Journey to Long Term Career Success With Artist Won Ju Lim

Visual artist Won Ju Lim shares her life, inspirations, challenges and triumphs as an installation artist. Born in South Korea, and raised in Los Angeles, Lim talks about her early rebellion, a fascination with fantastical places to her explorations into architecture and art.

In this episode, we will:

• Dive into Won Ju’s creative processes and how she manipulates materials and concepts to construct her installations
• Discuss the ups and downs that come with navigating the art world, from handling the pressures of exhibiting work, dealing with the unpredictability of art sales, managing relationships with curators and art dealers, to her stratagems for pre-opening relaxation
• Hear some jaw-dropping behind-the-scenes stories and how someone once fell on top of Lim’s works, ending up in the emergency room
• Gain great insights about the blue chip art world, along with advice for young artists

You can find out more about Won Ju Lim's work on her website www.wonjulim.com and on her Instagram @wonjulimstudio https://www.instagram.com/wonjulimstudio/

If you’re in Los Angeles, you can see her exhibition at Council Street Gallery (3019 Council St) that opens on March 30th, 2024.

00:00 Introduction

00:59 Early Life and Rebellion

01:56 Career Aspirations and Studying Architecture

04:20 Transition to Art and First Major Projects

09:04 Opportunities in the Art World

38:20 What Happens After A Show

39:24 Choice of Materials in a Project

40:04 Selling Installations

42:04 Audience Interaction and Damage to Art

49:44 Commercial Aspect

57:27 Lessons and Advice For Artists

01:04:56 Upcoming and Dream Projects

Also mentioned in this episode:

Connie Chung: https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connie_Chung

ArtCenter College of Design: https://www.artcenter.edu/ | https://www.instagram.com/artcenteredu/

Künstlerhaus Bethanien: https://www.bethanien.de/en/ | https://www.instagram.com/kuenstlerhaus.bethanien/

Hammer Museum: https://hammer.ucla.edu/ | https://instagram.com/hammer_museum

Galerie Max Hetzler: https://www.maxhetzler.com/ | https://instagram.com/galeriemaxhetzler/

Gwangju Biennale: https://www.gwangjubiennale.org/en/index.do | https://www.instagram.com/gwangjubiennale/

Patrick Painter: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Painter | https://www.instagram.com/patrickpainterinc_/?hl=en

Fuerteventura island: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuerteventura

Eva Hesse: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eva_Hesse

Charlotte Posenenske: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte_Posenenske

Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami: https://www.mocanomi.org/ | https://www.instagram.com/mocanomi/

San José Museum of Art: https://sjmusart.org/ | https://www.instagram.com/sanjosemuseumofart/

Washington University in St. Louis: https://wustl.edu/ | https://www.instagram.com/washu/

University of California: https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/ | https://www.instagram.com/uofcalifornia

Boston University: https://www.bu.edu/ | https://www.instagram.com/bostonu/

UC Riverside: https://www.ucr.edu/ | https://www.instagram.com/ucriversideofficial

UC San Diego: https://ucsd.edu/ | https://www.instagram.com/ucsandiego/

Bewitched: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bewitched

Timeshare artist run space: https://www.instagram.com/t_i_m_e_s_h_a_r_e/

Council St: https://www.councilst.com/ | https://www.instagram.com/council_st

Taschen: https://www.taschen.com/en/ | https://www.instagram.com/taschen/

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