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Lee ShinJa: Weaving the Dawn

Past exhibition
22 August - 28 September 2024
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Lee ShinJa: Weaving the Dawn

Past exhibition
22 August - 28 September 2024
  • Overview
  • Installation Views
  • Press release
  • Works
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Lee ShinJa, Weaving the Dawn

Tina Kim Gallery is pleased to announce “Weaving the Dawn,” the gallery’s first solo exhibition dedicated to Lee ShinJa—a pioneering artist who is remembered in Korean art history for introducing the “tapestry” genre when the concept of “fiber art” was still unestablished in her native Korea. Marking her New York debut, the show will highlight Lee’s expansion of the material characteristics and aesthetic beauty of thread as a medium. The full breadth of her career, which spans more than half a century, will be represented—from her avant-garde embroidered appliqué work from the 1960s to the more recent “Spirit of Mountain” series that pays homage to her hometown. Featuring preliminary sketches of her early compositional ideas and archival materials that highlight her role as a dedicated educator and researcher, “Weaving the Dawn” will be on view from August 22 to September 28, 2024, with a reception taking place on Friday, September 13, from 6–8 pm.

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Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Installation view of Lee ShinJa: Weaving the Dawn at Tina Kim Gallery, New York. Photo by Hyunjung Rhee
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Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Installation view of Lee ShinJa: Weaving the Dawn at Tina Kim Gallery, New York. Photo by Hyunjung Rhee
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Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Installation view of Lee ShinJa: Weaving the Dawn at Tina Kim Gallery, New York. Photo by Hyunjung Rhee
Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Installation view of Lee ShinJa: Weaving the Dawn at Tina Kim Gallery, New York. Photo by Hyunjung Rhee
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Installation view of Lee ShinJa: Weaving the Dawn at Tina Kim Gallery, New York. Photo by Hyunjung Rhee
Press release

Born in 1930 in Uljin, Korea, while the country was under Japanese colonial rule, Lee first encountered textiles through the women in her life. As a child, she played with her mother’s sewing rings, and watched her grandmother weave cloth for household use. In a 1977 conversation with critic Yoo Keun Joon, she remarked that it was natural for women to gravitate towards embroidery within the limited scope of applied arts at the time.[1] Her innovative spirit can be felt early in her practice when she boldly integrated appliqué and dyeing into her embroidery. In Image of the City (1961), she unraveled the plain weave of the base fabric and twisted subtly colored threads to the loosened ones to create a structural tension previously unseen in traditional textiles. Meanwhile, Portrait of My Daughter (1962), modeled after her second daughter, broke formal embroidery conventions with its semi-abstract representation of a face and hands. Lee’s experimentation with technique and form reaches a crescendo in Screen (1979), which divides space by introducing thick cotton yarn to a deconstructed linen cloth. Lee’s avant-garde approach and subversion of the boundaries between craft and fine art, as well as traditional and modernist technique, received mixed reviews at the time. Some critics claimed that she was destroying the practice of Korean embroidery. Others hailed her as a comet in the craft world.[2]

 

In the 1970s, Lee fully embraced tapestry techniques, developing new dyeing methods and experimenting with unique materials such as bedding and wool sweaters sourced from secondhand markets. Her works from this period, such as Sun and Moon I (1973), feature geometric motifs, lyrical colors, and harmonious horizontal and vertical compositions, achieving a complete abstraction. In the 1980s, after visiting the 1970 Osaka Expo and the 1983 Lausanne International Tapestry Biennale, Lee gained the confidence to expand her textile forms into sculptural installations. During this decade, she also met and engaged with international artists like Magdalena Abakanowicz and Issey Miyake through textile exhibitions at the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea. Reflecting her remarkable dedication, Lee’s large-scale woven works became increasingly experimental, incorporating bold colors and extensive weaves. Despite her prolific output, she faced personal sorrow in 1982 with the passing of her husband, painter Chang Woon Sang.

