The vibrational paintings of Joon Lee and Kang Seung Lee’s LGBTQ tributes: the art critic’s picks from Frieze Seoul 2024
Kang Seung Lee, Untitled (Chairs), 2023
Graphite, antique 24k gold thread, sambe, pearls, 24k gold leaf, sealing wax on parchment, brass nails, walnut veneer, walnut frame,170 x 164 x 7 cm. Presented by Commonwealth and Council
Memories of queer lives lost are preserved in the haunting drawings and installations of Kang Seung Lee, asserting newfound agency over the countless unwritten histories of the LGBTQ community. The empty chairs drawn in graphite on parchment serve as powerful symbols of lives and relationships interrupted by the devastating effect of AIDS, juxtaposed with plant cuttings embroidered in gold thread on hemp that evoke practices of uprooting and repotting as means of perpetuating organic lineages.
About Andy St. Louis
Andy St. Louis is a Seoul-based art critic and curator whose book Future Present: Contemporary Korean Art (2024) is the first English-language survey of millennial Korean artists. He is the founder of Seoul Art Friend, an online platform dedicated to promoting Korean art.
About Frieze Seoul Viewing Room
Open to all from 28 August to 13 September, Frieze Viewing Room is the online catalogue for the fair, giving global audiences access to gallery presentations coming to Frieze Seoul 2024. Visitors can search artworks by artist, price, date and medium, save favourite artworks and presentations, chat with galleries and much more.
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