C u r r i c u l u m V i t a e


Geun-jun Lim AKA Chungwoo Lee

Art and Design Critic. Formerly an Assistant Curator at ArtSonje Center and Dong-A Ilbo Press Museum, and editor-in-chief of SigongArt Publications and Art in Culture magazine, in recent years he published "Off Kilter: Notes from a Study of Contemporary Korean Artists," "SKMoMA Highlights: 350 Works from the Museum of Modern Art, Seoul, Korea," and "What is Art? - From the Modern to the Post-Contemporary." Currently he writes for DT, a theoretical journal of design studies, and is working on his thesis – "Interface as Symbolic Form: recent transformations at the crossroads of art and design, 1992-2005" as a Ph.D. candidate in Art Education at Seoul National University.


_ Basic Information

287-49, Emoon-dong, Dongdaemoon-gu,
SEOUL 130-082, South KOREA
T_ +82 2 965 6544, 6545
F_ +82 2 964 5678
E_ crazyseoul@gmail.com
W_ www.crazyseoul.com


_ Short C.V.

1999- Co-Founder, DT Network
(Non-Periodical Journal of Design/Art Studies)
2006 Editor in Chief, Art in Culture
(Monthly Magazine for Korean Contemporary Art)
2002-2003 Editor in Chief, SIGONGART
(Art Publishing Company / Center for Art Studies)
2001-2002 Editor in Chief, Craft & Culture
(Korean / English Quarterly for Post-Traditional Crafts Culture)
2001 Curator, Special Exhibition of ICSID 2001 SEOUL
- The Vernacular Mirror
2000 Assistant Curator, Artsonje Center (contemporary museum)
1999 Founding Researcher / Curator, Pressium (Newspaper Museum)


_ Full C.V.

E d u c a t i o n

2005 Ph.D. Program in Art Education(coursework completed), Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
2000 M.A. in Art Theory, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
1996 B.F.A in Industrial Design, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
Supervisor: Hyung-min Chung, Ph.D. (Columbia University),
Professor of Art History, College of Fine Arts, SNU

W o r k E x p e r i e n c e

2002-2003 Editor in Chief, SIGONGART
(Art Publishing Company / Center for Art Studies)
2001-2002 Editor in Chief, Craft & Culture
(Korean / English Quarterly for Post-Traditional Crafts Culture)
2000 Assistant Curator, Artsonje Center (Contemporary Art Museum)
1999 Founding Researcher / Curator, Pressium (Newspaper Museum)

S y m p o s i u m

2008 D.T.2 Network Forum
"Method for Contemporary Designers and Artists"
2007 Arts Council Korea's Forum
"On the Critique of Interdisciplinary Arts"
2006 Gyeonggi Cultural Foundation(Paik Nam June Art Center)'s Symposium
"In Conversation With Paik Nam June"
2006 Samsung Museum's Symposium on Bahc Yiso
"Divine Comedy: A Retrospective of Bahc Yiso"
2005 The 3rd Cheongju International Craft Biennale's Symposium
2005 D.T. Network Forum
"Untitled(After Post Human)"
2003 The 4th Academic Symposium of KAHOMA
(Korean Association for History of Modern Art)
"Homosexuality in Art History"
(Keynote Speech and Thesis Presentation)
2003 The 2nd International Symposium of Cheong-ju Crafts Biennale
"Uses of the Crafted"
2001 The 9th Korean Academy of Modern Art History
"The Modernization of Korean Women's Body"

P a n e l D i s c u s s i o n

2009 Gyeonggi Creation Center's Open Studio _ Conversations
2009 ART HK 09: AAA(Asia Art Archive)'s Backroom Conversations _ Art + Design
(With Ron ARAD, Defne AYAS, Michael LIN, SIU King-chung, Charles MEREWETHER)
2008 Arts Council Korea's Forum
"What is the Comtemporary Critique of Visual Arts"
2004 Monthly Roundtable for Art in Culture
(With Jung-moo Yang(Prof., KNUA), Jun-kee Kim(Curator))
2002 The International Symposium of AIAS
(Association of Independent Art School) Conference
2001 The Jeosun University's International Symposium of Design Studies
1997 Cine21's Special Roundtable for Pusan Film Festival
(With Chris Berry(Prof. UC Berkeley), Tony Raynes(Film Critic),
Dong-jin Suh)
1996 Tokyo Queer Film Festival's Special Roundtable
- "Seoul Queer Now"
(With Onizuka Tetsuro(Prof., Kyoto University) and others)
And etc.

P a r t T i m e L e c t u r i n g

2009 Art Criticism, Dept. of Painting, Seoul National University
2009 Design Theory, Hongik University Graduate School of Design
2008 Design History, Dept. of Graphic Design, University of Seoul
2004 Art Theory, Dept. of Plastic Art, KNUA,
Design Studies, Dept. of Design, Kun-kook University
2003 Craft Studies, Dept. of Ceramics, Kook-min University
2001-2003 Design Studies, Dept. of Design, Samsung Design Institute
2001 Art Theory, Dept. of Photography, Kay-won Art College,
Design History, Dept. of Art Education, Se-jong University
2000-2001 Art Theory, Dept. of New Media Art, Kay-won Art College
And etc.

