Artist
Park Hyun-doo(Korean, born 1971)Korean, born 1971
CultureKorean
Titles
- Goodbye Stranger 1, no. 27
- from the series Goodbye Stranger
Date2002
PlaceNew York, New York, United States
MediumChromogenic print
DimensionsImage: 30 × 38 5/16 in. (76.2 × 97.3 cm)
Sheet: 30 1/4 × 38 9/16 in. (76.8 × 97.9 cm)
Frame: 31 3/8 × 39 5/8 × 2 in. (79.7 × 100.6 × 5.1 cm)
Sheet: 30 1/4 × 38 9/16 in. (76.8 × 97.9 cm)
Frame: 31 3/8 × 39 5/8 × 2 in. (79.7 × 100.6 × 5.1 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the S. I. Morris Photography Endowment and the artist
Object number2009.514
Non exposé
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Park-hyun-doo found feelings
of alienation to be a powerful source for his work. He created his series Goodbye Stranger while studying at the
School of Visual Arts in New York. “No matter where I am the cultural
differences between Korea and America are extreme,” he wrote. “There are exact
rules, codes of conduct in Korea that define proper behavior. There I know how
to perceive or recognize myself. There are fewer rules in America. Thus, I feel
extremely vulnerable here.”
ProvenanceThe artist, Seoul, South Korea; purchased by MFAH, 2009.
Exhibition History"Chaotic Harmony: Contemporary Korean Photography," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 18, 2009 - January 3, 2010.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
No visible marks or inscriptions - hinged and framed
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