Re: More to see in NYC (Hint: Sookang Kim)
Regarding Judy's enthusiastic post . . (& hope mine is a repeat of
others) but there's quite a great number of Sukang's work + a number
in 3-color on the Gallery 339 of Philadelhia web site:
http://tinyurl.com/89mc9c
Very well done work.
Jack F
On Jan 14, 2009, at 8:01 PM, Judy Seigel wrote:
A while back --- who was it??? (someone on the list) marvelled at
Sookang Kim's gum prints. She's in a group show at Sepia Gallery
that opened last Thursday, so will still be here when you come for
f295... And highly recommended.
The theme of the show was something like "Dark and Light," that is,
photographers (including "names" like Lois Connor) working either
primarily in the dark register, or in the light. I myself (knowing
how to make friends and influence people !!!) confess I found that a
strained premise for a show, tho some of the work was terrific.
Most terrific of all was Sookang, whose (very) large plain and
simple gum prints on Rives BFK are exquisite.
Her images (IMO) gained power from being SO plain and simple as to
ALMOST pass for mundane (for dummies). That is, plain white
chinaware (cups, dishes, platters, etc.) sitting on a white table
top. Meanwhile, however, the gradation and contrast are delicate and
beautiful enough to become a
kind of drama, almost a shock.
For me, personally, the revelation that these plain and simple one-
color, black and white (black pigment only) prints in a deceptively
simple range of grays actually required 5 or more coats increased
the hit. (There's an old German expression, something about
"verstandlich" -- if I remember the word rightly -- meaning that
*understanding* inflects response.)
Sookang's handling seems to open an area of gum hardly explored,
(while being a tour de force in itself).
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