id:			168517
accession number:	2010.263.a
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2010.263.a
updated:		2025-05-06 12:06:30.936000

A Rock That Was Taught It Was a Bird, 2010. Kim Beom (Korean, b. 1963). Stone; overall: 146.8 x 220.5 x 127.7 cm (57 13/16 x 86 13/16 x 50 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Louis D. Kacalieff, M.D. Fund, 2010.263.a. © Kim Beom

title:				A Rock That Was Taught It Was a Bird
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creation date:			2010
creation date earliest:		2010
creation date latest:		2010
current location:		236 Korean
creditline:			Louis D. Kacalieff, M.D. Fund
copyright:			© Kim Beom

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culture:	Korea
technique:	stone
department:	Contemporary Art
collection:	CONTEMP - Installation Media
type:		Sculpture
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CREATORS

* Kim Beom (Korean, b. 1963)  - artist
1986 - Seoul National University<br>1991 - M.F.A. School of Visual Arts, New York
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measurements: Overall: 146.8 x 220.5 x 127.7 cm (57 13/16 x 86 13/16 x 50 1/4 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Kim Beom: Objects Being Taught They Are Nothing But Tools
	opening date:   2011-04-21T00:00:00
	<i>Kim Beom: Objects Being Taught They Are Nothing But Tools</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (November 14, 2010-March 6, 2011); REDCAT (Roy and Edna Disney/Cal Arts Theatre), Los Angeles, CA (organizer) (April 21-June 19, 2011).

	title:		Korean Gallery 236 Rotation
	opening date:   2018-01-29T05:00:00
	<i>Korean Gallery 236 Rotation</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (January 29-July 16, 2018).

	title:		Stories from Storage
	opening date:   2021-02-06T05:00:00
	<i>Stories from Storage</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 7-May 16, 2021).

	title:		Kim Beom: How to Become a Rock
	opening date:   2023-07-27T04:00:00
	<i>Kim Beom: How to Become a Rock</i>. Leeum Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea (Republic of) (organizer) (July 18-November 26, 2023) https://www.leeum.org/exhibition/exhibition01_detail.asp?seq=61.

	title:		Juxtaposition and Juncture in Korean Modern and Contemporary Art
	opening date:   2025-03-21T04:00:00
	<i>Juxtaposition and Juncture in Korean Modern and Contemporary Art</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 21, 2025-April 1, 2026).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': '<em>Kim Beom</em>. Artsonje Center, Seoul, South Korea (2010).', 'opening_date': '2010-01-01T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	Artist's studio, Seoul, South Korea
	date: 2010
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 2010–
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