When does the tour take place?

The tour takes place on August 9, 2026, from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM.

Where is the event location?

The event location is the art gallery Fürth at Königsplatz 1 in 90762 Fürth.

What is the entrance fee?

The regular entrance fee is 4 Euro. For the tour, an additional 1 Euro is added according to visitor information.

Is the gallery barrier-free?

The art gallery Fürth is limited barrier-free for wheelchair users. There is a ramp, an automatic door, a stair lift, and a barrier-free toilet.

Are there tours and mediation offerings?

Yes, the art gallery Fürth accompanies its exhibitions with tours, artist talks, and a diverse mediation program.

How do I get to the gallery using public transport?

The art gallery Fürth is accessible by subway line U1 and by buses to the Rathaus stop.

Seungyeon Jo Opens a Silent Space Full of Images and Breaks in Fürth

Name: Tour: Seungyeon Jo – Strike Against Myself
Start: 2026-08-09T13:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-08-09T14:00:00+02:00
Location: kunst galerie fürth

Seungyeon Jo in Fürth: An Exhibition Between Closeness, Break, and Self-Affirmation

The art gallery Fürth invites you to a tour through Seungyeon Jo – Strike Against Myself. The artist living in Nuremberg, born in 1994 in Seoul, combines painting, drawing, and animation into an intense artistic experience that sharpens the view on identity, everyday life, and societal mechanisms.

Intimate Spaces, Big Questions

Jo works from her personal living radius: small rooms, bathrooms, beds, and technical devices shape her imagery. These spaces appear both familiar and disturbing. Overlaid bodies, playful proportions, and delicate colors create an exhibition atmosphere where vulnerability and resistance lie closely together.

Painting as a Mirror of Societal Mechanisms

The artist studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts Nuremberg under Prof. Susanne Kühn and received the Leonhard and Ida Wolf Memorial Prize from the city of Fürth in 2024. Her works intertwine personal experience with cultural breaks. As an Asian woman and migrant, she negotiates questions of belonging, foreignness, and role models without falling into clichéd statements.

Between Kindness and Restlessness

Especially striking is the contrast between gentle colors and often uncomfortable imagery logic. The figures appear frozen yet highly present. In this examination of the work unfolds an aesthetic experience that is meant to be felt rather than merely observed: Humor, pain, and quiet irony intertwine.

Tour, Mediation, and Place

The art gallery Fürth sees itself as a municipal art hall for contemporary art and accompanies its exhibitions with tours, discussions, and mediation offerings for various age groups. In the center of Fürth, a place is created where contemporary art does not remain distant but is translated into cultural education and direct encounters.

Conclusion

This tour offers a clever, sensory access to an exhibition about self-image, daily life, and societal attributions. Anyone wanting to experience current painting with psychological depth and precise imagery should visit Seungyeon Jo live in Fürth.