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Media artist Yangachi |
By Ines Min
Media artist Yangachi won the 20 million won-prize of the 2010 Hermes Foundation Misulsang, organizers announced late Thursday in Seoul.
Now in its 11th year, the art award sponsored by the international fashion brand is one of the most prestigious, high-profile prizes in the field. The exhibition featuring works by the winning artist and his two contenders, Bae Jong-heon and Park Ji-na, will run through Sept. 19 at the Hermes Atelier in Sinsa-dong.
The 40-year-old Yangachi ― whose name means gangster or bully in Korean ― was recognized for his work ``Bright Dove Hyunsook.’’ The piece, comprised of several video screens of footage following the possession and tale of a ``dove,’’ was filmed using CCTVs and edited to show a performing actress weaving in and out of neighborhood streets, creating a disjointed yet rhythmic pattern set to beating music.
``Yangachi earned an immensely positive assessment by enduring artistic risks and obligations, and making progress by maintaining a variety of values,’’ said the judging panel, which is comprised of international curators, Korean professors and other art experts. ``This particular work’s aim greatly impacted the judges.’’
Yangachi has held a number of exhibitions in Seoul, Germany and Spain featuring works in an alternative video format ― often using surveillance cameras ― and is also showing at this year’s Media City Seoul, which opens this week.
Previous winners of the Hermes art award include Kim Beom (2001), Suh Do-ho (2003) and Park Yoon-young (2009).
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