Suki Seokyeong Kang, Fast-Rising Sculptor Who Remixed Korean Art History, Dies at 48

‘Visionary Artist and Educator’ Suki Seokyeong Kang Has Died at 48

Suki Seokyeong Kang’s gallery said she leaves behind a body of work reframing traditional Korean art forms that will resonate with generations to come.

Suki Seokyeong Kang, Fast-Rising Sculptor Who Remixed Korean Art History, Dies at 48

Suki Seokyeong Kang, a Korean sculptor who inventively revisited traditional Korean artistic styles and gained a worldwide following for it, died on Sunday at 48. Seoul’s Kukje Gallery announced her passing on Monday. Tina Kim Gallery, her New York representative, said in a statement that she died after a years-long battle with cancer. Kang repeatedly took up centuries-old art forms—Joseon Dynasty–era painting, 600-year-old forms of musical no…

Suki Seokyeong Kang, artist interested in the space of the individual, 1977–2025

Suki Seokyeong Kang, 2019 Suki Seokyeong Kang’s work crossed a multitude of media, including sculpture, installation, painting, video and performance, but continuously returned to her interest in how traditional Korean thinking and heritage could be applied to the contemporary human condition. A signature series by the South Korean artist, who died on Sunday, was Grandmother Tower, first conceived in 2011 and reformulated in a number of similarl…