Su Park (Korean: 박수연; born February 1, 1994) is a South Korean entrepreneur, art collector and curator, and socialite. She is also known as Suri.

Early life

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Su Park was born in Seoul, Korea to investor Park Young-Ok[1] and an interior designer and ceramics artist mother. She moved to the United States at 13 years old.[2] She went on to study communication and journalism at George Washington University in Washington DC. She later moved to Paris[3] and switched to art history[4] with an expertise in French art at the American University of Paris and La Sorbonne. In addition, she studied Art Business at Sotheby’s Institute of Art[2] and Chinese language and literature at University of Hong Kong.[5]

Career

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Fashion

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In 2019, Park launched fashion and lifestyle brand Suri Paris. Based in Paris, Seoul, New York and Miami, the MZ-targeted brand ties Eastern and Western influences in a classic, feminine style.[6] Through Suri Paris, Park is also an ambassador for MungYeong Omija, a Korean superfood in partnership with officials of MungYeong.[7]

Boasting 115K followers on Instagram @surisuy, Suri is an art, fashion and high-end living influencer and has therefore been an ambassador for brands such as Gucci, Fred, Mercedes-Benz, Bang & Olufsen, and Royal Salute. She’s also been known to work with Valentino, Cartier, Mugler, Louis Vuitton, Apple, Loro Piana, Gianvito Rossi, Lululemon, and Rene Caovilla.

Park started her art journey as onsite VIP assistant at Art Basel Hong Kong in 2017. For the PyeongChang 2018 Olympics, she was project manager at the VIP hospitality program.[8]

In 2017, she joined her family’s investment fund, Smart Income Inc.[9], as investment director. She manages private investment and wealth management, and is currently expanding portfolio management to contemporary art acquisition and pre-ipo cryptocurrency.[1]

In 2021, Park expanded her brand into Maison Suri, an art platform which curates art, design, sound, and clothing. Her salon, located on Place Vendôme, acts as an entryway to Maison Suri’s lifestyle and design values.[10][11]

Under Maison Suri, Park founded immersive multi-sensory exhibition Mind•full•ness [12] during the first edition of Frieze Seoul in fall 2022. Mind•full•ness is an experiential exhibition[10][11] which focuses on the universe of Korean contemporary art, specifically Dansaekhwa, with sound and scent curation as a process of activation and reflection on curatorial possibilities beyond the solely visual response. The exhibition took place in Villa de Parnell and features over 35 artists and 100 artworks.[13][14][15]

References

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  1. ^ a b "[ET] 슈퍼개미 자산가가 '어린이날' TV에 나온 이유(feat. '주식농부' 박영옥 대표)". KBS 뉴스.
  2. ^ a b "Plus_CuratorsTalk.PDF".
  3. ^ "'Emily in Paris' premise is eerily similar to these real-life influencers' lives". uk.movies.yahoo.com. 13 October 2020.
  4. ^ "수리의 탐나는 라이프". The Singles.
  5. ^ "수리의 탐나는 라이프". m.post.naver.com.
  6. ^ "봄 스타일 맛집! 인플루언서 3인의 스프링 룩". COSMOPOLITAN. April 26, 2021.
  7. ^ "문경오미자 프랑스 파리에 안테나숍 오픈 - 시사문경". www.sisamg.com.
  8. ^ "프랑스 파리에 '문경오미자 안테나숍' 오픈". BBS NEWS. May 2, 2019.
  9. ^ ""한국의 워런 버핏이라고 불리는 대표적 가치투자자" 박영옥의 '주식 농부처럼 투자하라'". 한국강사신문. February 17, 2022.
  10. ^ a b "Issue 5 - Plus Magazine". plusmagazines.net.
  11. ^ a b "Su Park 수리 on Instagram: "Exclusive interview and curators talk on MIND•FULL•NESS with @plusmagazines delivered to Paris. Thank you Subin & Jay for months of dedicated hard work and Valentina for being my CC, curator in crime 🤍 전시 준비가 한창이던 어느 여름날, 파리의 메종수리에서 진행된 마인드풀니스 전시의 큐레이터 인터뷰가 뉴욕의 하이엔드 아트매거진 PLUS에 실렸어요 #MINDFULLNESS"". Instagram.
  12. ^ "다감각 인터렉티브 '마음챙김' 전시회 용인 빌라드파넬…30일까지". September 2, 2022.
  13. ^ Buzzi, Valentina (August 3, 2022). "Between memories, architecture, and abstraction: in conversation with Heejoon Lee on his solo show at Kukje Gallery Busan".
  14. ^ "한국 현대미술 통한 다감각 인터렉티브 '마음챙김' 전시회". 네이트 뉴스.
  15. ^ "용인 빌라드 파넬에서 현대미술가 35인 특별전". 네이버 블로그 | 샤론입니다.