Geum, Key-Sook

Key-Sook Geum (금기숙) is an artist, fashion designer, and scholar from the Republic of Korea who lives and works in Seoul. Having taught and worked in fashion design, Geum combines art with fashion in her exquisite wire sculptures in the shape of women’s dresses. She holds a doctorate in Costume Aesthetics from Ewha Womans University, and was a professor in the Department of Textile Art and Fashion Design at Hongik University in Seoul until 2017. Geum has also held fellowships in China and the U.S. Her artworks are in private, corporate, and museum collections and have been exhibited internationally. She was the costume director and designer for the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2018 PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games.