- Artist Xooang Choi
Islets of Aspergers Type I
2008 Oil on resin 29×32×122cm
DOOSAN Gallery is pleased to announce Islets of Aspergers, solo exhibition of sculptures by Xoo-Ang Choi. In this exhibition, he sought the possibility of reconnecting the lost communication by revealing repressed and hidden inside of the mankind. Choi has been shown along the pathological title of exhibitions, such as ‘vegetative state’ and ‘pruritus,’ the deformity, distorted body fragments and personal appearances in the repressed society.
Aspergers refers to a type of autism, also known as Asperger’s syndrome. Unlike autism, Asperger’s Syndrome has no difficulty with language, but it shows extreme ability and interest on one or two limited particular subjects with repeatedly talking about them. This causes social difficulties communicating with people. Choi sees a tendency of hiding individual’s isolation and loneliness in the society is the same as Asperger’s Syndrome. In order to fit in a social system, or to satisfy personal desire, individuals illustrate themselves into various distorted pieces. This desire expands to conceal a portion of the body, and it becomes exaggerated. In the end, Islets of Aspergers reveals these hidden desires and shows the reason of the individual’s isolation as a ’islet.’ Each piece in the exhibition, Choi delicately expresses the unique contrast between roughness of desire and simplified human body, which only a certain part of the body emphasizes extremely realistic way. In this exhibition, Choi tries to scrutinize the reason why people feel isolated and lonely, and suggests a way to reconnect with people by confronting unexpressed feelings we all carry inside of us.
Xoo-Ang Choi (1975) received both B.F.A. and M.F.A. in sculpture from Seoul National University. He has had solo exhibitions at Dukwon Gallery (2009), Gallery LM (2007) and Space Cell (2004) in Seoul, Korea. He also had solo exhibition twice at Galerie Albert Benamou in Paris, France. He has had group exhibitions at National Museum of Contemporary Art (pyrotechnics, 2010); Seoul Museum of Art. Choi is selected as “Artist of Tomorrow, 2010” by Sungkok Art Museum and will be scheduled to have a solo exhibition. He lives and works in Seoul, Korea.