Genesis and Tate Modern will host The Genesis Exhibition: Do Ho Suh: Walk the House from May 1 to October 19, 2025. This first major solo exhibition of Do Ho Suh in London in nearly 30 years showcases his exploration of space, memory, and identity through various installations and artwork. Suh invites viewers to consider the relationships we have with our homes and environments.
In an exciting announcement, Genesis and Tate Modern have unveiled plans for The Genesis Exhibition: Do Ho Suh: Walk the House, set to open from May 1 to October 19, 2025. This exhibition marks a significant milestone, being Do Ho Suh’s first solo show in London in almost 30 years. Over the last three decades, Suh’s work has consistently navigated themes of space, memory, and identity.
This exhibition is the inaugural Genesis Art Initiatives programme to be held in Europe. The partnership with Tate Modern facilitates an extensive display that allows visitors to dive into Suh’s intricate insights about contemporary life. As one of the world’s premiere institutions focused on modern and contemporary art, Tate offers an ideal backdrop for this showcase.
Based in London but originally from Seoul, Do Ho Suh is renowned for exploring how architecture and personal experiences shape individual and collective memories. Through a mix of large-scale installations, films, drawings, and sculptures, he encourages us to reflect on our notions of home and belonging, as well as our interactions with the spaces we inhabit.
The title of the exhibition, Walk the House, echoes the concept of the “hanok,” a traditional Korean dwelling that can be taken apart and reassembled in new spaces — akin to ‘walking’ your home to a new location. This theme is mirrored in the exhibition’s diverse set of works, which span his experiences in Seoul, New York, and London.
Visitors can expect to engage with Suh’s striking fabric installations, including new site-specific creations like Nest/s (2024) and Perfect Home: London, Horsham, New York, Berlin, Providence, Seoul (2024), both of which will feature alongside other pieces debuting at this event. The installations are not merely visual; they present a chance to traverse the spaces he has called home.
The exhibition will also showcase Suh’s ongoing series on memory through past works like Rubbing/Loving: Seoul Home (2013-22), where the artist utilizes graphite or colored pencil to capture the surfaces of structures. An intriguing piece, Who Am We? (2000), greets visitors at the entrance, composed of numerous tiny portraits drawn from diverse sources, examining the essential question of individual versus group identity.
Additionally, more of Suh’s technical artistry will be displayed through his thread drawings and paper works, along with two videos, Robin Hood Gardens (2018) and Dong In Apartments (2022), both of which delve into the ever-evolving concept of home. The exhibition will culminate with the Bridge Project, where Suh collaborates with professionals from fields such as architecture and anthropology to pursue his vision of a ‘perfect home.’
The Genesis Exhibition: Do Ho Suh: Walk the House promises to offer a profound journey into the artist’s exploration of identity, memory, and space. It celebrates over three decades of work in a major London solo exhibition and invites visitors to engage deeply with his artistic themes, particularly through immersive installations. With various new pieces and thought-provoking questions about what constitutes a home, this exhibition is set to be a compelling experience.
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