A Clue to the Recovery of Authenticity

2004–2010

Early paintings

진정성 회복의 단초 : 흔적 — **A Clue to the Recovery of Authenticity: Traces** Egg tempera on wooden board · made in 2004 · 2009

진정성 회복의 단초, 유화, 2010 — **A Clue to the Recovery of Authenticity** Oil on canvas · 120 × 120 cm · 2010

진정성 회복의 단초 : 자화상 — **A Clue to the Recovery of Authenticity: Self-portrait** Oil on canvas · 50 × 50 cm · 2007

2008–2011

Early performance and photographic works

A Clue to the Recovery of Authenticity: Brushing Teeth

진정성 회복의 단초 : 최종식 — **A Clue to the Recovery of Authenticity: Jongsik Choi** Lambda print · performance record · 2008

진정성 회복의 단초 : 누드 실기실 — **A Clue to the Recovery of Authenticity: Nude Drawing Class** Lambda print · performance record · 2008

진정성 회복의 단초 : 메가박스 — **A Clue to the Recovery of Authenticity: Megabox** Lambda print · performance record · 2008

진정성 회복의 단초 : 홍석천 — **A Clue to the Recovery of Authenticity: Seok-cheon Hong** Lambda print · 120 × 120 cm · 2011

2013

A Clue to the Recovery of Authenticity: Bussot, Raul

Portrait works

Installation work

A Clue to the Recovery of Authenticity: Bussot, Raul

Kim built a raft matching the scale and form of the original and installed it in the gallery. Kim and Raul ate and slept on it for five days, facing that voyage again.

Film works

Interviews with Raul Bussot, His Family and Friends Who Shared the Journey

2013

A Clue to the Recovery of Authenticity: McDonald’s

A 2013 series made with diamond dust on McDonald’s hamburger wrappers collected around the world.

2015

A Clue to the Recovery of Authenticity: Military Sex Slave

Installation work

A Clue to the Recovery of Authenticity: Military Sex Slave

The cotton screen and the chair used during filming. A visitor sits at the same eye level as the figure in the projected film.