When Do-Ho Suh came to the United States in the early 90′s, the culture shock was so overwhelming that he nearly retreated to the familiarity of his home in South Korea. Thankfully he stayed, earning a BFA in painting from the Rhode Island School of Design, and later an MFA in sculpture from Yale University. It really does not matter where most artists go to school, or that they’ve got degrees to hang on their “me” walls. Do-Ho Suh is no different in that respect, and although it might seem a bit cliché, but it’s his experience that made him the artist he is today.
He was able to harness his initial sense of disorientation to create work that emphasizes his understanding of public and private space, as well as his individual identity and collective membership. Whether addressing the dynamic of personal space versus public space, or exploring the fine line between strength in numbers and homogeneity, Do-Ho Suh constructs site-specific installations that
question numerous boundaries.
Currently residing in New York City, his work is now part of major museum collections including the Museum of Modern Art, New York, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Guggenheim Museum, and the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles.