 Twin Jesus Christs, 2001 Gigantic sequin-encrusted statues, which show Jesus as an oversized, colourful twin figure, a deep black Buddha projecting out of the wall – the pictures and sculptures of Sang-Kyoon Noh seem more assimilated in popular culture than in their religious origins. Behind the unconventional treatment of religious symbols and figures there is concealed a deeply blasphemous attitude, which forces viewers to apprehend the sacred symbolism in a different way from what they are used to. The Christ figure as a double messiah in a glittering costume points in this way to technical and medial reproducibility and with that to the death of the original.  For the Worshipers, 2008 Sang-Kyoon Noh, * 1958 in Korea, lives and works in New York (USA) and Seoul (ROK)  Sang-Kyoon Noh, Twin Jesus Christs, 2001sequins on polyester resin and fiberglass each 267 x 265 x 78 cm courtesy Sang-Kyoon Noh photo: Eun-Kyung Yeom Sang-Kyoon Noh, For the Worshipers, 2008 sequins on polyester resin and fiberglass dimensions variable (head: 84,5 x 69 x 46,5 cm, hand 1: 75 x 44 x 51 cm, hand 2: 77 x 40 x 46 cm) courtesy Sang-Kyoon Noh photo: Sang-Kyoon Noh
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