Artist Choi Jeong Hwa's giant fruit installation adorns London's Coronet Theatre

Record ID: 1686144

  • Title: Artist Choi Jeong Hwa's giant fruit installation adorns London's Coronet Theatre
  • Date: 25th August 2022
  • Summary: LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (AUGUST 25, 2022) (REUTERS) ***WARNING: CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** VARIOUS OF GIANT FRUIT ART INSTALLATION ON FACADE OF THE CORONET THEATRE VARIOUS OF POSTER ADVERTISING “TIGER JOURNEY LOVE” EXHIBITION ARTIST CHOI JEONG HWA POSING FOR PICTURES CHOI JEONG HWA IN FRONT OF ART INSTALLATION SOUNDBITE (English), ARTIST CHOI JEONG HWA, SAYING: “Fruit is human and nature so the title (Korean speech) - we need to deal nature. And the fruit coming happiness and smile and paradise so people they can feel their own way so I always say your heart is my art.” VARIOUS OF LARGE INFLATABLE GOLDEN CROWN AND POLICEMENT ARTWORKS BY CHOI JEONG HWA VARIOUS OF GIANT PUMPKIN INFLATABLE ON THEATRE FAÇADE SOUNDBITE (English), ARTIST CHOI JEONG HWA, SAYING: “People using my imagery. I always wanted to take photo with my work so you either ask me and with people and with camera. So they want to use my imagery and send to all around the world, social network, SMS. In the outside fruits, everyone takes the photo, why? They want to send their own feelings. So I’m not this type of man, I don’t have any mobile, computer but they want to use my artwork.” ARTIST CHOI JEONG HWA POSING FOR PHOTOS SOUNDBITE (English), ARTIST CHOI JEONG HWA, SAYING: “What is art? Your heart is my art.” GIANT FRUIT INSTALLATION ON FACADE OF THEATRE GIANT INFLATABLE POMEGRANATE, STRAWBERRY AND WATERMELON STRAWBERRY AND WATERMELON INFLATABLES WATERMELON INFLATABLE POMEGRANATE AND STRAWBERRY INFLATABLES ON SIDE OF THEATRE
  • Embargoed: 8th September 2022 15:32
  • Keywords: ART CHOI JEONG HWA JOURNEY LOVE THE CORONET THEATRE TIGER TIGER IS COMING
  • Location: LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
  • City: LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
  • Country: UK
  • Topics: Arts/Culture/Entertainment,Europe
  • Reuters ID: LVA001063625082022RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text:Giant fruits have adorned the front of London's Coronet Theatre as part of a month-long series of events celebrating South Korean arts.
    Called "Tiger, Journey, Love", the installation of a massive inflatable strawberry, pomegranate, watermelon as well as pumpkin is by South Korean artist Choi Jeong Hwa, who is known for his large-scale outdoor sculptures made with balloons and consumer goods.
    He told Reuters during an in interview on Thursday (August 25) that fruit brings "happiness and smiles" and that people liked to take photos of his works and post them on social networks to share "their own feelings".
    “What is art? Your heart is my art,” the artist said.
    From Friday (August 26), the Coronet Theatre in the city's Notting Hill area, is hosting "Tiger Is Coming", a season of events looking at the South Korean contemporary art, dance, theatre and music scenes.
    It will run until October 1.
    (Production: Gerhard Mey, Marie-Louise Gumuchian)
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