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Heemin Chung

HEEMIN CHUNG

UMBRA Thaddaeus Ropac 8 October–20 November 2024 London Ely House
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For her first solo exhibition at Thaddaeus Ropac, and the first presentation to take place in the UK, Seoul-based artist Heemin Chung presents a new body of paintings, sculptures and video. Titled_Umbra_ in reference to the deep shadows cast by celestial bodies, the exhibition is an exploration of states of loss.

In the paintings, Chung employs her signature use of gel medium to create textured canvases that reimagine the conventions of the traditional form. She is inspired by the objects that she encounters on the streets of Seoul: from manmade urban detritus to elements belonging to the natural world. Sourcing digital images of similar objects, she addresses the process of material loss that occurs when these three-dimensional forms are flattened into two-dimensional data. She translates this imagery onto her canvases, which is then built up with painted additions. Using gel medium she creates semi-opaque, membrane-like sheets – the surfaces of which are also at times digitally printed or painted – which are draped, tucked and pinched onto the canvases.

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Founded in 1983, Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac has galleries across Europe, in London, Paris and Salzburg, and an expanding team in Asia. Specialising in contemporary art and representing over 60 artists, the gallery supports and showcases the careers of some of the most influential artists today with a wide-ranging programme of over 40 exhibitions each year across its five extensive and historic gallery spaces.

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London 37 Dover Street
Thaddaeus Ropac contemporary art gallery in London Ely House
Thaddaeus Ropac
37 Dover Street, London, United Kingdom
+44 203 813 8400
https://ropac.net/

Opening hours
Tuesday – Saturday,
10am – 6pm
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