Do Ho Suh, Walk the House

Tate Modern
London, United Kingdom
May 1–October 19

This spring, Tate Modern will present a major exhibition of the work of Do Ho Suh, marking the first major institutional showing of his work in London in two decades.

The artist invites visitors to explore his large-scale installations, sculptures, videos, and drawings, asking questions about the enigma of home, identity, and how we move through and inhabit the world around us. The exhibition will present the breadth and depth of Suh’s unique practice over the last three decades, spanning­ locations including Seoul, New York, and London—the three cities he has called home, and featuring new site-specific works on display for the first time.

The exhibition’s title, Walk the House, is drawn from an old Korean expression referring to the hanok—a house that could theoretically be disassembled, transported, and reassembled at a new site. Reflecting this idea of a transportable home, Suh’s immersive works examine the relationship between architecture, space, the body, and the memories that make us who we are.

The artist has stated: “The space I’m interested in is not only a physical one, but an intangible, metaphorical, and psychological one. For me, ‘space’ is that which encompasses everything.”

While Suh’s practice is rooted in his own experiences, it welcomes viewers to fill the works both physically with their presence and psychologically with their inner worlds.