Dennis Oppenheim Sculpture Destroyed in South Korea

'Chamber' is one of the works of of Dennis Oppenheim that was installed in 2010. Haeundae-gu commissioned the selection of works for 2009 Busan Biennale Organizing Committee. In the following year, they installed 'Chamber' near the plaza of the Haeundae beach meeting place. The budget was 800 million KRW. Haeundae Ward Office dismantled and destroyed this work on November 11th ~ 17th.

Dennis Oppenheim's wife, Amy Oppenheim, said she did not hear any news about demolition or disposal at the Busan Biennale Organizing Committee or Haeundae Ward Office. "I did not know that until after my sister gave me a link of UK 'Daily Mail' article link," she said. "I have not heard of the destruction of the permanent exhibition of art."

Retrieved from The Kyunghyang Shinmun(The Kyunghyang Daily News).

Related articles (in English)

• (2018, January 17). Famed US artist's sculpture destroyed in S. Korea. Daily Mail.
• (2018, January 18). Dennis Oppenheim Sculpture Destroyed in South Korea. Artforum.

Related articles (in Korean)

• Jongmok-Kim. (2018, January 19). [Exclusive Interview] Haeundae 'Chamber' Oppenheim Bereaved. Kyunghyang Shinmun.
• Jongmok-Kim. (2018, January 23). Mrs. Oppenheim said "re-installing the work is the solution". Kyunghyang Shinmun