NYAB Event - Young Sook Park and Lee Ufan "Pure Clay"

Young Sook Park and Lee Ufan "Pure Clay"

RH Gallery

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Young Sook Park was born in 1947 in Kyungju, South Korea. Her life-long commitment to the careful study and practice of ceramics has led to the creation of an incredible oeuvre. Her versatility and precision reflect long-lost artistic traditions from the Chosun Dynasty infused with a contemporary sensibility.

Lee Ufan: Making Infinity, recognizes Lee as “a historical figure and contemporary master.” Lee came to prominence in the late 1960s as one of the leaders of the avant-garde Mono-ha group (Object School). Their philosophy commanded that art should reveal the essence and purity of raw physical materials. The idea was to uncover the essence of the object in its purest form by creating what Lee calls Re-Presentations.

Young Sook Park and Lee Ufan first met in 1979 at Park’s gallery in Insadong, Seoul. United by a shared aesthetic rooted in the belief that there is great complexity in simplicity, their initial collaboration produced a minimalist cobalt blue brushstroke that was applied to a series of dinnerware including plates, bowls, tea pots, tea cups and platters. Their collaboration led to terracotta reliefs and large painted plates among other objects. Pure Clay will show these collaborative works for the first time in New York alongside a selection of Young Sook Park and Lee Ufan’s work.