KOO Jiyoon
KOO Jiyoon’s (b.1982) works embody the time that passes in the city, depicting the condensed psychological landscape, which reflects on the ever-changing characteristics of urban chronology. The artist identifies the city and its buildings as biological organisms belonging to the structural concept of time. The artist, who observes and personifies the crumbling old buildings in and around Seoul, realizes the tragic fate of these buildings that will one day remain only as a distant memory, disappearing in the brutal order of the city, maintained by the constant cycle of destruction and creation. Therefore, the constant change of emotions, which mirrors the fluctuating characteristics of the city, are at the heart of KOO Jiyoon’s work. The artist captures the city’s desires and memories while reflecting on time and combines them into a psychological landscape where visual elements, such as colors and lines, mingle within the boundaries of the canvas. In particular, the unique and subtle aesthetic of KOO Jiyoon’s works arises from the coexistence of contrast between the new and the old, between the brushstrokes that are sharp and rough in places and thick and soft in others, and between the mixture of cloudy and vivid colors, providing yet another focal point in the abstract paintings.
KOO Jiyoon was born in Daegu, Korea, in 1982. She received her BFA in Fine Art from Korea National University of Arts in 2006 and School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2007, MFA from Studio Art, New York University in 2010. She has held solo exhibitions at ARARIO GALLERY SEOUL (Seoul, Korea, 2025; 2021), Gallery Purple (Namyangju, Korea, 2022), ARARIO MUSEUM in SPACE (Seoul, Korea, 2018), Project Space Sarubia (Seoul, Korea, 2016) and more. She has participated in group exhibitions at Mimesis Art Museum (Paju, Korea, 2024), New Spring Project (Seoul, Korea, 2024), ARARIO GALLERY SEOUL (Seoul, Korea, 2024; 2021), ARARIO GALLERY CHEONAN (Cheonan, Korea, 2021; 2020), Doosan Gallery Seoul (Seoul, Korea, 2019; 2014), Soda Museum, Hwaseong (Korea, 2019), Hite Collection (Seoul, Korea, 2018), Zaha Museum (Seoul, Korea, 2018; 2015), Doosan Gallery New York (New York, US, 2010) and more. Her works are collected by ARARIO MUSEUM, Bank of Korea.
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A Scene 장면, 2025
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A Scene 장면, 2025
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An Aged Night 나이 든 밤, 2025
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Disappearing Things 사라지는 사물, 2025
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Disappearing Things 사라지는 사물, 2025
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Disappearing Things 사라지는 사물, 2025
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Faded Silver 빛바랜 실버, 2025
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Floating Images 부유하는 이미지들, 2025
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Floating Images 부유하는 이미지들, 2025
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Green Stripes 그린 스트라이프, 2025
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Han River 한강, 2025
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Here 여기에, 2025
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Palm Lines 손금, 2025
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Rusted Skin 녹슨 피부, 2025
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Vintage 빈티지, 2025
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Disappearing Things 사라지는 사물, 2024
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Disappearing Things 사라지는 사물, 2024
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Disappearing Things 사라지는 사물, 2024
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Fossil 화석, 2024
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Notes Hidden in a Crevice in a Wall 벽 틈새에 숨겨진 메모, 2024
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Notes Hidden in a Crevice in a Wall 벽 틈새에 숨겨진 메모, 2024
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Read Along the Cracks 균열을 따라 읽기, 2024
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Read Along the Cracks 균열을 따라 읽기, 2024
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Read Along the Cracks 균열을 따라 읽기, 2024
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Read Along the Cracks 균열을 따라 읽기, 2024
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Sparkling Sand 반짝이는 모래, 2024
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Spiderweb 거미줄, 2024
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Grey to Green 그레이 투 그린, 2023
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Grey to Green 그레이 투 그린, 2023
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Grey to Yellow 그레이 투 옐로우, 2023
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Land of Imagination 상상의 땅, 2023
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Like the Wind 바람같이, 2023
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Moss and Friends 이끼와 친구들, 2023
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Notes Hidden in a Crevice in a Wall 벽 틈새에 숨겨진 메모, 2023
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Pressed Flower 압화, 2023
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Traces on the Spider Web 거미줄 위의 흔적, 2023
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A Cloudy and Bright Day 흐리고 밝은 날, 2022
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Bonfire 모닥불, 2022
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Dancing Twigs 춤추는 나뭇가지, 2022
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Underground Gem 지하 보석, 2022
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A Disappearing Place 사라지는 장소, 2021
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Bonfire on the Road, 2021
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Dawn, 2021
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Glass & Grass 글래스 앤 그래스, 2021
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Neon, 2021
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Rusty, 2021
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Senior 시니어, 2021
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Tongue & Nail 혀와 손톱, 2021
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Vintage, 2021
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Drrrrr, 2020
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Even at This Moment, 2020
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Good Morning, 2020
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Good Night, 2020
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Here, 2020
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Magic Pencil, 2020
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Night Walk 밤산책, 2020
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Past and Future, 2020
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Sweeping Fallen Leaves, 2020
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A Crazy Washer, 2018
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Blue Light, 2018
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Drawing on iPhone, 2018
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Night and Day , 2018
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Orange Asphalt, 2018
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Summer, Rain Shower, 2018
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Insomnia, 2017
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Purple Noise, 2017
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A Man with His Chin Propped on His Hand 턱을 괸 사람, 2016
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Gum, Earthworms, Dust 껌, 지렁이, 먼지, 2016
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Face-Scape 얼굴-풍경, 2014
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Golf 골프, 2014
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A Girl 소녀, 2009
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April 4월, 2009
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Dionysia in Ground Zero 그라운드 제로에서의 축제, 2009
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Overnight Construction 밤샘 공사, 2009
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Trick Mirror 속임수 거울, 2009
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Trick Mirror 속임수 거울, 2009
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Useless Emotion 감정소모, 2009
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KOO Jiyoon: Silver
Solo Exhibition 23 April - 7 June 2025 Seoul -
Landing Point
Group Exhibition 10 January - 17 February 2024 Seoul -
KOO Jiyoon: Tongue & Nail
3 August - 25 September 2021 Seoul -
The 13th Hesitation
13 April 2021 - 7 June 2022 Cheonan -
Dancing Queen
19 May - 11 October 2020 Cheonan
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Allure: Landing Point
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Vogue: Landing Point
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Maeil Business: Landing Point
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KtN: Landing Point
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Noblesse: Landing Point
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Aju Korea Daily: Landing Point
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Newsis: Landing Point
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Art in Culture: KOO Jiyoon
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ArtReview Asia: KOO Jiyoon
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Luxury: KOO Jiyoon
Luxury, 1 March 2021
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