Yong Soon Min, American, born South Korea (1953 – )
Movement, 2001
Records, CD’s, round mirrors of varying sizes with painted round sun
Purchased through the initiative of the Korean American Students of Smith (KASS) and the Korean Arts Foundation (KAF) with gifts of alumnae and other donors.
As student-led acquisitions are becoming more prominent upon building the collection of the SCMA, gifts from Smith alumnae have become signature works of the SCMA holdings. A purchase proposal of Movement is presented through Sohl Lee ’06 and other members of the Korean American Students of Smith (KASS), first founded in 1985, to celebrate the newly established Korean Arts Foundation (KAF) in 2007.
Originally commissioned by the Asia Society, New York, to mark the opening of its museum after renovation and expansion, Movement was purchased in 2007 after an international fundraising effort and was later revised and modified as the centerpiece for MOVEMENT 움직임, an exhibition comprised of works of contemporary art by established and emerging Korean-born artists. It’s one of Min’s major works manifesting her post-colonialist and feminist ideology.
As her ideas for the revised version of Movement continued to evolve, Min decided to include music CDs and to eliminate the clock mechanisms of the original installation.
This was a great initiative to link together current and alumnae Smithies, the museum collection, and the diverse student body, how do you think this ongoing effort is presented today (as of 2019)?