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Sherry Paik

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Sherry Paik is a writer and editor who has written for Ocula Magazine and Art Basel. She holds an MA in Art History from the University of Auckland, where she is also undertaking a PhD in the potential of invisibility in contemporary representations of the self. Sherry lives in Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand.

Eva Presenhuber's Show Offers Respite in Seoul Insight Eva Presenhuber's Show Offers Respite in Seoul By Sherry Paik, Seoul, 6 September 2023 The exhibition takes place at local project space Taxa in Songjeong-dong, one of the quieter residential neighbourhoods in Seoul that offers a momentary respite from the bustle of nearby Seongsu and Gangnam. Contemporary art copy fade Read More Six Must-See Exhibitions over Seoul Art Week Feature Six Must-See Exhibitions over Seoul Art Week By Sherry Paik, Seoul, 31 August 2023 Ocula Magazine shares a selection of six must-see exhibitions during Frieze Seoul and Kiaf Seoul. Contemporary art copy fade Read More Grim Park on Rethinking Traditions of Korean Painting Conversation Grim Park on Rethinking Traditions of Korean Painting By Sherry Paik, Seoul, 29 August 2023 Seoul-based artist Grim Park discusses renaming himself, carving out a space for Buddhist painting within contemporary art, and the arduous process of discovering oneself. Contemporary art copy fade Read More Seung Yul Oh's Playful Painted Peripheries Insight Seung Yul Oh's Playful Painted Peripheries By Sherry Paik, Seoul, 10 July 2023 Seung Yul Oh references plant science in an exhibition that is so minimal and restrained as to make the connection seem completely incongruous. But it isn't. Contemporary art copy fade Read More Hyewon Kwon’s Fictional Laboratory at SONGEUN Insight Hyewon Kwon’s Fictional Laboratory at SONGEUN By Sherry Paik, Seoul, 27 June 2023 In her latest solo exhibition at SONGEUN in Seoul, Hyewon Kwon conceives the gallery space as a fictitious laboratory for studying the language of nature. Contemporary art copy fade Read More Lee Heejoon’s Painted Constructions at Kumho Museum of Art Insight Lee Heejoon’s Painted Constructions at Kumho Museum of Art By Sherry Paik, Seoul, 15 June 2023 In his first museum solo exhibition, Lee Heejoon finds inspiration for his paintings in the world of abstraction and construction. Contemporary art copy fade Read More
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