Paintings sometimes reproduce tangible things, and at other times depict less tangible things from the artist's mind. Wherever it comes from, it is borrowed from the outside world, relative to the canvas. To take that idea further, all things tangible or otherwise, seem to have an inherent potential to be reproduced or represented as image. However, before those things are transferred onto canvas, they seem not to matter, not significant, merely in a state of physical being, without matter. Exploring those states pre-matter, refining them and composing them into a state of matter is the realm of the artist.
P21 was established in 2017 by Soo Choi. Located in Itaewon district, a cultural hub in Seoul, the gallery opened with an inaugural exhibition by Choi Jeong Hwa and continues to promote compelling and original examples of international contemporary art. P21 is known for its unique exhibition space with two separate facades, respectively named P1 and P2, that enable artists to create site-specific works.
