When does the tour take place?

On 17.07.2026 from 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM.

What is the admission fee?

The regular price is €5 at the box office. Reduced admission costs €3.

Where is the event taking place?

At Kunst Galerie Fürth located at Königsplatz 1 in 90762 Fürth.

Is the exhibition accessible for people with disabilities?

Kunst Galerie Fürth is partially barrier-free for wheelchair users. A ramp, a self-opening door, and a stair lift are available.

Is there information regarding tours and educational programs?

Yes, the exhibition is guided by Rebecca Suttner and supplemented by the gallery's educational offers.

How can I reach Kunst Galerie Fürth by public transport?

By subway line U1 and buses to the Rathaus stop.

Seungyeon Jo Makes Fürth Reflect with Images Between Body and Society

Name: Seungyeon Jo – Strike Against Myself
Start: 2026-07-17T17:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-07-17T18:00:00+02:00
Location: kunst galerie fürth

Seungyeon Jo and the Art of Rebellious Everyday Life

The guided tour of Strike Against Myself offers a precise view of a young contemporary art that intertwines intimate experience, societal mechanisms, and surreal imagery. Rebecca Suttner leads through an exhibition where Seungyeon Jo consolidates spaces with painting and drawing, shifts bodies, and makes identity visible as a fragile yet resilient form of self-assertion.

Between Closeness and Disturbance

Crammed rooms, deformed bodies, limbs in pictorial space, and enigmatic apparatuses characterize the visual world of the artist born in Seoul in 1994. Her works unfold a compelling exhibition atmosphere: friendly-looking colors collide with irritating situations, playful motifs with psychological tension. This creates an artistic experience that consistently dissolves the boundary between everyday life and dream.

Identity, Migration, and Societal Pressure

The starting point of Seungyeon Jo's work is her personal living radius. From this, she shapes not just an autobiographical record, but a precise image of societal order systems. As an Asian woman and migrant, she addresses cultural ruptures, foreignness, belonging, and the pressure to assert oneself in a normalized environment. This exploration of work gains depth through the connection of experience, observation, and subtle irony.

Painting, Drawing, and Animation as Narrative Spaces

The artist, who studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Nuremberg under Prof. Susanne Kühn and was awarded the Leonhard and Ida Wolf Memorial Prize by the City of Fürth in 2024, works in painting, drawing, and animation. Her visual language is characterized by soft, friendly colors and a playful motif that simultaneously evokes painfully concrete questions about everyday life, body, and self-image. It is precisely this tension that makes her works historically and aesthetically significant.

Voices of Visitors

Verified visitor quotes from social networks are not available in this research. However, the official presence of the Kunst Galerie Fürth on Instagram and Facebook shows that the exhibition is already visible in the cultural conversation.

Why a Visit is Worthwhile

Strike Against Myself promises a dense art experience between contemporary art, narrative power, and formal precision. Anyone interested in contemporary painting, art education, and the subtle shifts between intimacy and society will find an exhibition in Fürth that should be experienced live.