Stefano Boeri Designs Hanji House for Chun Kwang Young at Venice Biennale
Korean artist Chun Kwang Young will unveil 'Times Reimagined' at Palazzo Contarini Polignac on April 23, 2022, as part of the 59th Venice Biennale. This exhibition, organized by Fondazione Boghossian as a Collateral Event, showcases 40 large Hanji reliefs crafted from traditional Korean mulberry paper. The exhibition features a unique architectural installation called 'Hanji House,' designed by Stefano Boeri, which takes inspiration from origami and tangram. This wooden and textile structure, referred to as 'paper-tree architecture,' consists of four pyramids on a parallelepiped, creating a central rhombus for events. A forum titled 'The Art and Built Environment in the Age of Ecological Crisis' is scheduled for April 21, with notable participants including Boeri and Otobong Nkanga. The exhibition will be open until November 27, 2022.
Key facts
- Chun Kwang Young's 'Times Reimagined' opens April 23, 2022 at Palazzo Contarini Polignac.
- The exhibition is a Collateral Event of the 59th Venice Biennale.
- Stefano Boeri designed a site-specific structure called 'Hanji House'.
- Hanji House is made of wood and textile membrane, inspired by origami and tangram.
- The exhibition features 40 large Hanji paper reliefs by Chun Kwang Young.
- Hanji is handmade Korean mulberry paper with over 1,000 years of tradition.
- A forum on ecological crisis takes place April 21, 2022.
- The exhibition runs until November 27, 2022.
Entities
Artists
- Chun Kwang Young
- Stefano Boeri
- Otobong Nkanga
- Choe Jaechun
- Sam Bardaouil
- Li Xiangning
- Andrew Brewerton
- Lucia Pietroiusti
- Jean-Marie Gallais
- Yuk Hui
Institutions
- Fondazione Boghossian
- Palazzo Contarini Polignac
- Biennale Arte di Venezia
- Artribune
Locations
- Venice
- Italy
- Canal Grande
- Dorsoduro 874