Shades of Time:
An Exhibition from the Archive of Korean-American Artists, Part 2, 1989-2001
Organized by the AHL Foundation
Grand Opening: Wednesday, April 9, 2014 6-8 pm
Second Opening and Seminar: Thursday, May 1, 2014 3-5 pm
Dates: April 9 to May 23, 2014
First installment: April 9-April 25, 2014
Second installment: May 1-May 23, 2014
Third installment: June 28-July 20, 2014 (Queens Museum of Art Partnership Gallery)
Overview
This exhibition is the second part of a large project called “The Archive of Korean American Artists.” After the successful first exhibition derived from archival materials for Korean artists in the US from 1955 to 1989 held in 2013, the second exhibition showcases archival materials, documents and early art works by Korean artists active in the US from 1989 to 2001. While the first part of the exhibition had about 45 artists including Whanki Kim, Po Kim, Nam June Paik, and Ik-Joong Kang, the second part has younger generations now in their 40s, many of whom are video, mixed media, computer graphics, and installation artists. Among more than 200 artists of this generation, about 40 artists were invited to exhibit their pivotal works stemming from the periods of 1990s and 2000s. Many of them were affected by global events such as IMF bailout of Korea during the 1997 Asian financial crisis, 1998 market crash by the dot com bubble, anxiety of the Millenium Bug (so called “Y2K”) in 2000, and the catastrophic tragedy of 9/11 attacks.
This exhibition is held at Gallery Korea of Korean Cultural Service New York in April and May, and a selection of it will be shown at Queens Museum of Art Partnership Gallery in June and July.
