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Taezoo Park

Korean-born New York-based artist, Taezoo Park is a digital artist whose work explores analog and digital technologies. Park pushes new artistic forms through his unique use of digital codes, emphasizing the existent ‘character’ within an abandoned and forgotten technology. He calls it “Digital Being”
Along with him, “The Digital Being” was introduced by ABC news, BBC news, ACM SIGGRAPH Digital Arts Community, ACM SIGGRAPH Asia, World Maker Faire, CHI(Computer-Human Interaction), SPRING/BREAK Art Show, Governors Island Art Fair, Lower East Side Ecology Center, Made in NY Media Center by IFP, AFA Gallery and World Trade Center.
His recent interactive installation, “Digital Being: Rebirth”, is on display at the 3 World Trade Center from November 2020 to November 2021.

Education
Pratt Institute | New York, USA | Class of 2012 | M.F.A. Digital Arts
Hong-Ik University | Korea | Class of 2007 | B.F.A. Animation

Selected exhibitions
“Les Étrangers” | Maison 10 | New York, NY | 02/06 – 05/27/2022
“REASONS” | NYC Culture Club Gallery, New York, USA | 11/04 – 12/05/2021
TO THE DIGITAL” | PAGIC Gallery, Tokyo, Japan | 10/15 – 31/2021
“DIFFUSION / COHESION” | The Sylvia Wald and Po Kim Gallery, New York, U.S.A | 09/10 – 11/10/2021
“NFTism: No Fear in Trying” curated by Kenny Schachter | Unit London and Instituto, London, U.K. | 09/10 – 25/2021
“Resurgence” | NYC Culture Club, The Oculus, World Trade Center, New York, U.S.A. | 06/24 – 7/25/2021
“New Era” | DMOARTS, Osaka, Japan | 03/09 – 21/2021
“Digital Being: Rebirth” | 3 World Trade Center, NY, U.S.A. | 11/11/2020 – 11/11/2021
“PLAY HOUSE“ by Smartech | Selfridges (The Selfridges Corner Shop), U.K. | 12/03/2020 – 01/03/2021
“Digital Being: “Hello, World!” | Siggraph Asia 2020, Virtual | 12/04 – 13 /2020
“Yesterday, What I saw in my dream” supported by Ulsan City | Ulsan, Korea | 07/04 – 12/2020
“SENTIENT ELECTRONICS” curated by Syntax Project | 117 Beekman St. New York, NY | 10/05 – 11/30/2019
“Portal: Governors Island” | Governors Island, NY | 08/31 – 9/29/2019
“FUTURE/PAST” curated by Tam Gryn and Sharit Kassab | Showfields, New York, NY | 03/15 – 04/01/2019
“Hypervirtuality“ | Radiator Arts, LIC, NY | 12/13/2018 – 02/08/2019
“ACM Siggraph Asia: Art Gallery“ | Tokyo International Forum, Japan | 12/05-07/2018
“ACM SIGGRAPH DAC: The Urgency of Reality in a Hyper-Connected Age“ | On-line | 12/05/2018 – Endless
“World Maker Faire New York“| New York Hall of Science, Queens, NY | 09/22- 23/2018
“Broken TV in Digital Era” presented by NY Media Center | 30 John St. Brooklyn, NY | 08/01- 09/25/2018
“Wonderlust“ | AFA Gallery, New York, NY | 06/07 – 09/03/2018
“Moniker Art Fair” invited by the Art Fair | Greenpoint Terminal Warehouse, Brooklyn, NY | 05/03 – 26/2018
“The Art of Tech” presented by Tech in Motion | AFA Gallery, New York, NY | 03/01 – 25/2018
“OPEN (C)ALL: TRUTH” | BRIC Arts Media, Brooklyn, NY | 11/16 – 12/17/2017
