Cody Choi (born 1961, Seoul, Korea) is a visual artist and cultural theorist who has been active since the 1980s. His work focuses on exploring the relationship between cultural identity and authority in contemporary society. Choi works on themes such as cultural indigestion, the third culture that emerges from the clash of different cultures, the beauty of this hybridism, and the new social phenomena that occur simultaneously - themes that Choi experienced as an outsider in the United States. Choi became internationally recognized in the 1990s with a solo exhibition at Deitch Projects in New York and a group exhibition at the Musée d'Art Contemporain in Marseille. Between 2015 and 2017, the retrospective Cody Choi: Culture Cuts toured Europe, organized by art historian John C. Welchman at the Kunsthalle in Düsseldorf, the Musée d'Art Contemporain in Marseille and the Kunstsammlungen in Chemnitz. In 2017, Choi represented Korea in the Korean Pavilion at the Venice Biennale. In addition to his visual arts, Choi is a critical analyst of contemporary society and culture.
Cody Choi (b. 1961, Seoul, Korea) is a visual artist and cultural theorist who has been active since the 1980s, focusing on the exploration of cultural identity and the dynamics of authority in contemporary society. His work delves into themes like cultural confusion, the hybrid nature of third-culture born from the clash of different cultures, and the emergence of new social phenomena experiences he encountered as a foreigner in the United States.
Choi gained international recognition after showcasing his work in a solo exhibition at Deitch Projects in New York and participating in a group exhibition at the Musée d'Art Contemporain de Marseille in the 1990s. His retrospective, Cody Choi: Culture Cuts, toured Europe between 2015 and 2017, with stops at Kunsthalle Düsseldorf, Musée d'Art Contemporain de Marseille, and Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz, organized by art historian John C. Welchman. In 2017, Choi represented Korea at the Venice Biennale’s Korean Pavilion.
Beyond his visual work, Choi is a published author, with notable books like Topography of 20th Century Culture (2006) and Topography of Contemporary Culture (2010), which critique and analyze contemporary society and culture. His academic and artistic contributions continue to shape the discourse on global culture and the complexities of cultural exchange.
