Published by Gregory R. Miller & Co. and Tina Kim Gallery, New York.
All artworks by Suh Seung-Won
Copyright © Suh Seung-Won
Managing Editor: SoYoung Kim
Design and Production: Jae-eun Chung
Copy Editing: Jennifer Bernstein(Tenacious Editorial) and Rachel Lee
Colour Separations and Printing: Conti Tipocolor, Italy
Dimensions: 10 x 12.3622 inches
Pages: 144
Text in English
One of the early members of the Dansaekhwa art movement, Suh Seung-Won (b. 1941) set the foundations for modernism in Korea. Suh also helped found the Origin Group that was established in 1962 and contributed to the formation of the A.G. (Korean Avant-Garde Association). For over fifty years, the artist's delicate monochrome paintings have explored the concept of 'simultaneity,' in which the artist seeks to distil his compositions to their most reductive state, using geometric patterns to delineate his aesthetic understanding of time and space.
This lavishly illustrated monograph collects selected works from throughout the artist's career, presented here alongside historical photographs from the artist's life and earliest exhibitions. Major new texts from critic Barry Schwabsky and art historian Sohl Lee track the development of Suh's revolutionary aesthetic since the 1960s and its parallels in the development of the art world and Korean culture during that time.
Suh Seung-Won is an essential look at one of the most vital artists of Korea's modernist movement and the subtly powerful monochrome abstractions that have defined his legacy.