Hyon Gyon “She’s a Riot”
Shin Gallery
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Shin Gallery presents “She’s a Riot”, our last show of the year which will be displayed in our main gallery and project space. Hyon Gyon’s fourth solo with this gallery is filled with a plethora of mixed media sculptures and enormous paintings.
Hyon Gyon has created a number of mixed media art pieces which illustrates how she perfectly fuses delicate materials such as satin with strong elements, cement, to create an aesthetically pleasing pieces of art. Get ready to become enraptured by golden walls embellished by haunting paintings such as Kedamono (2016), a blend of tenacious acrylics and gold leaf on a colossal canvas. The artist isn’t afraid to go from one extreme to the other to convey emotions. IT’S A LONELY ROAD (2016) shows how the artist is able to produce this piece with a diverse amount of materials such as ribbon, acrylic and cement arranged on a plastic chair. This sculpture easily can make the audience question their own journey and potentially remind them of their own loneliness. Then feelings will change when one encounters a mattress stitched with Hyon Gyon’s paraphernalia Self Portrait (2016) accompanied by pillows adorned with psychedelic designs. Bright colors and adorable stuff animals will make one be consumed with nostalgia and comfort.
Hyon Gyon has a wide spectrum of influences ranging from her Korean heritage to iconic pop culture figures to sexual politics. The artist keeps exploring her influences and emotions to continue making art in her NYC studio. Hyon Gyon’s artistic evolution will eventually make her a voice for the avant garde for generations to come.
Hyon Gyon (b.1979) is based in New York, U.S. She received her B.A. from Mokwon University in Korea and her M.A. and PhD from Kyoto City University of Arts in Japan. She had one-person and group exhibitions at the Museum of Kyoto, Kyoto, in 2006; the Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo, in 2007 and 2010; Kyoto Art Center, Kyoto, in 2011; Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, San Francisco, in 2012, Brooklyn Museum, New York, Carnegie Art Museum, California, and Shin Gallery, New York, in 2016. Hyon Gyon’s work is included in, the collections of the Brooklyn Museum, the High Museum of Art, the Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation, Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art, the Kyoto City University of Arts, and the Takahashi Collection, among others. She has received several fellowships and awards, including the Asao Kato International Scholarship, the Kyoto Cultural Award and the Tokyo Wonder Wall Competition Prize.
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Schedule
from December 20, 2016 to February 05, 2017
Opening Reception on 2016-12-20 from 18:00 to 20:00