Y. David Chung (born 1959) is a German-born American contemporary artist, and educator, he is of Korean-descent. He serves as the director of the MFA program at Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design, associated with the University of Michigan. The focus of his work is Korean identity and various types of diasporas.[1] Chung is known for paintings, drawings, printmaking, art installations, public art, and performances.[2][3]
Y. David Chung | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1959 (age 64–65) |
| Education | University of Virginia |
| Alma mater | Corcoran School of the Arts and Design, George Mason University |
| Website | http://www.davidchung.com/ |
Biography edit
Y. David Chung was born in 1959 in Bonn, Germany.[4][5] He is of Korean descent, his parents migrated after World War II.[1] His mother was from Kaesong, and his father was from a small town outside Pyŏngyang.[1]
He studied at the University of Virginia, and received his B.F.A. degree from the Corcoran School of the Arts and Design in 1988. He received his M.F.A. degree from George Mason University.[6]
Career edit
Chung has been a visiting artists at a number of universities including Duke University, UC Berkeley, Wellesley College, Williams College, and Virginia Commonwealth University. Before returning to school to receive his MFA, Chung was artist-in-residence at Houston-based Project Row Houses in 1996.[7]
After receiving his M.F.A., Chung has held faculty positions at George Mason University and in the Department of Art and Visual Technology and at Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design at University of Michigan.[2] In 2013, he was a visiting professor at the department of Visual and Environmental Studies at Harvard University.
Artwork edit
In an article by Rick Lowe for Fresh Talk/Daring Gazes, he discusses Chung's piece Third Ward Jungle and writes that Chung's process in performance work addresses important aspects of integrating art in society.[7] Lowe also comments on the fact that while Chung is the primary performer in his pieces (referring to drawing performances), it is evident that the audience takes on a large role. In addition to his performance based works, Chung has also completed a number of public works.
In 1998, Chung created a large-scale mosaic in P.S. 24 in Brooklyn, New York depicting daily life of Sunset Park that was sponsored by the Board of Education.[8]
Chung's work is in public museum collections including the New Museum,[9] and the Whitney Museum of American Art.[10]
Awards edit
Chung has received a National Endowment of the Arts Fellowship, the Washington Mayor's Art Award, a Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Fund Artist at Giverny Fellowship, the Rosebud Best in Show Film and Video Award, the Artslink Collaborative Project Fellowship in Kazakhstan,[2] and the Best Documentary Film Award from the National Film Board of Canada
References edit
- ^ a b c Son, Hijoo; Rhee, Jooyeon (2018). "Decentering Korean Identity with Diasporic Art: A Conversation with Y. David Chung". Cross-Currents: East Asian History and Culture Review. pp. 75–89. Archived from the original on 2020-08-09. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
- ^ a b c Kim, Elaine H. 'Fresh Talk, Daring Gazes: conversations on Asian American Art' Los Angeles: University of California Press, 2003. p. 189.
- ^ Kimmelman, Michael (1990-05-27). "Art View: The Force Of Conviction Stirred by the 80's". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
- ^ "Take Me to the River: Artists - Y. David Chung". Tmttr.org. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
- ^ Hallmark, Kara Kelley (2007). Encyclopedia of Asian American Artists. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 49. ISBN 978-0-313-33451-1.
- ^ "David Chung | Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design at the University of Michigan". Stamps.umich.edu. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
- ^ a b Kim, Elaine H. 'Fresh Talk, Daring Gazes: conversations on Asian American Art' Los Angeles: University of California Press, 2003. p. 103.
- ^ "Y. David Chung - NYC Department of Cultural Affairs". Nyc.gov. Archived from the original on 2015-10-02. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
- ^ "People: Y. David Chung". New Museum Digital Archive. Archived from the original on 2020-11-30. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
- ^ "Y. David Chung". Whitney Museum of American Art. Archived from the original on 2021-09-17. Retrieved 2021-09-17.