhibition surveys Gwon Osang’s artistic practice, which has consistently crossed the boundaries between photography and sculpture, through the conceptual framework of “Simplexity.” 2026.01.27
Exhibitions Gwon Osang’s Solo Exhibition《SCULPTURE CENTER 3/4》on View Through March 31, 2026, at PS ROY PS ROY presents Gwon Osang’s solo exhibition 《SCULPTURE CENTER 3/4》 through March 31. PS ROY is a project space operated by ROY Gallery, dedicated to exhibition programs centered on sculpture and contemporary art, with an emphasis on experimentation, innovation, and strong formal individuality. 2026.01.20

Works

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Porche 911 GT1-98 #26 LM24 1998 Winner, 2019
A Statement of Obscure 420 Pieces, 2001
Reclining Man Drinking, 2016
Brancusi & Shamo, 2015-2025
Wind Hole Relief, 2025
King of Kings, 2023

Exhibitions

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Exhibitions 《Balance in Motion》on View Through July 4, 2026, at P21 P21 presents《Balance in Motion》, a group exhibition featuring seventeen artists, on view through July 4. The exhibition reinterprets the sculptural form of the mobile — developed throughout the history of Western art — through the contemporary formal languages of Korean artists, presenting a contemporary sensibility toward balance and movement. The exhibition was organized in collaboration with art advisor Minjin Chae. 2026.05.26
Exhibitions 《SCULPTURE CENTER 4/4》, 2026.05.01 – 2026.07.30, PS ROY PS ROY presents Gwon Osang’s《SCULPTURE CENTER 4/4》from May 1st through July 30th, 2026. The exhibition marks the final chapter of a yearlong project between the artist and PS ROY, and features a full scale rendition of an idea conceived in his earlier years and previously exhibited as an esquisse in his duo exhibition at Ilmin Museum of Art,《The Other Self》 2026.05.01
Exhibitions 《Gwon Osang’s Simplexity: AI, Humans, and Art》, The Resonance of Sculpture and Sensation Gwon Osang’s solo exhibition《Simplexity: AI, Humans, and Art》is presented at Everyday, Beyond the Ordinary by U+ in Gangnam, Seoul. The exhibition surveys Gwon Osang’s artistic practice, which has consistently crossed the boundaries between photography and sculpture, through the conceptual framework of “Simplexity.” 2026.01.27
Exhibitions Gwon Osang’s Solo Exhibition《SCULPTURE CENTER 3/4》on View Through March 31, 2026, at PS ROY PS ROY presents Gwon Osang’s solo exhibition 《SCULPTURE CENTER 3/4》 through March 31. PS ROY is a project space operated by ROY Gallery, dedicated to exhibition programs centered on sculpture and contemporary art, with an emphasis on experimentation, innovation, and strong formal individuality. 2026.01.20
Exhibitions 《Surging and swirling beyond the ridgeline》, 2025.05.09~2025.08.12, Galerie Noir Artist Gwon Osang is a sculptor who has continually questioned conventional notions of sculpture, persistently asking what sculpture truly is, and in doing so has developed his own distinctive sculptural language. Transcending the traditional boundaries of sculpture, he pioneered an original format that fuses photography and sculpture. 2025.05.09

Activities

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Activities [Youtube] Everyday, Beyond the Ordinary by U+ 'Gwon Osang’s Simplexity: AI, Humans, and Art' Exhibition The exhibition by artist Gwon Osang, a pioneer of Photo-Sculpture, who simply recombines complex reality through the deconstruction and layering of the lightest materials, is being held at Gangnam's Gap Between the Daily and the Non-Daily by U+. 2026.02.09
Activities [Youtube] This Artist is Receiving a Lot of Love calls from Hot Brands, "From Musinsa to Hermes" "Couldn't the sculpture be a little lighter?" This question, posed by artist Gwon Osang, gave birth to a sculpture that had never existed before: 'Photo Sculpture.' 2025.11.29
Activities [Youtube] MMCA Artist Talk | Gwon Osang [MMCA Artist Talk] Gwon Osang: Capturing Sculpture in Photography 2021.11.05

Projects

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Projects VAXINE Unveils “Wearable Sculpture” Collaborative Ring with Sculptor Gwon Osang VAXINE presents the “Wearable Sculpture” project in collaboration with globally recognized sculptor Gwon Osang. The brand’s concept of “Future Elegance” is realized in the form of a ring, characterized by a precisely captured balance and tension between sculpture and silver. 2025.08.14 Read More
Projects Dauning Holds Collaboration Exhibition "Re-born Project" with Sculptor Gwon Osang Premium sofa brand Dauning announced that it will hold a collaboration exhibition titled 《Re-born Project》 with sculptor Gwon Osang from January 23 to March 3 at The Dauning Lounge Pangyo, 3rd floor. 2025.01.23 Read More
Projects Artist Gwon Osang’s ‘New Structure’ Installed at INSPIRE Rotunda Korean sculptor and installation artist Gwon Osang’s 'New Sturcture' series, one of his signature works, is exhibited from July 25 to October 25 at Rotunda, Mohegan INSPIRE Entertainment Resort (“INSPIRE”)’s circular multi-purpose hall with a kinetic chandelier. 2024.08.06 Read More
Projects GWON Osang: "New Structure of Sculpture - A Trip to Another Joyful Place" GWON Osang's new work "New Structure of Sculpture - A Trip to Another Joyful Place" for "Hermès Window Display 2020" is currently on view at the Shinsegae Department Store, Daegu. This collaborative project between the artist and Hermès celebrates the brand new opening of Hermès in Daegu. 2020.12.04 Read More

Writings

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Texts Review: Art Busan 2025, An art fair aspiring to become a platform — What was gained, and what was left behind? Art Busan 2025 concluded its four-day run on May 11 at BEXCO in Haeundae, Busan. Now in its 14th edition, the fair brought together 109 galleries from 17 countries in an effort to reinforce Busan’s position as a hub of contemporary art in East Asia. However, the outcome reflected more of the current art market realities than a major shift. 2025.05.13
Texts Gwon Osang x G-Dragon: Sculpting the “Übermensch” What does it mean to exist beyond the confines of identity? Gwon Osang, a pioneering figure in contemporary sculpture, dissects the visual lexicon of pop culture through his signature ‘photo-sculpture’ technique, fusing photography and three-dimensional form to interrogate notions of representation. 2025.03.04
Texts Artist Gwon Osang Redefines Sculpture Through Photography Gwon Osang (b. 1974), known for his so-called "photo-sculptures," has continuously questioned the identity of sculpture while exploring new structural forms. 2024.12.17
Criticisms Unbound Assemblage: The Sculptural “-ic” Movements of Kwon Osang and Haneyl Choi The constraints of the system called the “contemporary,” which constantly demands renewal, are also applied to art, driving repeated transformations through frameworks such as expansion, deconstruction, recontextualization 2022.08.23