Koreatimes iconKoreatimesSep 25, 2026 ~1 min source read

[K-ART FOCUS] For Ru Kim, dog's escape becomes story of power

JEONNAM-GWANGJU SPECIAL METROPOLITAN CITY — Pink velvet curtains frame an empty stage. There are no performers in Ru Kim's "Tails of Courage, or the Master's Pirouette" (2026), but four-channel sound gives the space its cast:

[K-ART FOCUS] For Ru Kim, dog's escape becomes story of power

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JEONNAM-GWANGJU SPECIAL METROPOLITAN CITY — Pink velvet curtains frame an empty stage.

There are no performers in Ru Kim's "Tails of Courage, or the Master's Pirouette" (2026), but four-channel sound gives the space its cast:

Courage, a pink dog who has escaped an oppressive master, the master, who crawls, barks and searches for the missing animal, and a restless light that seems to move with a will of its own.

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JEONNAM-GWANGJU SPECIAL METROPOLITAN CITY — Pink velvet curtains frame an empty stage. There are no performers in Ru Kim's "Tails of Courage, or the Master's Pirouette" (2026), but four-channel sound gives the space its cast: Courage, a pink dog who has escaped an oppressive master, the master, who crawls, barks and searches for the missing animal, and a restless light that seems to move with a will of its own.

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  • The strange, tragicomic reversal is Kim's new installation at "The Look is A Li(k)e," the Italian Pavilion of the 16th Gwangju Biennale — where Kim was invited to join the Italian Pavilion together with...

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A soft, fluffy carpet lies beneath shifting spotlights. As a voice fills the room, visitors are invited to picture the chase.

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