{
  "id": 8161687,
  "title": "[K-ART FOCUS] For Choi Sung-im, bread ties become golden blanket",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/k-art-focus-for-choi-sung-im-bread-ties-become-golden-blanket-8161687",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-18T03:32:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/lifestyle/arts-theater/20260918/k-art-focus-for-choi-sung-im-bread-ties-become-golden-blanket"
  },
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  "account": "In the heart of Seoul's trendy Samcheong-dong neighborhood, an unconventional art installation awaits at Sunhyewon, a traditional Korean house reimagined as an artistic haven. Within the lobby's opulent lobby, a mesmerizing tapestry unfolds, revealing the intricate craftsmanship of Choi Sung-im's \"Golden Blanket\" (2026). The 6.2-meter by 4.8-meter masterpiece, painstakingly woven from over a thousand gold-wire ties, once employed to seal bread bags, is a testament to Choi's artistic vision.\n\nChoi Sung-im, the creative force behind the installation, shared that a blanket holds a profound personal significance. For her, it is not merely an everyday household item but the very first visual landscape she encounters upon waking, enveloping her body in a world that extends beyond her physical self. Choi sought to position the installation at a threshold, such as the wooden floor of a hanok, a traditional Korean house where the boundary between indoor and outdoor realms becomes blurred.\n\nThe exhibition \"A Note From Trembling Things\" at PODO Museum showcases a diverse range of works that explore the ways in which individuals inhabit the world alongside one another. Choi's \"Golden Blanket\" is paired with pieces by Lebanese-British artist Mona Hatoum and Korean artist Kim Yun-soo, inviting viewers to contemplate the ever-changing nature of existence and the vulnerability that accompanies it.",
  "summary": "At Sunhyewon, the secluded traditional Korean house-turned-art space in Seoul’s Samcheong-dong, a glittering carpet unfurls across the lobby. Looking closer, however, Choi Sung-im’s “Golden Blanket” (2026) reveals itself to be handwoven from thousands of the gold wire ties used to seal bags of sliced bread. The 6.2-by-4.8-meter installation, which took more than a month to make by hand, anchors…",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "[K-ART FOCUS] For Choi Sung-im, bread ties become golden blanket",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/k-art-focus-for-choi-sung-im-bread-ties-become-golden-blanket",
        "published": "2026-09-18T03:22:02.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}