Name: Milky Way at My Fingertips
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Art protects art

8 out of 10

artists are shut out by banks

354

loans extended to fellow artists

95%

repayment rate — trust comes full circle

~KRW 140M

interest saved vs. predatory rates

Until the next exhibition, the next performance. For artists, income gaps are an unavoidable reality. For fellow artists forced into predatory loans just to afford paint, canvas, and studio rent, proceeds from this artwork become the Seed Fund — extending a fair hand at fair rates.

Voices of fellow artists

“The memory of going hungry for three days, alone, so my children wouldn't know.”

— 50s, theater artist

“I've been putting off urgent dental treatment because I can't afford it. I should be seeing a doctor regularly, but enduring instead of going has become a habit.”

— 50s, actor

“I kept delaying ear treatment because I had no money, and the symptoms in both ears worsened.”

— 30s, musician

“I couldn't pay my hospitalized mother's bills, so we had to delay her discharge, and she had to give up tests and treatment she needed.”

— 50s, actor/broadcaster

“Because of money troubles I had nowhere to go — drifting between gosiwon rooms and rehearsal studios, and for a while sleeping rough.”

— 30s, musician

“Because of unpaid rent, my collective was forced to vacate our shared workspace and home. Neither bank loans nor artist loans could help.”

— 50s, actor

“Without money, life collapses — and creating art? Out of the question.”

— 50s, artist

“It's painful that solving this month's money problems has to come before the work itself. As an artist, I can only earn well when the work succeeds — yet I have to chase odd jobs every month instead. It feels like being trapped in a vicious cycle.”

— 40s, musician

“Debt collection calls disrupted my rehearsals and performances, and the psychological burden made every day painful and the next day frightening.”

— 40s, theater artist

“Many times the loan payments looming each month forced me to step away from performing and focus on part-time work.”

— 50s, actor

“Sleeping less than four hours a night, juggling part-time jobs and theater — but the more I performed, the more debt piled up. Eventually I decided to quit performing.”

— 30s, actor

“When things were hardest, I couldn't even attend close friends' weddings or funerals — and as a result, relationships were severed.”

— 50s, actor/broadcaster

“When I said I was a stage actor, the loan officer called me "unemployed."”

— 50s, actor

“The shame and severed friendships that came with borrowing from people I knew, the pressure of failing to pay it back, the helplessness.”

— 50s, cartoonist/visual artist

“Even with programs meant for low-income citizens, I feel shame when I can't produce enough documentation simply because I'm an artist.”

— 30s, film/broadcasting professional

63 artworks sold, each becoming a seed of solidarity

One artwork becomes the oxygen that keeps a fellow artist creating.

Sales proceeds go to the artist mutual-aid fund.

Authenticity

One-of-a-kind ceramic

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About the Artist

Kim Juho graduated from Seoul National University's College of Fine Arts, Department of Sculpture, and its graduate school. He has held solo exhibitions including Between People (Gwanhun Gallery, 2012) and Lively Landscape (Gahoedong 60, 2012), and has participated in numerous curated exhibitions. His works are in the collections of the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Daejeon Museum of Art, and Seoul Olympic Museum of Art (SOMA), among others. He has consistently produced three-dimensional and two-dimensional works that reinterpret people and everyday landscapes with his distinctive contemplation and ease. Beginning from everyday life, his meditative approach draws diverse stories from our surroundings, fostering empathy and communication. His work Wonderful! conveys a curiosity about the world, while the magnifying glass form in Window to the World signifies the desire to see through objects and clarify relationships. These distinctive figurative depictions of the human form connect to his revolving figures, seemingly speaking to the human relationships in our lives.

About this work

〈Milky Way at My Fingertips〉 is a Ceramics/Craft work by Kim Juho. Created in 2020 on Earthenware. Available as an original Korean contemporary artwork at SAF Online.

Key Career Highlights

Education
1986 M.F.A., Department of Sculpture, Graduate School, Seoul National University
1976 B.F.A., Department of Sculpture, College of Fine Arts, Seoul National University

Publication
Between People, Hexagon Publishing, Korean Contemporary Art Series 003

Solo Exhibitions
2013 Gahoedong 60, Seoul (Steel Drawing)
2012 Gwanhun Gallery, Namu Gallery (Between People)
2010 Gahoedong 60 (Living Landscape)
2012-1986, 12 Solo Exhibitions

Group Exhibitions
2013 Birth, Art Journey, Yangpyeong Museum of Art
Listening to Sculpture, Bupyeong Art Center
Trajectory of Korean Contemporary Art, Seoul National University Museum of Art
Our Stories, Doowon Gallery
Fashion Landscape, Jongno Urban Gallery
Human and Existence, Kim Chong Yung Museum
2012 2nd Incheon Peace Art Project, Incheon Art Platform
ADAMAS253 Prologue, Adamas253 Gallery, Heyri
Seochon: Meeting Underground, Artside Gallery
Incheon, Speaking of Sculpture, Gaon Gallery, Incheon
Seoul Sculpture Society 33rd Exhibition, Moran Museum of Art, Maseok
The Teacher's Shadow, The Students' Light, Kim Chong Yung Museum
Sea of Peace, Boundary on Water, Incheon Art Platform
Christmas in Korea, Lotte Gallery, Yeongdeungpo
Artistic Period, Gallery Interalia
2011 Gently Looking In, Incheon Art Platform
Happy Together, Lotte Gallery, Yeongdeungpo
Wood Sculpture Exhibition, Kyungpook National University Museum
Korean Art Today, Korean Cultural Center, Sydney, Australia
Sea of Conflict, Sea of Reconciliation, Incheon Art Platform
Discovery of Life, Bupyeong Art Center
Villa d'Art and Artists, Topohaus
2010 Stories of Our Lives, Lotte Gallery, Daejeon
Inter_View, Incheon Art Platform
Hyehwadong-in Exhibition, Cheonga Gallery
Seoul Sculpture Society 30th Anniversary Exhibition, Seoul Art Center
Oh, Happy Day, Lotte Gallery, Anyang
2009 Ubo Manri (Ox Steps Ten Thousand Li), Shinsegae Gallery
Haechi Parade, Seoul Urban Gallery Project 2009
Love is Rainbow, Lotte Gallery
Seoul Sculpture Society 30th Anniversary - Thirty Years Journey, Gongpyeong Art Center

Collections
MMCA, Gwacheon, Gyeonggi-do
Daejeon Museum of Art, Daejeon
SoMA (Seoul Olympic Museum of Art), Seoul
Moran Museum of Art, Namyangju, Gyeonggi-do
National Folk Museum of Korea, Seoul
Incheon Art Platform, Incheon
Gimpo International Sculpture Park, Gimpo, Gyeonggi-do
Jikji Culture Park, Gimcheon, Gyeongsangbuk-do
Incheon Foundation for Arts & Culture Art Bank, Incheon

Residency
2013 Incheon Art Platform Residency Program 4th Cohort Resident Artist, Incheon