Simon Morley

영국

Biography

"Born 1958, in Eastbourne, UK. Live and works in South Korea and France. "

Education

1977-80 BA Modern History, Mansfield College, Oxford University
1996-98 MA Fine Art, Goldsmiths College, University of London
2013 PhD, University of Southampton

Career

Selected One-Person Exhibitions (since 2000)
2021 ‘1948’ and Other Paintings, Gallery JJ, Seoul
‘Ex Libris’, Jesuitenbibliothek, Zurich, Switzerland
2020 ‘Ex Libris’, Bibliothek Sankt Georgen, Frankfurt, Germany, and
Kunst -Station Sankt Peter, Cologne, Germany
2018 ‘Parallel’, Hanmi Gallery, Seoul
‘Our Utopia’, Youlhwadang Book Museum, Paju Book City, South Korea
2017 ‘Invisible’, Courtauld Institute Library, London
2016 ‘Soyez realistes. Demandez l’impossible’, DomaineM, Cerilly, France
2015 ‘Korean Works, 2010-15’, Gallery JJ, Seoul
‘Kiss Me Deadly’, Gallery Baton, Seoul
2014 ‘Albert Camus: Oeuvres’, Galerie Scrawitch, Paris
‘Book-Painting,’ Lounge Project, Art Sonje Center, Seoul
‘Lost Horizon’, Art First, London
2012 ‘Monograph’, Taguchi Fine Art, Tokyo
2011 ‘Korea Land of the Dawn, and Other Paintings’, Art Link Gallery, Seoul
‘A Short History of the Twentieth Century’, Art First, London
‘Guest from the Future’ (two-person show with Maria Chevska), Galerie8, London
2010 ‘Six Halls’, Taguchi Fine Art, Tokyo
‘Moon is Homeland Bright’: An Installation, Kyunghee University Museum of Art, Seoul
‘Messagerie’, Musée des Beaux Arts, Dijon, France
2009 ‘Hitchcock’s Blondes’, Taguchi Fine Art, Tokyo
‘The Rose Annual, 1924’, Art First, London
‘Cine Italia’, Metis_NL, Amsterdam
2008 ‘Moon Palace’, Paik Hae Young Gallery, Seoul
‘Cine Italia’, Zonca & Zonca, MiIan
2007 ‘A Short History of Dutch Painting, Part II’, Metis_NL, Amsterdam
‘Classic Japanese Movies’, Taguchi Fine Art, Tokyo
‘The English Series’, Art First, London
2005 ‘Bookpainting’, Fiera del Libro d’Arte, Palazzo del Re, Bologna
‘VIRUS’, Taguchi Fine Art, Tokyo
‘A Short History of Dutch Art’, Metis_NL, Amsterdam
‘Rossa’, Galleria Spazia, Bologna
‘Reading Room’ (with Maria Chevska), MOCA Peckham and Peckham Library, London
2004 ‘A Short History of Modern Japanese Fiction (in Translation)’, Taguchi Fine Art, Tokyo
Solo Presentation, MiArt, Milan (Percy Miller Gallery)
2003 ‘Post Card’, Percy Miller Gallery, London
‘The Life of Things’, 3 Degrees West Gallery, Wordsworth Trust, Grasmere, Cumbria, UK (Artist in-Residence exhibition)
‘The Unfortunate Tourist of Helvellyn and his Faithful Dog’, 3 Degrees West Gallery, Wordsworth Trust, Grasmere, UK
2002 ‘Italian Holiday’, Zero arte contemporanea, Piacenza, Italy
2000/1 ‘The Collected Works of George Orwell, and Other Paintings’, Percy Miller Gallery, London
Selected Group Exhibitions (since 2005)
2021 ‘Colours,’ Galleria Spazia, Bologna, Italy
2019 ‘1968’, Three-person show at Eagle Gallery, London
2017 ‘Wider than the Sky’, Artspace Boan 1943, Seoul
2016 ‘Bookish’, Thomas Park Gallery, Seoul
‘Writing on the Wall’, Art First, London
‘A L’Echelle des Mots’, Espace Larith, Chambery, France
2014 ‘Le Mont Analogue’, Galerie Julien Bezille, Paris
‘Moon’, Art First, London
‘Universal Studios, Seoul’, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul
‘Memoire de guerre,’ Musée Romain Rolland, Clamecy, France
2013 ‘Crossing Spaces’, Kunsthalle Faust, Hannover, Germany
‘Natural History’, Art First, London
‘Monocromi. Dalla Materia alla Superficie. La Poetica dell’oggetto. Morley e Pinelli,’ Galleria Spazia, Bologna
Chang Eung-Bok’s Boutique Hotel, ‘Peach Blossom Dream’, Nam Seoul SeMA, Seoul
Gwangju Design Biennial (collaboration with Chang Eung-Bok), Gwangju, South Korea.
2012 Poznan Mediations Biennial, ‘The Unknown’, Poznan, Poland
REAL DMZ, Cheorwon Province, South Korea, curated by Samuso
2010 ‘Gyeonggi Creation Center Residency Program Exhibition’, Incheon Art Platform, South Korea
2009 ‘Self-Taught’, Uri and Rami Museum, Ashdot Yaacov, Israel
‘ZOOM’, Looking Back/Looking Forward’, Art First, London
2008 Michael Petry’s ‘Golden Rain’, On the Edge exhibition, Savenger, Norway, European Capital of Culture Exhibition
2006 ‘Les Mots pour le faire’, with Yves Chaudouet and Maria Chevska, Musée Romain Rolland, Clamecy, France
2005 ‘A Picture of Britain’, Tate Britain, London
‘Ex Roma’, Abbey Award Winners Exhibition, APT Gallery, London
‘Lost and Found in Translation’, Newlyn Art Gallery, Newlyn, Cornwall
'Art is a Word', Benefit exhibition for the Museums of Israel, Christie’s, London