Kim Kim Gallery is a contemporary art gallery run by Gregory Maass & Nayoungim, a German-Korean artist duo. The Gallery was founded at the Market Gallery in Glasgow, Scotland, in 2008. It describes itself as "a non-profit organization, locative art, an art dealership based on unconventional marketing, a curatorial approach, an exhibition design firm, and editor of rare artist books, depending on the situation it adapts to; in short, it does not fit the format imposed by the term Gallery".Clemens Krümmel writes, "This begins with the excess of dis-identificatory self-reference in creative dialogue with the institution Kim Kim Gallery, along with corporate identity and advertising products and a mania borrowed from Martin Kippenberger for 'great' work or exhibition titles".
KKG has gained international recognition through their projects, including, among others: Douglasism at the international Art Fair, Art:Gwangju:12 in Korea the solo exhibition "Apple vs. Banana" of Chung Seo-young, voted one of the best shows in 2011 by the Art in Culture Magazine; and "More of the Best of Firmin Graf Salawàr dej Striës" by Jeff Gabel, exhibiting new large scale site-specific drawings on canvas rendered in pencil. KKG contributed as exhibition designer to the Daegu Photo Biennial special exhibition in 2012.
"Douglasism",
a festival which took place in Seoul in October–November 2013, centered on the works of British artist Douglas Park
, in collaboration with Komplot Brussels, Trinity ∴ and FLACC.
Exhibited artists
Klaus Weber Sophie von Hellermann Geert Goiris Stefan Ettlinger Jeff Gabel Douglas Park Chung Seoyoung Nakhee Sung Nakyoung Sung Robert Estermann Nicolai Seyfarth Ingo Baumgarten
Interviews Video interview with Gregory Maass & Nayoungim in their show "The Early Worm", "Octavianus", a video interview with Gregory Maass and Yiso Bahc. "Pièce Unique", an Interview with Gregory Maass about the art of Robert Estermann. "Diarrhea-Causes, Symptoms & Treatment", an Interview/Manifesto with Gregory Maass & Nayoungim on occasion of the exhibition "Paranoia Paradise" Douglas Park, "Douglasism Interview", an Interview with Yang Ji-yoon at the Corner Art Space in Seoul Corner Station Interview Transscript Audio File of Interview at Corner Station.Audio File of Douglasism Interview at Corner Station. Douglas Park: 24 Hour Non-Stop Interview "Post-Terminal & Ex-Ultimate", Dougals Park with Monika. K. Adler, Cel Crabeels, Richard Crow, Oriana Dierinck, Tony Gross, Alex Hamilton, Melissa Moore, Puss & Mew, Pete Um and Keef Winter.
References
External links Official website Kim Kim Gallery blog Maass and Nayoungim official website Douglasism official blog