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The Genesis Exhibition: Do Ho Suh’s Walk The House

The Genesis Exhibition: Do Ho Suh - Walk The HousePhoto: tate.org.uk
Where? Tate Modern, Bankside When? 1st May to 19th October 2025 10 AM to 6 PM (Mon-Sun); Last entry 45 mins before closing Price? £20 · See tate.org Parking: Nearby car parks Buses: 45, 63, 100, 344, 381, RV1 Bus fares Trains: The closest station is Southwark Jubilee Other nearby stations: Blackfriars Train fares

Enter the captivating world of contemporary artist Do Ho Suh, in a major exhibition of his large-scale installations, sculptures, videos and drawings at Tate Modern.

His first major solo show in London for a generation is called 'Walk the House' and refers to the Korean hanok – a house that could be taken down, transported and then reassembled in a brand-new location.

"The space I'm interested in is not only a physical one," he explained, "but an intangible, metaphorical, and psychological one. For me, 'space' is that which encompasses everything."

Staircase-III, by Do Ho SugPhoto: Lehmann Maupin Gallery, New York
Staircase-III, by Do Ho Sug (2010). Photo: Lehmann Maupin Gallery, New York

He asks questions about our homes and how we inhabit the world around us, examining the relationship between architecture, space, our bodies, and the memories that make us who we are.

Visitors will be able to wander through Suh's immersive artworks and fabric architectures, experiencing the breadth and depth of his invention over the last three decades.

On display will be some of his earliest installations, life-sized replicas of homes in Seoul, New York and London - the three cities that he himself has called home - plus a site-specific work that's on display for the very first time. Titled Perfect Home: London, Horsham, New York, Berlin, Providence, Seoul 2024, this is an outline of his current London home, filled with architectural features like doorknobs, light switches and electrical sockets, that trace the domestic spaces that he has lived in.

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