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Perrotin is pleased to present A Certain Landscape, a solo presentation of works on canvas and paper by Korean born artist Shim Moon-Seup (b. 1943). Looking towards the seascapes of Tongyeong, the coastal city where Shim grew up and has since returned to, the works on view continue the artist’s ever expansive and empathetic outlook on time, space, and nature— then, and now.
A member of the seminal A.G. Group (Korean Avant-Garde Association, 1969-1975), Shim’s indelible contribution to the constellation of Korean experimental art began in the 1970s, when he made series of sculptures which spatially reveal modules of drawing, painting and performance. What unites the diverse forms in Shim’s near-five decade-long oeuvre are the works’ tendency to reduce, challenge or even negate the very grounds which sustained their structural and conceptual wholeness—often through elements of surprise.…
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Perrotin is pleased to present A Certain Landscape, a solo presentation of works on canvas and paper by Korean born artist Shim Moon-Seup (b. 1943). Looking towards the seascapes of Tongyeong, the coastal city where Shim grew up and has since returned to, the works on view continue the artist’s ever expansive and empathetic outlook on time, space, and nature— then, and now.
A member of the seminal A.G. Group (Korean Avant-Garde Association, 1969-1975), Shim’s indelible contribution to the constellation of Korean experimental art began in the 1970s, when he made series of sculptures which spatially reveal modules of drawing, painting and performance. What unites the diverse forms in Shim’s near-five decade-long oeuvre are the works’ tendency to reduce, challenge or even negate the very grounds which sustained their structural and conceptual wholeness—often through elements of surprise.…
