Bohnchang koo biography

Bohnchang Koo is a Korean photographer who was born in 1953.

How much does a Bohnchang Koo cost?

Bohnchang Koo's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 337 USD to 19,212 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork.

What is Bohnchang Koo's most expensive film, video & digital media?

Since 2009 the record price for this artist at auction is 19,212 USD for Korea Fantasy, sold at Christie's Hong Kong in 2017.

Where can I see Bohnchang Koo's works?

Numerous key galleries and museums such as SeMA Seoul Museum of Art have featured Bohnchang Koo's work in the past.

Bohnchang Koo in the news

Bohnchang Koo has been featured in articles for ArtDaily, Wallpaper and CAFA Art Info. The most recent article is Koo Bohnchang: Look of Things written for e-flux in January 2025.

Artist's alternative names: Bohn-Chang Koo, Koo Bohnchang

Koo Bohnchang attended Yonsei University majoring in Business Administration and later studied photography in Hamburg, Germany. He was a professor at Kaywon School of Art and Design, Chung Ang University, Seoul Institute of the Arts and a visiting professor in London Saint Martin School. He is currently a professor at Kyungil University. His works have been exhibited in over 30 solo exhibitions including Samsung Rodin Gallery, Seoul (2001), Peabody Essex Museum, Massachusetts (2002), Camera Obscura, Paris (2004), Kukje Gallery, Seoul and Kahitsukan Kyoto Museum of Contemporary Art (2006), Goeun Museum of Photography, Busan (2007), Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia (2010), among others. His works are collected by the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Kahitsukan Kyoto Museum of Contemporary Art, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Korea, Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art, Seoul and publications include ‘Deep Breath in Silence,’ ‘Revealed Personas,’ ‘Vessels for the Heart’ in Korea and ‘Hysteric Nine,’ ‘Vessel,’ ‘Everyday Treasures.’

About the Vessel series:
Koo Bohnchang began working on the Vessel series when he discovered a photograph of Lucie Rie, the Austrian-born Bri

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