 

Amid this loss and the challenges of being a single parent, Lee discovered a profound passion for creation. From 1984 to 1993, she had three solo exhibitions with works expressing a resilient will for renewal stemming from the artist’s deep reverence for nature’s life-sustaining and cyclical forces. Pieces such as Dawn, Legend, and The World is Beautiful transform images of nature through abstraction: Their densely populated and meticulously layered threads evoke the sky, wind, sunlight, and ocean, suggesting a powerful vitality rising from the earth and a sense of coexistence, hope, and expansion. Critic Kim Bok-Young articulated this as themes of “metaphor of light” and “space of memory” in Lee’s oeuvre.[3]

 

Reflecting on her childhood memories of nature, Lee said, “Growing up in a rural area, I vividly remember the intense sunlight at sunrise and sunset. I have cherished memories of climbing mountains with my father every morning to witness these moments. The sunlight rising from the East Sea left a lasting impression on me. I have always believed in creating nature as I see it. However, I still feel that my work has yet to match the beauty of my hometown.”[4]

 

After her 1993 solo exhibition, Lee focused on further developing her abstract representations of nature in her “Spirit of Mountain” series. This body of work, which epitomizes her later practice, uses a variety of materials to portray dynamic mountain ranges through intricate diagonal structures. Since the 2000s, Lee’s work has highlighted sculptural abstraction and spatial depth by incorporating new materials such as wood and metal into her tapestries. While maintaining her characteristic color palette of red, yellow, black, and gray hues, she has introduced tonal contrasts, enhancing vertical and horizontal structures to create a more static composition. Her serene landscapes often feature rectangular shapes reminiscent of windows, drawing inspiration from traditional Korean houses, or hanok. Seen through these frames, Lee’s mountainous forms reflect her tranquil and humble vision of simultaneously observing and residing within nature.

 

Critic Kim Hong-hee, former director of the Seoul Museum of Art, commended Lee’s achievements in challenging gender and genre biases in craft.[5] Furthermore, she observed that Lee’s fiber art subtly reflects autobiographical elements, despite their formally abstract style, offering a foundation for feminist critique. “Weaving the Dawn” seeks to reinvigorate this conversation around historically marginalized artistic practices that have been overlooked due to their associations with women’s domestic labor.

 

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Lee ShinJa (b. 1930) is a pioneering first-generation Korean fiber artist and educator. She has been exhibited widely in major solo exhibitions across Korea and abroad at galleries and institutions such as Press Center (1965), Gallery Hyundai (1983), Seoul Arts Center’s Hangaram Art Museum (1993), the Republic of Korea’s National Academy of Arts (2003) and more. In 2023, the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA) in Gwacheon, Korea, presented her retrospective “Threadscapes,” which shed new light on the world of a pioneer who opened up the possibilities of fiber art. She has also participated in a number of group exhibitions including ones at MMCA Deoksugung (1986), Ho-Am Art Museum (1988), and Jakarta Textile Museum (2000), and biennials like the 5th Lausanne-Beijing International Fiber Art Biennale at Tsinghua University Academy of Arts and Design (2008). Lee’s works are housed in the collections of major institutions such as the National Museum of Korea, the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, the Seoul Museum of Art, the Seoul Museum of Craft Art, Sookmyung Women’s University, Duksung Women’s University, and elsewhere.

 

ABOUT THE GALLERY  
Tina Kim Gallery is widely recognized for its unique programming that emphasizes international contemporary artists, historical overviews, and independent curatorial projects. The gallery has built a platform for emerging and established artists by working closely with over twenty artists and estates, including Pacita Abad, Ghada Amer, Tania Pérez Córdova, and Mire Lee, amongst others. Our expanding program of Asian-American and Asian diasporic artists, including Maia Ruth Lee, Minoru Niizuma, and Wook-Kyung Choi, evince the gallery’s commitment to pushing the conversation beyond national frameworks.

 

Founded in 2001, the gallery opened the doors to its ground-floor Chelsea exhibition space in 2014. The gallery was instrumental in introducing Korean Dansaekhwa artists such as Park Seo-Bo, Ha Chong-Hyun, and Kim Tschang-Yeul to an international audience, establishing public and institutional awareness of this critically influential group of Asian Post-War artists. The gallery partners regularly with prominent curators, scholars, and writers to produce exhibitions and publications of rigor and critical resonance.

