![]() ![]() In the smaller of the two rooms we see From the Commanding Heights… 2007, a film which intersperses a story set within the renowned South Korean Hyundai apartment complex with that of a rumoured affair between an actress and a dictator. Both contain architectural stage-sets that act as platforms for four of the artist’s films. Kim has divided one of Tate Modern’s former oil tanks into two highly atmospheric rooms where light and screened images bounce off mirrors, reflective material and walls. Kim’s unique way of story-telling plunges visitors into a fantastical world of optical illusions and doubling of imagery that draws on a rich history of performance and film, as he collects and collages encounters, sounds, sculptures and images from his changing homes of Seoul, Amsterdam and New York. He interweaves personal history, fantasy, rumour, politics and culture to create a work that responds to the unique architecture of The Tanks. Kim is known for his interdisciplinary work, incorporating installation, video, performance, music, light and drawing. The exhibition is supported by Sotheby’s and runs from 18 July to 28 October. Korean artist Sung Hwan Kim presents the first specially commissioned installation to be unveiled in The Tanks, Tate Modern’s new galleries permanently dedicated to performance and film. Tate Modern: Exhibition, The Tanks at Tate Modernġ8 July – 28 October 2012 Sung Hwan Kim being interviewed for the Tate Modern ( Source) ![]() To celebrate their opening, the Tate commissioned a new work from New York based Korean artist Sung Hwan Kim. ‘These underground chambers are simply extraordinary spaces,’ says the Guardian newspaper. Tate Modern, one of London’s most popular visitor attractions, has expanded its exhibition space by opening up some giant underground tanks which used to store oil when the building was still Bankside Power Station. ![]()
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