“Temporary/Hypothetical Structure” Installation view at Old House ©CAN foundationTemporary/Hypothetical Structure, a solo exhibition by SANG HM CHOI (b. 1964), will be on view from August 24 to September 27. The exhibition will be held at Space CAN (14-4, Seonjam-ro 2-gil, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul) and Old House (16, Seonjam-ro 18-gil, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul), operated by the CAN foundation. The exhibition is part of CAN foundation’s support for mid-career artists, which aims to go beyond the limits of support programs focused on younger and older artists.
Choi has been exploring the philosophy of language and Taoism. Under the influence of these philosophies, he introduced conceptualist works in the 1980s. Recently, based on his experience in small-scale architecture and interior design, Choi has worked with ‘industry paint,’ a mixture of resin mortar and acrylic paint with a hardener. Although there seems to be a difference in the tendency of his work from the past to the present, industrial painting is also a reflection of his thought in that it requires repetition and waiting through layers of paint.
In this exhibition, you can see both Choi’s past conceptualist works and his recent resin mortar works. At Space CAN, you can mainly see the latest works created in 2022-2023. The resin mortar paintings have a smooth and shiny surface, giving them a completely different sense from other painted works. In Old House, viewers will see a mix of new and old works. Along with the resin mortar paintings, there are conceptual works from the past and books covered in resin.