 

SALES INQUIRIES 
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PRESS INQUIRIES
Jillian Scott | Third Eye | jillian@hellothirdeye.com +1 (212) 355-9009 x 313



[1]  Yoo Keun Joon, “Cover Story, Lee ShinJa and Yoo Keun Joon’s Conversation: Amiable Everyday Life Sculpture,” Monthly Design, June 1977, 5.

[2] Lee ShinJa, oral statement recorded by Choi Gongho, The 2013 Oral History Project of Modern and Contemporary Arts in Korea, Series 230: Lee ShinJa. ARKO Arts Archive, 2014.

[3] Kim Bok-Young, “Metaphor of Light and Space of Memory,” Monthly Art, 1993.

[4] Lee ShinJa, oral statement recorded by Choi Gongho, The 2013 Oral History Project of Modern and Contemporary Arts in Korea, Series 230: Lee ShinJa. ARKO Arts Archive, 2014.

[5] Kim Hong-hee, “Lee ShinJa’s Fiber Art: Breaking the Genre and Gender Bias in Craft,” in Lee ShinJa, Threadscapes (Gwacheon: National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea, 2023).

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Works
  • Lee ShinJa Untitled, 1970s Cotton, wool, end linen thread; tapestry 58 1/4 x 31 1/2 inches 148 x 80 cm
    Lee ShinJa
    Untitled, 1970s
    Cotton, wool, end linen thread; tapestry
    58 1/4 x 31 1/2 inches
    148 x 80 cm
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  • Lee ShinJa Dawn, c. 1980s Wool thread; tapestry 88 5/8 x 57 1/8 inches 225 x 145 cm
    Lee ShinJa
    Dawn, c. 1980s
    Wool thread; tapestry
    88 5/8 x 57 1/8 inches
    225 x 145 cm
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  • Lee Shinja Spirit of Mountain, 1998 Wool, synthetic thread, and metal; tapestry 31 1/2 x 43 x 3 inches 80 x 109.2 x 7.6 cm
    Lee Shinja
    Spirit of Mountain, 1998
    Wool, synthetic thread, and metal; tapestry
    31 1/2 x 43 x 3 inches
    80 x 109.2 x 7.6 cm
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  • Lee ShinJa Spirit of Mountain, 1997 Wool, synthetic thread; tapestry 23 5/8 x 33 1/8 inches 60 x 84 cm
    Lee ShinJa
    Spirit of Mountain, 1997
    Wool, synthetic thread; tapestry
    23 5/8 x 33 1/8 inches
    60 x 84 cm
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  • Lee ShinJa Spirit of Mountain, 1994 Wool thread, metal; tapestry 23 1/2 x 30 3/4 inches 59.5 x 78 cm
    Lee ShinJa
    Spirit of Mountain, 1994
    Wool thread, metal; tapestry
    23 1/2 x 30 3/4 inches
    59.5 x 78 cm
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  • Lee ShinJa Hope, 2001 Wool thread, metal; tapestry 28 3/4 x 30 inches 73 x 76 cm
    Lee ShinJa
    Hope, 2001
    Wool thread, metal; tapestry
    28 3/4 x 30 inches
    73 x 76 cm
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  • Lee Shinja Image of Light, 1987 Wool thread; tapestry 46 1/2 x 82 x 2 inches 118.1 x 208.3 x 5.1 cm
    Lee Shinja
    Image of Light, 1987
    Wool thread; tapestry
    46 1/2 x 82 x 2 inches
    118.1 x 208.3 x 5.1 cm
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  • Lee ShinJa Untitled, 1970s Cotton, wool, end linen thread; tapestry 58 1/4 x 31 1/2 inches 148 x 80 cm
    Lee ShinJa
    Untitled, 1970s
    Cotton, wool, end linen thread; tapestry
    58 1/4 x 31 1/2 inches
    148 x 80 cm
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  • Lee ShinJa Dawn, c. 1980s Wool thread; tapestry 88 5/8 x 57 1/8 inches 225 x 145 cm
    Lee ShinJa
    Dawn, c. 1980s
    Wool thread; tapestry
    88 5/8 x 57 1/8 inches
    225 x 145 cm
    Inquire
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  • Lee Shinja Spirit of Mountain, 1998 Wool, synthetic thread, and metal; tapestry 31 1/2 x 43 x 3 inches 80 x 109.2 x 7.6 cm
    Lee Shinja
    Spirit of Mountain, 1998
    Wool, synthetic thread, and metal; tapestry
    31 1/2 x 43 x 3 inches
    80 x 109.2 x 7.6 cm
    Inquire
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  • Lee ShinJa Spirit of Mountain, 1997 Wool, synthetic thread; tapestry 23 5/8 x 33 1/8 inches 60 x 84 cm
    Lee ShinJa
    Spirit of Mountain, 1997
    Wool, synthetic thread; tapestry
    23 5/8 x 33 1/8 inches
    60 x 84 cm
    Inquire
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  • Lee ShinJa Spirit of Mountain, 1994 Wool thread, metal; tapestry 23 1/2 x 30 3/4 inches 59.5 x 78 cm
    Lee ShinJa
    Spirit of Mountain, 1994
    Wool thread, metal; tapestry
    23 1/2 x 30 3/4 inches
    59.5 x 78 cm
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  • Lee ShinJa Hope, 2001 Wool thread, metal; tapestry 28 3/4 x 30 inches 73 x 76 cm
    Lee ShinJa
    Hope, 2001
    Wool thread, metal; tapestry
    28 3/4 x 30 inches
    73 x 76 cm
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  • Lee Shinja Image of Light, 1987 Wool thread; tapestry 46 1/2 x 82 x 2 inches 118.1 x 208.3 x 5.1 cm
    Lee Shinja
    Image of Light, 1987
    Wool thread; tapestry
    46 1/2 x 82 x 2 inches
    118.1 x 208.3 x 5.1 cm
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  • Lee ShinJa’s “Weaving the Dawn” Exhibition Brings Seven Decades of Fiber Art to New York

