Michael Joo's 30 Years of Work at a Glance... Solo Exhibition in New York by the Hanwha Cultural Foundation

At Space Zero One Through April 18
A 30-Year Survey of Korean American Artist Michael Joo

The Hanwha Cultural Foundation will hold Korean American artist Michael Joo's solo exhibition "Sweat Models 1991-2026" at the New York exhibition space Space Zero One from February 20 to April 18.

Poster for Michael Joo's solo exhibition 'Sweat Models 1991-2026'. Provided by Hanwha Cultural Foundation

Space Zero One, which opened last November in Tribeca, New York, is a global art platform created by the Hanwha Cultural Foundation with the aim of discovering and supporting emerging artists. Through this venue, the foundation is building a base that enables emerging artists to work continuously on the international stage and is seeking to promote the global expansion of contemporary Korean art.

This exhibition is Zero One's first show of 2026 and, following the inaugural exhibition focused on emerging artists, "Contours of Zero," represents an attempt to expand its mission into intergenerational experimentation and exchange. Born in New York as a second-generation Korean American, Michael Joo has, for more than 30 years, explored the relationships between body and system, and between matter and information, working across various media including sculpture, installation, and video. He came to international prominence after participating in the Venice Biennale in 2001.

"Sweat Models" is an exhibition that surveys Michael Joo's entire practice, spanning from his early works of the 1990s to his latest pieces. Works that were closely tied to contemporaneous social issues such as the AIDS crisis and the spread of information technology still pose relevant questions from today's perspective.

Following this exhibition, the Hanwha Cultural Foundation plans to present a show of next-generation mid-career artists in May, offering emerging artists a more practical global growth model. Lim Geunhye, the exhibition's general director, said, "Space Zero One is a venue that supports artists who start locally so that they can expand onto the global stage."

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