"1989-1999"
Yun Hyong-keun
PKM Gallery
40, Samcheong-ro 7-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul, 03049 Korea
Tel: + 82 2 734 9467 - 9 Fax: + 82 2 734 9470 e-mail:
Apr 23 > Jun 20, 2020
The exhibition showcases twenty or more works by Yun Hyong-keun, including his large-size paintings and hanji works produced from the late 1980s to the late 1990s, which are bolder and more structural in their forms compared to Yun’s early oeuvre characterized by the permeating effect of ink painting and the flanking two columns. Such paintings are significant in that they maintain the inherent essence of Yun’s art while showing his development in style. After his encounter with Donald Judd (1928-1994)—the master of Minimal Art—in 1991, Yun attained an unwavering confidence in his artistic practice. Created with the color of traditional black ink and Yun’s intuitive sense of proportion, the distinctive paintings from this period show originality as they succeed Chusa’s aesthetics that Yun has continuously admired and embrace the notion of Western minimalism about simplicity in material and form.
Through considerate curation and spatial arrangement, PKM Gallery aims to fully demonstrate the works produced from 1989 to 1999 by Yun, who is known to have theorized a notion of modernity transcending the East and West binary. In addition, there will be a newly launched online viewing room, an exhibition booklet and a video made in collaboration with the saxophonist Kim Oki to help the audience better appreciate the exhibition.
Yun Hyong-keun held solo exhibitions at major institutions around the world such as the Donald Judd Foundation (New York), the Chinati Foundation (Marfa), Stiftung für Konkrete Kunst (Reutlingen), Strasbourg Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (Strasbourg), Palazzo Fortuny (Venice), and Museum of Modern and Contemporary Arts (Seoul). Yun’s works have been exhibited at the Sao Paulo Biennale (1969, 1975), the inaugural exhibition of Korean pavilion at Venice Biennale (1995), Gwangju Biennale (2000), Tate Gallery (Liverpool), and Tokyo Central Art Museum (Tokyo). Yun’s works are included in the permanent collections of internationally renowned art institutions including the Tate Modern (London), Chicago Art Institute (Chicago), Glenstone Museum (Potomac), Chinati Foundation (Marfa), M+ Museum (Hong Kong), Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum (Tokyo), Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea, Seoul Museum of Art (Seoul), and Leeum Samsung Museum of Art (Seoul).
Through considerate curation and spatial arrangement, PKM Gallery aims to fully demonstrate the works produced from 1989 to 1999 by Yun, who is known to have theorized a notion of modernity transcending the East and West binary. In addition, there will be a newly launched online viewing room, an exhibition booklet and a video made in collaboration with the saxophonist Kim Oki to help the audience better appreciate the exhibition.
Yun Hyong-keun held solo exhibitions at major institutions around the world such as the Donald Judd Foundation (New York), the Chinati Foundation (Marfa), Stiftung für Konkrete Kunst (Reutlingen), Strasbourg Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (Strasbourg), Palazzo Fortuny (Venice), and Museum of Modern and Contemporary Arts (Seoul). Yun’s works have been exhibited at the Sao Paulo Biennale (1969, 1975), the inaugural exhibition of Korean pavilion at Venice Biennale (1995), Gwangju Biennale (2000), Tate Gallery (Liverpool), and Tokyo Central Art Museum (Tokyo). Yun’s works are included in the permanent collections of internationally renowned art institutions including the Tate Modern (London), Chicago Art Institute (Chicago), Glenstone Museum (Potomac), Chinati Foundation (Marfa), M+ Museum (Hong Kong), Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum (Tokyo), Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea, Seoul Museum of Art (Seoul), and Leeum Samsung Museum of Art (Seoul).
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