Do Ho Suh Will Rebuild His NYC Apartment Inside the Guggenheim
Debuting in his exhibition, ‘I dream in another language,’ opening February 2027.
Summary
Korean artist Do Ho Suh has announced 'I dream in another language,' his first major museum solo in NYC at the Guggenheim Museum
The exhibition will feature over 50 pieces, including his famed full-scale house installations, and most significant drawings and works on paper
Among the standouts is a new rubbed drawing recreation of his Chelsea apartment , titled “Rubbing/Loving: Apartment A and B, 348 West 22nd Street, New York, NY 10011, USA” (2014–26)
On the heels of his knockout Seoul homecoming, Do Ho Suh will unveil another major exhibition at the Guggenheim Museum. The Korean artist is known for his full-scale house installations, with walls made of vibrant fabrics that simulate walking through life-sized memories. So fittingly, for his solo at a New York museum, he’s taking us back to his Chelsea days.
Curated by Kyung An, the upcoming exhibition, I dream in another language, will open doors in February 2027 to over 50 artworks created over the last three decades, and will trace Suh’s longtime exploration of home, language, architecture, and memory. Pieces on view span “Hubs” (2011– ), a cascade of passageways that join the artist’s former homes and studios, and “Some/One” (2004), an imposing suit of armor made from military dog tags. Interspersed throughout are drawings and works on paper that zero in on technical finesse, namely his transfer of colorful threads into wet paper pulp.
Among the highlights is the world premiere of “Rubbing/Loving: Apartment A and B, 348 West 22nd Street, New York, NY 10011, USA” (2014–26), a full-scale recreation of Suh’s old New York apartment. This is the second time the artist has taken audiences into his Chelsea quarters, following the peachy, semi-translucent replica in the LACMA collection. The new piece took years to make: he covered the entirety of the two units’ interiors with paper, later arduously rubbed with pastel and colored pencil. He literally preserved every inch of its architecture, and with it, all the memories and grief attached to leaving your home.
Suh, born in Seoul, has lived all over the world, and the exhibition, as its title expresses, reflects the “many ways of being and of understanding as we live across geographies, histories, and systems,” per the museum. “As someone who has had to wrestle with language, I do not take meaning for granted,” the artist said. “In the same way, I do not take what we see for granted.”
I dream in another language will be on view from February 19 through August 1, 2027. Check out the museum’s website for more info.
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
1071 5th Ave,
New York, NY 10128
