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‘The Making of Modern Korean Art: The Letters of Kim Tschang-Yeul, Kim Whanki, Lee Ufan and Park Seo-Bo, 1961–1982’ | Tina Kim Gallery | 5 May – 21 June
 
‘The Making of Modern Korean Art’, an exhibition and publication of the same name, offers a deeply researched, intimate view of the challenges artists in Korea faced in the aftermath of the Korean War (1950–53). In the absence of institutional support, and amid political and social upheaval, artists looked to one another for succour, writing letters that expressed shared concerns. On view at Tina Kim Gallery alongside works by the artists who penned them, such archival materials situate their practices within the postwar context. The letters offer not only glimpses of the personalities of the authors – Kim Tschang-Yeul’s humour contrasting his reticent demeanour, as the publication describes him – but also insights into how their handwriting relates to their artistic styles, with Park Seo-Bo’s note recalling his well-known series of calligraphic paintings, ‘Écriture’ (1967–2023).
 
 

—Annabel Keenan

May 6, 2025
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