Virtual Artist Talk with Sook Jin Jo
Join Franconia Sculpture Park for a virtual artist talk with visiting artist Sook Jin Jo. Sook Jin will discuss her art practice as well as her exhibition "Witness III" in the Mardag Gallery at Franconia Sculpture Park. Click here to access the Facebook Livestream for this event. Sook Jin Jo: Witness III is a sound and sculpture installation that will open in the Mardag Gallery at Franconia Sculpture Park with a public opening reception on April 29th, 4-6pm, and will run until June 18, 2023. ABOUT THE ARTIST: Korean-born, New York-based artist Sook Jin Jo 조 숙 진 is a multidisciplinary artist. Over the past 35 years, Sook Jin Jo has produced drawings, collages, photographs, sculptural assemblages, performances, installations, public works, and architectural design works. Originally because canvas was too expensive for her as a young artist, she started to use plywood and began to explore found wooden materials. Continuing her work with this medium, she has discovered infinite possibilities for painting, sculpture, installation, and beyond. She often chose marginalized sites for her outdoor installations and public artworks. Most of them are site-specific and collaborative, working with professionals and local people from diverse communities in many countries, including Sweden, India, Poland, Switzerland, Korea, Bolivia, Nicaragua, Brazil, and the United States.
“This activity is funded through a grant from the East Central Regional Arts Council through an appropriation from the Minnesota State Legislature with money from the State’s general fund.”