Dew Kim

Dew Kim. Courtesy of the artist.

Installation view of ‘Ballet with the Devil’ at PODIUM, Hong Kong, 07 June - 16 August 2025. Photo: Lok Hang Wu. Courtesy of PODIUM, Hong Kong.

Dew Kim. † Cruel Cuddle †, 2024, Stainless steel, aluminum, glass, 130 x 125 x 65 cm (51.2 x 49.2 x 25.6 in). Photo: Lok Hang Wu. Courtesy of the artist and PODIUM, Hong Kong.

Dew Kim, † Brutal Balloon †, 2024, stainless steel, aluminum, glass, 148 x 100 x 76 cm (58.3 x 39.4 x 29.9 in). Photo: Lok Hang Wu. Courtesy of the artist and PODIUM, Hong Kong.

Dew Kim, † Evangelical Envenom † (detail), 2024, Stainless steel, chrome-plated brass, silver, silicon and glass, 50 x 10 x 10 cm (19.7 x 3.9 x 3.9 in). Courtesy of the artist and PODIUM, Hong Kong.

Dew Kim, † Divine Descent † (detail), 2024, stainless steel, chrome-plated brass, silver, silicon and glass, 50 x 95 x 16 cm (19.7 x 37.4 x 6.3 in). Photo: Lok Hang Wu. Courtesy of the artist and PODIUM, Hong Kong.

Installation view of ‘Vitalis Violentia’ at PODIUM, Hong Kong, 28 September—23 November 2024. Photo: Lok Hang Wu. Courtesy of PODIUM, Hong Kong.

Dew Kim, Enrapture, 2022, wood, lenticular print, mixed media, 180 x 95 x 4 cm (70.9 x 37.4 x 1.6 in). Photo: Seungwook Yang. Courtesy of the artist.

Dew Kim, LOOK, 2022, iron, aluminum, clay, a neon light, a light stick, 3D printed resin, iPhone, mixed media, 115 x 75 x 30 cm (45.3 x 29.5 x 11.8 in). Photo: Seungwook Yang. Courtesy of the artist.

Biography
Through a multidisciplinary practice spanning sculpture, installation, and video, Dew Kim (b.1985, lives and works in Seoul) interweaves popular culture aesthetics with spiritual symbolism, crafting a theatrical environment where themes of faith, the body, power, and queerness come into play. Reimagining notions of eroticism and sensuality, his enigmatic works reveal a compelling and evocative tension between pleasure and vulnerability. Kim has recently presented solo and duo exhibitions at Swivel Gallery, New York (2025); Alternative Space Loop, Seoul (2023); Various Small Fires, Seoul (2023); Subtitled, New York (2023); Fragment Gallery, Moscow (2021), among others. His work has featured in group exhibitions at the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Cheongju (2025); Asian Arts Initiative, Philadelphia (2024); Museum of Contemporary Art, Busan (2024); Malta Biennale (2024); Para Site, Hong Kong (2022); Daegu Art Museum, Daegu (2022); Documenta 15, Kassel (2022), among others. His works are in numerous collections including Sunpride Foundation, Hong Kong; The Here and There Collective, New York; Government Art Bank, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul; and Seoul Metropolitan Government, South Korea.

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Works

Dew Kim
One Whispered Pleasure, the Other Promised Pain
2025
Gold-plated brass, blown glass
35 x 35 x 27 cm | 13.8 x 13.8 x 10.6 in

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Dew Kim
† Brutal Balloon †
2024
Stainless steel, aluminum, glass
148 x 100 x 76 cm | 58.3 x 39.4 x 29.9 in

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Dew Kim
They Swallowed the Serpent and Called It Prayer
2025
Chrome-plated brass, blown glass
55 x 15 x 13 cm | 21.7 x 5.9 x 5.1 in

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Dew Kim
† Evangelical Envenom †
2024
Stainless steel, chrome-plated brass, silver, silicon and glass
50 x 10 x 10 cm | 19.7 x 3.9 x 3.9 in

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Dew Kim
Scapegoat to Silence, Silence to Song
2025
Nickel-plated stainless steel, cast glass, chain, electric wire
25 x 20 x 25 cm | 9.8 x 7.9 x 8.8 in

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Dew Kim
Angel Fingers
2023
Mixed media with Jesmonite, MDF, silicone, metal
133 x 165 x 3.5 cm | 52.4 x 65 x 1.4 in

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Dew Kim
The Enchanting Offering
2024
Single channel video, color, stereo
02’30” (loop)

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Dew Kim
Applause Was the First Wound
2025
Stainless steel, 3D-printed resin, metal chains, mixed media
180 x 85 x 51.5 cm | 70.9 x 33.5 x 20.3 in

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Dew Kim
Stan. Slam. Amen.
2025
Stainless steel, blown glass, carved pinewood, white gold-plated
brass, gemstone beads, mixed media
100 x 30 x 103 cm | 39.4 x 11.8 x 40.6 in

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Exhibitions

Ballet with the Devil
Artists: João Gabriel, Shimon Kamada, Dew Kim, Jaewon Kim, Joy Li, Tao Siqi
Hong Kong
07 June—16 August 2025

Vitalis Violentia
Artists: Dew Kim, Dennis Scholl, Tseng Chien-Ying, Wang Pei, Hannah Woo
Hong Kong
28 September—23 November 2024

News
Dew Kim is featured in the Frieze Seoul 2025 video series

05 August 2025

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Dew Kim’s Lecture Performance ‘HornyHoneydew Press Conference’ featured on 2024 ARKO Young Artist Day

02 July 2025

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Dew Kim’s works are acquired by MMCA Government Art Bank in Seoul

12 June 2025

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Artist Dew Kim is now participating the group exhibition ‘"How to Destroy Angels’ at The Horse Hospital

10 November 2024

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ArtAsiaPacific (Issue 140): Masochistic Sainthood - Dew Kim

22 October 2024

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Artist Dew Kim is now participating the group exhibition ‘Masterful Attention Seekers’ at Busan Museum of Contemporary Art

20 June 2024

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