    Lee ShinJa’s “Weaving the Dawn” Exhibition Brings Seven Decades of Fiber Art to New York

    stupidDOPE August 28, 2024
    Artist Lee ShinJa weaves together autobiography and abstract beauty in her solo exhibition, “Weaving the Dawn,” now on view at Tina Kim Gallery in New...
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  • 'Weaving the Dawn' Spotlights Seven Decades of Lee ShinJa's Fiber Art

    'Weaving the Dawn' Spotlights Seven Decades of Lee ShinJa's Fiber Art

    Hypebeast August 27, 2024
    Lee ShinJa’s tapestries begin and end at the crest of the Uljin mountains. Her work braids together autobiography and fractal abstractions into the shape of...
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  • 6 New York Shows to See during Armory and into Autumn

    6 New York Shows to See during Armory and into Autumn

    Ocula August 27, 2024
    Anticipating New York 's Autumn art fair season this September, we have selected six must-see exhibitions. From Lee ShinJa's intricate tapestries at Tina Kim to...
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  • At 94, the Pioneering Lee ShinJa Weaves a New Tradition for Feminist Textile Art

    At 94, the Pioneering Lee ShinJa Weaves a New Tradition for Feminist Textile Art

    Colossal August 22, 2024
    When artist Lee ShinJa was born in 1930 in Uljin, Korea, during a period of Japanese colonial rule, textile traditions were largely rooted in domestic...
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  • Lee ShinJa Weaves a New Dawn at Tina Kim Gallery in New York

    Lee ShinJa Weaves a New Dawn at Tina Kim Gallery in New York

    Whitewall August 16, 2024
    On August 22 in New York, the groundbreaking Korean fiber artist Lee ShinJa will unveil her first solo presentation with Tina Kim Gallery , “Weaving...
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  • At 94, Trailblazing Fiber Artist Lee ShinJa Is Gaining Overdue Acclaim

    At 94, Trailblazing Fiber Artist Lee ShinJa Is Gaining Overdue Acclaim

    Artsy August 8, 2024
    As a child, Lee ShinJa would often accompany her father to watch the sunrise in the serene landscapes of Uljin, South Korea, where towering mountains...
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