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Do Ho Suh's Tate Modern Survey Explores the Fragility of Home

The exhibition 'Walk the House,' opening May 1, showcases three decades of Suh's work, blending translucent fabric structures and paper rubbings to examine memory, identity, and domestic space.

Contemporary artist Do Ho Suh is seen in this photo provided by Genesis on Nov. 8, 2024. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)
Renowned contemporary artist Do Ho Suh's "Walk the House" runs from May 1 to Oct. 19, 2025, at Tate Modern in London. (Yonhap)
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Rubbing/Loving Project: Seoul Home, 2013-2022, by Do Ho Suh (pictured at Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, Sydney)

Overview

  • Do Ho Suh's major survey at Tate Modern spans three decades of his career, focusing on the concept of home as a mutable and ephemeral idea.
  • The centerpiece, 'Nest/s' (2024), invites visitors to walk through a semi-transparent polyester passageway that stitches together rooms from Suh's past residences.
  • 'Perfect Home' (2024) recreates the volume of Suh's London home with white-polyester walls adorned with translucent fabric replicas of domestic fixtures.
  • The exhibition also features Suh's earlier work, including a full-scale mulberry paper rubbing of his family's traditional Korean hanok, capturing its textures with graphite.
  • Blending personal migration stories with innovative materials, the show offers immersive, large-scale installations alongside works on paper and video.