S p e c i a l L e c t u r e

2010 "Do and Don'ts for Rookies," PODOPODO.net
2010 "Off Kilter: Notes from a Study of Contemporary Korean Artists," InMunSup Lectures
2009 "This is Contemporary Art," Doosan Arts Center
2009 "1990's Korean Contemporary Art," Raonnuri Lectures
2009 "Korean Contemporary Art after 1987 Civic Political Revolution," NuTeeNaMu Library
2009 "Post Medium Issues," HanWool 2.0(Student Typographers' Club)
2009 "Media Mix in the Post Medium Situation," TW(Typography Workshop)
2009 "The Generational Leap in the 90's Korean Contemporary Art," K-Auction HoYoMi Club
2009 "Art of Today 2," Doosan Arts Center
2008 "The Korean Contemporaneity," Renai 21
2008 "Art of Today," Doosan Arts Center
2008 "Brief History of Korean Contemporary Art," HK Christie's Lectures
2008 "Carzy Art, Made in Korea," Moonji Cultural Institute - Saii
2007 "Contemporary Art ABC," SeMA(Seoul Museum of Art)
2007 "The History of Korean Contemporary Art," MoA(Seoul National University Museum of Art)
2007 "Contemporary Art ABC," National Museum of Contemporary Art, Korea
2007 "Jakson Hong v.s. Hyungkoo Lee," Soon Chun Hyang University Hospital
2002 "Understanding of New Media Interfaces," Total Museum
2000 "Blind Love of Modernity," Plant Art Show
1999 "Sexuality Troubles in Film Studies," Dept. of Film Studies,
Joong-ang University
1997 "LGBT matters now," Dept. of Film Studies, KNUA
"Understanding of LGBT Rights," Women Links
1996 "The Visibility of Sexual Minorities in Korea," KPAF Seoul
And etc.

C u r a t i n g

2010 Technical Problem: Jackson Hong X Chungwoo Lee X Geumhyung Jeong, Festival Bo:m
2002 Meena Park's Solo Show - 5=1
2001 Special Exhibition of ICSID 2001 SEOUL - The Vernacular Mirror
2000 Kim Sun-gui's Solo Show - Stock Exchanges
1999 Pressium's Opening Exhibition
- The gallery of Newspaper Designing and Printing
And etc.

E x h i b i t i o n a n d P e r f o r m a n c e

2006 Ahn Eun-me Company's Please Catch Me," Goyan Aram Nuri Arts Center
2005 Ahn Eun-me Company's "Please Touch Me," LG Art Center
2004 Ahn Eun-me Company's "Please Touch Me," Changmoo Dance Festival
2005 Ahn Eun-me Company's "Over the Rainbow," Maronnier Museum's A City Story
2002 The 4th Gwang-ju Biennale's Special Exhibition for Alternative Groups
- P3
1999 Ho-boo-ho-hyung, Independent Art Festival
1996 Duo Show - Dongi Lee/Chung-woo Lee, Museum-bar SAL
1995 Illustration Group Bo-ta-ree's Group Show
- Must Come!
1994 Illustration Group Bo-ta-ree's Group Show
- Sexy Star in Bo-ta-ree Town
And etc.

W r i t i n g

2010 "Dirk Fleischmann's Artistic Challenge - MyForestFarm," commissioned by Dirk Fleischmann's art Project - MyForestFarm
2009- Monthly Art Column "Ego Trips in the Modern Art," Brut Magazine, Seoul: KT&G
2007-2008 Weekly Art Column "Lim Geun-jun's Off Kilter Art," Hankuk Daily News
2004 "LEEUM's Beauty and Its Fragments," December issue of HEAUTE,
Seoul: HEAUTE
2003 "21st Century's Flying Dutch Man - NANZO,"
The Cartoon Quarterly - EEK,
Seoul: The Seoul Animation Center
2002 "Whanghakdong Story," The 2nd issue of Craft & Culture,
Seoul: Craft & Culture
2001 "Into Labyrinth of The Vernacular,"
The Catalogue of Vernacular Mirror, Seoul: SCID Seoul 2001
2001 "Metropolitan Love-scape," The 2nd issue of Design|Text,
Seoul: Hong Design
1999 "The Old Future in Japanese Pseudo-Western Houses in Korea,"
The 1st issue of Design|Text, Seoul: Hong Design
1997 "Queer Future in 2002," The 3rd issue of IDA,
Seoul: Munhak-gwa-jisung sa
And etc.

A w a r d

1999 The Winner of Young Critic's Award,
The Research Center of Architectures in Seoul
(Juries: Kil-hyup Jeong, Bo-gwang Suh, Min-su Kim, Pil-hoon Lee,
Si-hyung Jeon)

E t c e t e r a

2006- Weekly Radio Column - "Lim Geun-jun's Contemporary Art Guide," KBS RADIO1
2010 Jury of Song Eun Fine Arts Prize
2010 Jury of Pain Nam June Art Prize
2009 Advisory Member of Collection Committee of Paik Nam June Art Center
2009 Jury of Joong Ang Fine Arts Prize
2006 Advisory Member of the 6th Gwangju Biennale
2006 Advisory Member of Hermes Korea Missulsang
2005 Advisory Member of Design Museum,
Ministry of Culture and Tourism
1995-200 Spokesperson of Korean Gaymen's Coaltion - Chingusai
(The Felipa Awardee of 1999, IGLHRC)
1995 Co-founder of Korean LGBT Coalition for Equal Rights
Founder of Seoul National University's LGBT Student Group
- Mind 001