ASIA WEEK NEW YORK 2017

Minhwa & Modernism

March 9 - 18, 2017

Jongsook Kim
Golden Picture, 2014
Mixed Media on canvas, made with Swarovski’s cut crystals
51 1/4 x 76 3/8 in (130.3 x 194 cm)

Jongsook Kim
Neo-Geo Purple, 2013
Mixed Media on canvas, made with Swarovski’s cut crystals
27 1/2 x 27 1/2 in (70 x 70 cm)

Jongsook Kim
Silver Shade Maewha, 2014
Mixed Media on canvas, made with Swarovski’s cut crystals
44 1/8 x 44 1/8 in (112 x 112 cm)

Jongsook Kim
Pink Maewha, 2014
Mixed Media on canvas, made with Swarovski’s cut crystals
31 1/2 x 31 1/2 in (80 x 80 cm)

Jongsook Kim
Blue Maewha, 2014
Mixed Media on canvas, made with Swarovski’s cut crystals
31 1/2 x 31 1/2 in (80 x 80 cm)

Woolim Lee
In The Woods, 2016
Oil on canvas
51 1/4 x 39 3/8 in (130.3 x 100 cm)

In celebration of its 36th anniversary, Kang Collection is pleased to announce Minhwa and Modernism, an exhibition featuring the astonishing beauty and colors of Minhwa (Korean Folk Painting) as well as modern day interpretations by contemporary artists who’s works are informed by the mythology, history and mysticism of the uniquely Korean Minhwa style.

This exhibition features the work of eight renowned and young Korean-born contemporary artists who work in Europe and USA: Ik-Joong Kang, Ran Hwang, Jongsook Kim, Seongmin Ahn, Jongsook Kim, Woolim Lee, Yuna Kim, and Sunkoo Yuh.