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Jun Kwak Duck - for Western ears the artist's name sounds like a character from Disneyland - a distant relative of Donald Duck. The name with the unfamiliar sound is of Korean origin and as normal and common in Korea as "Smith" or "Miller" in England. Jun Kwak Duck is not only a serious artist. He is also very well known and celebrated inside and outside of Japan, where he was born and where he lives.

Born in Kyoto

Jun Kwak DUCK (Duck is the family name) was born in Kyoto in 1937. He graduated from Kyoto Hiyoshigaoka Art High School, where he had studied Japanese painting.

After 1980 he began to work on an extended series of works titled "meaningless", which has become famous since then.

Technique

The artist works in silkscreen and in etching technique.

Exhibitions and Awards

From 1969 to 1987 Duck participated in the International Print Biennial Exhibitions of Brazil, Norway, England and Tokyo. He had many one-man shows in Japan, Korea and the United States of America.

• 1972 - Award at the International Tokyo Print Biennial, Japan.
• 1983 - Award at the Taiwan International Hanga Exhibition, Taiwan.
• 1984 - Second Prize of the Seoul International Hanga Biennial, Korea.
• 1988 - Commission for ten sculptures in front of the Korean National Museum of Modern Art.
• 1989 - Participation in "Los Angeles Art Fair 1990" at the Los Angeles Convention Center, U.S.A.
• 1992 - Solo show, organized by Yokohama Art Museum, Japan.
• 1994 - Solo show in Seoul, Korea.
• 1996 - Jun Kwak Duck received the "KBS Art Award" from Korea.
• 1997 - "Duck-Jun Kwak Art Show: 1960-1990", organized by To'A Gallery, Seoul, Korea.

Collections

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• National Museum of Modern Arts, Tokyo, Japan.
• National Museum of Modern Arts, Kyoto, Japan.
• Museum of Modern Art, Hokkaido, Japan.
• Museum of Modern Art, Fukuoka, Japan.
• Museum of Modern Art, Osaka, Japan.
• Seoul Modern Arts Museum, Korea.
• Walker Hill Modern Art Museum, Korea.

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