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DeutschMunkhtsetseg Jalkhaajav
Munkhtsetseg Jalkhaajav | |
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| Born | 1967 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia |
| Nationality | Mongolian |
| Website | http://www.artbayarmugi.com/mugi |
Munkhtsetseg Jalkhaajav (Mongolian: Жалхаажавын Мөнхцэцэг) also known as Mugi, is one of the leading contemporary artists of Mongolia. Her interdisciplinary works incorporate paintings, sculptures, collages, performance and media art.
Early life and career
[edit]Munkhtsetseg was born in 1967 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. She graduated from the Fine Arts College, Ulaanbaatar in 1987. Between 1989-1994, she studied at the Academy of Fine Arts and Minsk Theater. However, she chose not to graduate because she was unsatisfied with the curriculum under the socialist regime.[1]
Her 2015 solo show titled Reincarnation was held as part of the international exhibition held in conjunction with the La Biennale di Venezia.[2]
In 2022, it was announced that she will represent Mongolia at the 59th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia with her exhibition titled A Journey Through Vulnerability.
Munkhtsetseg is married to Erdenebayar Monkhor, a Mongolian painter and sculptor.[3] They have a son together, Jantsankhorol Erdenebayar, who is also an artist.
Notable exhibitions
[edit]Solo exhibitions
[edit]- 2012 Earthbound, at Schoeni Art Gallery, Hong Kong[4]
- 2015 Reincarnation - Personal Structures, Palazzo Bembo, Venice, Italy[5]
- 2019 Inside Passage or A Journey Through Vulnerability, Art Space 976+, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia[6]
- 2022 A Journey Through Vulnerability, Mongolia Pavilion at the 59th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia[7]
Group exhibitions
[edit]- 2005 2nd Beijing International Art Biennale, Beijing, China[8]
- 2008 3rd Beijing International Art Biennale, Beijing, China[8]
- 2012 Urban Narratives – New Contemporary Mongolian Art, Schoeni Art Gallery, Hong Kong[9]
- 2012 Women In-Between: Asian Women Artists 1984-2012, at Fukuoka Asian and Mie Prefectural Art Museums, Japan[10]
- 2013 Spirits of the Steppe, at Luxe Art Museum, Singapore[11]
- 2017 Beyond Heaven and Earth: Mongolian Art In This Day and Age, at China Art Museum, Shanghai, China[12]
- 2018 Speaking Lights and Shadows, at Art Space 976+, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia[13]
References
[edit]- ^ "MUNKHTSETSEG JALKHAAJAV" (PDF). Creation Contemporaine Asie. Retrieved 2019-11-18.
- ^ Tsultemin, Uranchimeg (2015). "Tradition and Transition: Mongolian Artists at the Venice Biennale". Orientations. 46.
- ^ Comment, Leave (2013-04-26). "Spirits of the Steppes – Luxe Art Museum, Singapore". Where to Goh. Retrieved 2019-11-19.
- ^ "Publication: Earthbound - Works by Munkhtsetseg Jalkhaajav". Schoeni. Retrieved 2019-11-18.
- ^ ""Personal Structures–Crossing Borders" at Palazzo Bembo and Palazzo Mora, Venice •". Mousse Magazine (in Italian). 2015-11-05. Retrieved 2019-11-18.
- ^ "Munkhsetseg Jalkhaajav | INSIDE PASSAGE or A Journey through Vulnerability | Oct 10 – Nov 2, 2019 – ART SPACE 976+". Retrieved 2019-11-18.
- ^ "Mongolia Pavilion at Biennale Arte 2022". www.mongolia-pavilion-venice-biennale.com. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
- ^ a b "Mongolian contemporary artists. Munkhtsetseg Jalkhaajav". www.artbayarmugi.com. Retrieved 2019-11-18.
- ^ "Publication: Urban Narratives: New Contemporary Mongolian Art - Artworks by various artists". Schoeni. Retrieved 2019-11-18.
- ^ Archive, Asia Art. "Women In-Between: Asian Women Artists 1984-2012". aaa.org.hk. Retrieved 2019-11-18.
- ^ "Exhibitions « The Luxe". Retrieved 2019-11-18.
- ^ "荔空间 LI SPACE". www.li-space.com. Retrieved 2019-11-18.
- ^ "Speaking Lights and Shadows – Contemporary Art of Mongolia VI | Apr 4 – Apr 21, 2018 – ART SPACE 976+". Retrieved 2019-11-18.