Munkhtsetseg Jalkhaajav Explained

Birth Date:	1967
Nationality:	Mongolian
Website:	http://www.artbayarmugi.com/mugi
Birth Place:	Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Munkhtsetseg Jalkhaajav (Mongolian: Жалхаажавын Мөнхцэцэг) also known as Mugi, is one of the leading contemporary artists of Mongolia. Her interdisciplinary works incorporate paintings, sculptures, collages, performance and media art.

Early life and career

Munkhtsetseg was born in 1967 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. She graduated from the Fine Arts College, Ulaanbaatar in 1987. Between 1989-1994, she studied at the Academy of Fine Arts and Minsk Theater. However, she chose not to graduate because she was unsatisfied with the curriculum under the socialist regime.^[1]

Her 2015 solo show titled Reincarnation was held as part of the international exhibition held in conjunction with the La Biennale di Venezia.^[2]

In 2022, it was announced that she will represent Mongolia at the 59th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia with her exhibition titled A Journey Through Vulnerability.

Munkhtsetseg is married to Erdenebayar Monkhor, a Mongolian painter and sculptor.^[3] They have a son together, Jantsankhorol Erdenebayar, who is also an artist.

Notable exhibitions

Solo exhibitions

• 2012 Earthbound, at Schoeni Art Gallery, Hong Kong^[4]
• 2015 Reincarnation - Personal Structures, Palazzo Bembo, Venice, Italy^[5]
• 2019 Inside Passage or A Journey Through Vulnerability, Art Space 976+, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia^[6]
• 2022 A Journey Through Vulnerability, Mongolia Pavilion at the 59th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia^[7]

Group exhibitions

• 2005 2nd Beijing International Art Biennale, Beijing, China
• 2008 3rd Beijing International Art Biennale, Beijing, China^[8]
• 2012 Urban Narratives – New Contemporary Mongolian Art, Schoeni Art Gallery, Hong Kong^[9]
• 2012 Women In-Between: Asian Women Artists 1984-2012, at Fukuoka Asian and Mie Prefectural Art Museums, Japan^[10]
• 2013 Spirits of the Steppe, at Luxe Art Museum, Singapore^[11]
• 2017 Beyond Heaven and Earth: Mongolian Art In This Day and Age, at China Art Museum, Shanghai, China^[12]
• 2018 Speaking Lights and Shadows, at Art Space 976+, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia^[13]

References

1. Web site: MUNKHTSETSEG JALKHAAJAV. Creation Contemporaine Asie. 2019-11-18.
2. Tsultemin. Uranchimeg. 2015. Tradition and Transition: Mongolian Artists at the Venice Biennale. Orientations. 46.
3. Web site: Spirits of the Steppes – Luxe Art Museum, Singapore. Comment. Leave. 2013-04-26. Where to Goh. 2019-11-19.
4. Web site: Publication: Earthbound - Works by Munkhtsetseg Jalkhaajav. Schoeni. en. 2019-11-18.
5. Web site: "Personal Structures–Crossing Borders" at Palazzo Bembo and Palazzo Mora, Venice •. 2015-11-05. Mousse Magazine. it-IT. 2019-11-18.
6. Web site: Munkhsetseg Jalkhaajav INSIDE PASSAGE or A Journey through Vulnerability Oct 10 – Nov 2, 2019 – ART SPACE 976+. en-US. 2019-11-18.
7. Web site: Mongolia Pavilion at Biennale Arte 2022 . 2022-04-12 . www.mongolia-pavilion-venice-biennale.com . en-US.
8. Web site: Mongolian contemporary artists. Munkhtsetseg Jalkhaajav. www.artbayarmugi.com. 2019-11-18.
9. Web site: Publication: Urban Narratives: New Contemporary Mongolian Art - Artworks by various artists. Schoeni. en. 2019-11-18.
10. Web site: Women In-Between: Asian Women Artists 1984-2012. Archive. Asia Art. aaa.org.hk. en. 2019-11-18.
11. Web site: Exhibitions « The Luxe. 2019-11-18.
12. Web site: 荔空间 LI SPACE. www.li-space.com. 2019-11-18.
13. Web site: Speaking Lights and Shadows – Contemporary Art of Mongolia VI Apr 4 – Apr 21, 2018 – ART SPACE 976+. en-US. 2019-11-18.

External links

• http://www.artbayarmugi.com/mugi
• http://www.mongolian-art.de/04_kuenstler/10_artist_munkhtsetseg_javkhaajav.html
• https://976artgallery.com/munkhtsetseg-jalkhaajav/
• https://vimeo.com/128013461