“Barnes & Noble’s Mini Maker Faire” | Union Square Store of B & N, New York, NY | 11/11 – 12/2017
“World Maker Faire New York” | New York Hall of Science, Queens, NY | 09/23 – 24/2017
“Future Reboot” | Dennis Hull Gallery, NJ | 08/29 ~ 10/03/2017
“FROM DIGITAL AND BACK” | Pratt Manhattan Gallery, NY | 07/10 – 09/09/2017
“NIGHTSHIFT” | Abrazo Interno Gallery at Clemente Center, NY | 07/08 – 07/31/2017
“TV Being 010-01” presented by NY Media Center by IFP | 30 John St. Brooklyn, NY | 05/11 – 07/02/2017
“Streets to Tower” | 4 World Trade Center, Manhattan, NY | 09/11/2016 – 9/11/2017
“Merge 3 (Video Art + Contemporary Dance)” | 3331 Arts Chiyoda, Japan | 01/28~29/2014
“Tower to Streets” | World Trade Gallery, Manhattan, NY | 09/15~10/17/2016
“World Maker Faire New York” | New York Hall of Science, Queens, NY | 10/01- 02/2016
“GIAF(Governors Island Art Fair)” | Governors Island, NY | 09/03 – 25/2016
“Portal Art Fair“ | Federal Hall National Memorial, Manhattan, NY | 05/03 – 10/2016
“Erased Waste” | Hot Wood Art Center, Brooklyn, NY | 05/07~06/12/2016
“One if by Land, One if by Sea” | NY Media Center by IFP, Brooklyn, NY | 04/07 – 30/2016
“Two Alumni Show” | Pratt Digital Arts Gallery, Brooklyn, NY | 10/26~11/05/2015
“World Maker Faire New York” | New York Hall of Science, Queens, NY | 09/26 – 27/2015
“No Parking” | Ca’ d’Oro Gallery, New York, NY | 07/23 – 08/12/2015
“New Museum’s IDEAS CITY: The Invisible City” | 203 Chrystie St, New York, NY | 05/30/2015
“SPRING/BREAK Art Show: Transaction” | Skylight at Moynihan Station, New York, NY | 03/03 – 08/2015
“Digital Being at Gowanus eWaste Warehouse” | Brooklyn, NY | 02/20/2015
“DUMBO Arts Festival” | St. Ann’s Warehouse, Brooklyn, NY | 09/26 – 28/2014
“World Maker Faire New York” | New York Hall of Science, Queens, NY | 09/20 – 21/2014
“GIAF(Governors Island Art Fair)” | Governors Island, NY | 09/06 – 28/2014
“Contemporary Art Fair NYC” | The Tunnel on 11th Ave and 27th street, New York, NY | 05/08~11/2014
“CHI2014 (Computer-Human Interaction)” | Toronto, Canada | 04/26 – 05/01/2014
“Merge 2” (Video / Interactive Art / Dance Performance) | CPR, Brooklyn, NY | 02/22/2014
“Scale” | Olive Tjaden Gallery at Cornell University, Ithaca, NY | 01/27~02/07/2014
“GIAF(Governors Island Art Fair)” | Governors Island, NY | 09/07 – 29/2013
“Contemporary Art Fair NYC” | Javits Center, New York, NY | 10/25 – 27/2013
“World Maker Faire New York” | New York Hall of Science, Queens, NY | 09/21 – 22/2013
“Merge 1” (Video / Interactive Art / Dance Performance) | Triskelion Arts, Brooklyn, NY | 07/17/2013
“Re:Incarnation” | Harvestworks Gallery, New York, NY | 03/29 – 31/2013
“World Maker Faire New York” | New York Hall of Science, Queens, NY | 09/29 – 30/2012

Residency
CMA Contemporaries | Children’s Museum of Arts, NY | 2020
4head’s artist residency program | Governors Island, NY | 2014, 2015 and 2017
Lower East Side Ecology Center’s E-waste Warehouse | Brooklyn, NY | 2014 and 2015

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