Kim Kim Gallery is a contemporary art gallery run by Gregory Maass & Nayoungim, a German-Korean artist duo. The Gallery was founded at the Market Gallery[1] in Glasgow, Scotland, in 2008.[2] It describes itself as "a non-profit organization, locative art,[3] an art dealership based on unconventional marketing, a curatorial approach, an exhibition design firm,[4] and editor of rare artist books,[5] depending on the situation it adapts to; in short, it does not fit the format imposed by the term Gallery".Clemens Krümmel[6] writes, "This begins with the excess of dis-identificatory self-reference in creative dialogue with the institution Kim Kim Gallery, along with corporate identity and advertising products and a mania borrowed from Martin Kippenberger for 'great' work or exhibition titles".[7]
KKG has gained international recognition through their projects, including, among others: Douglasism[8] at the international Art Fair, Art:Gwangju:12 in Korea[9] the solo exhibition "Apple vs. Banana"[10] of Chung Seo-young, voted one of the best shows in 2011 by the Art in Culture Magazine; and "More of the Best of Firmin Graf Salawàr dej Striës" by Jeff Gabel, exhibiting new large scale site-specific drawings on canvas rendered in pencil.
KKG contributed as exhibition designer to the Daegu Photo Biennial special exhibition in 2012.[11]
"Douglasism",[12][13][14][15] a festival which took place in Seoul in October–November 2013, centered on the works of British artist Douglas Park[16][17][18][19][20]
,[21] in collaboration with Komplot Brussels,[22] Trinity ∴[23] and FLACC.[24]
Video interview with Gregory Maass & Nayoungim in their show "The Early Worm",[29][30]
"Octavianus", a video interview with Gregory Maass and Yiso Bahc.[31][32]
"Pièce Unique", an Interview with Gregory Maass about the art of Robert Estermann.[33]
"Diarrhea-Causes, Symptoms & Treatment", an Interview/Manifesto with Gregory Maass & Nayoungim on occasion of the exhibition "Paranoia Paradise" [34]
Douglas Park, "Douglasism Interview", an Interview with Yang Ji-yoon at the Corner Art Space in Seoul [35] Audio File of Interview at Corner Station.[36]
Douglas Park: 24 Hour Non-Stop Interview "Post-Terminal & Ex-Ultimate", Dougals Park with Monika. K. Adler, Cel Crabeels, Richard Crow, Oriana Dierinck, Tony Gross, Alex Hamilton, Melissa Moore, Puss & Mew, Pete Um and Keef Winter.[37][38]