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Kwon Young-woo
Schooled in ink-painting traditions, Kwon forged a new direction in the 1960s by abandoning the use of ink and scratching the surface of the delicate, multilayered hanji paper with his fingernails, creating all-over compositions of rips that emphasized the primacy of the ground. For Kwon, paper, like ink or the brush, was only a “tool” or a “method.” Indeed, although Dansaekhwa literally translates as “monochrome painting,” it is better understood in terms of the processes the artists employed. Variously ripping paper, dragging pencils, pushing paint, and soaking canvas, the artists manipulated the materials of painting in ways that questioned the terms by which the medium was known.
*Reservations required. Please see the official website for details.
*Reservations required. Please see the official website for details.
Schedule | Apr 3 (Sat) 2021-May 22 (Sat) 2021 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Free | ||||||
| Website | https://www.blumandpoe.com/exhibitions/kwon_youngwoo_tokyo | ||||||
| Venue | Blum https://blum-gallery.com/ | ||||||
| Location | 5F Harajuku Jingu-no-mori, 1-14-34 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku , Tokyo 150-0001 | ||||||
| Access | 1 minute walk from the Takeshita exit of Harajuku Station on the JR Yamanote line, 2 minute walk from exit 2 at Meiji-jingumae Station on the Chiyoda and Fukutoshin lines. | ||||||
| Phone | 03-3475-1631 | ||||||
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