Competing Languages II

Christine Sun Kim

Competing Languages II, 2020147.96 x 147.96cmSign in to view price
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charcoal on paperFrançois Ghebaly
Description
Human-crafted. AI-refined.

This minimalist artwork features a simple geometric composition composed of black lines and rectangular forms against a white background. The dominant visual elements are the series of vertical lines on either side of the frame, which create a sense of symmetry and balance. The central rectangular form appears to be a type of platform or stage, with additional horizontal lines suggesting a frame or base. The overall style is characteristic of Minimalist art, emphasizing the basic formal qualities of line, shape, and negative space. While the artwork may seem straightforward, its simplicity and refined execution evoke a meditative, contemplative mood, inviting the viewer to consider the interplay of forms and the relationship between positive and negative space. ...

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Christine Sun Kim
Artist
Christine Sun Kim
B.1980, American

Christine Sun Kim is a Korean American artist, who works with illustration, video, large-scale murals and sound. Kim is deaf, and much of her work is influenced both aesthetically and sensorially by her experiences of navigating the world as a deaf person. Stretching the parameters of graphic notation and scale, her work counters ableist narratives, carving space for viewpoints not readily explored in popular media. Kim uses a combination of text and imagery in her works, combining illustrative drawing, her signature handwritten script and musical notes to convey the musicality and poetic capacity of American Sign Language. The large scale of her murals and public installation pieces questions the authority of spoken language over ASL. Her ‘Captioning the City’ series for example, playfully brought large scale captions of sonic fragments of the city onto the exterior of buildings, making these habitual sounds legible to non-hearing people exploring the city. Throughout her different projects Kim is able to weave personal, political and social statements into her work, using infographics to find a way of communicating beyond the parameters of simply visual or textual aids. ...

Christine Sun Kim: Artworks
Now Your Turn
Christine Sun Kim
Now Your Turn, 2020
125.1 x 125.1cm
Turning Clock
Christine Sun Kim
Turning Clock, 2020
125.1 x 125.1cm
Trauma, LOL
Christine Sun Kim
Trauma, LOL, 2020
147.96 x 147.96cm
Three Tables III (AGB, HPA, DTS)
Christine Sun Kim
Three Tables III (AGB, HPA, DTS), 2020
147.96 x 147.96cm
When Grammar Mood
Christine Sun Kim
When Grammar Mood, 2020
125.1 x 125.1cm
Suggested Amount of Allowing Friends to Sing Songs to a Baby
Christine Sun Kim
Suggested Amount of Allowing Friends to Sing Songs to a Baby, 2018
125.1 x 125.1cm
America the Beautiful
Christine Sun Kim
America the Beautiful, 2020
147.96 x 147.96cm
The Star-Spangled Banner (Third Verse)
Christine Sun Kim
The Star-Spangled Banner (Third Verse), 2020
147.96 x 147.96cm
Burger King, King Burger
Christine Sun Kim
Burger King, King Burger, 2018
50.8 x 66.04cm
Whatcha Doing, Do Do
Christine Sun Kim
Whatcha Doing, Do Do, 2018
50.8 x 66.04cm
Alphabet From the Speller's Point of View
Christine Sun Kim
Alphabet From the Speller's Point of View, 2019
125.1 x 125.1cm
When I Play the Deaf Card
Christine Sun Kim
When I Play the Deaf Card, 2019
125.1 x 125.1cm
When I Pretend To Be Hearing
Christine Sun Kim
When I Pretend To Be Hearing, 2019
125.1 x 125.1cm
Why Your Hearing Parents Did Not Learn Sign Language
Christine Sun Kim
Why Your Hearing Parents Did Not Learn Sign Language, 2019
125.1 x 125.1cm
Why My Hearing Parents Sign
Christine Sun Kim
Why My Hearing Parents Sign, 2019
125.1 x 125.1cm
The Sound of Apathy
Christine Sun Kim
The Sound of Apathy, 2016
49.53 x 64.77cm
The Sound of Laziness
Christine Sun Kim
The Sound of Laziness, 2016
49.53 x 64.77cm
Jazz Music Upstairs
Christine Sun Kim
Jazz Music Upstairs, 2016
50.16 x 64.77cm
Muffled Club Music
Christine Sun Kim
Muffled Club Music, 2016
50.16 x 64.77cm
Epic Ominous Music
Christine Sun Kim
Epic Ominous Music, 2016
50.16 x 64.77cm
Very Fast Rap Song
Christine Sun Kim
Very Fast Rap Song, 2016
50.16 x 64.77cm
I.O.U. Non-White Interpreters
Christine Sun Kim
I.O.U. Non-White Interpreters, 2021
29.84 x 29.84cm
I.O.U. Less Vessels
Christine Sun Kim
I.O.U. Less Vessels, 2021
29.84 x 29.84cm
I.O.U. Less Kanders
Christine Sun Kim
I.O.U. Less Kanders, 2021
29.84 x 29.84cm
I.O.U. Gun Regulations
Christine Sun Kim
I.O.U. Gun Regulations, 2021
29.84 x 29.84cm
Three Tables I (Individuals)
Christine Sun Kim
Three Tables I (Individuals), 2020
147.96 x 147.96cm
Competing Languages II
Christine Sun Kim
Competing Languages II, 2020
147.96 x 147.96cm
Essence to Essence
Christine Sun Kim
Essence to Essence, 2020
147.96 x 147.96cm
History Pyramid
Christine Sun Kim
History Pyramid, 2020
41.91 x 41.91cm
Mind Pyramid
Christine Sun Kim
Mind Pyramid, 2020
41.91 x 41.91cm
Grammar Pyramid
Christine Sun Kim
Grammar Pyramid, 2020
41.91 x 41.91cm
The Sound of Frequencies Attempting to Be Heavy
Christine Sun Kim
The Sound of Frequencies Attempting to Be Heavy, 2019
Finish Forever
Small Echo
Points Being Made
Christine Sun Kim
Points Being Made, 2022
147.5 x 147.5cm
Small Echo
Small Echo
Small Echo
One Small Past
Christine Sun Kim
One Small Past, 2024
50 x 65cm
One Clean Past
Christine Sun Kim
One Clean Past, 2024
50 x 65cm
One Short Past
Christine Sun Kim
One Short Past, 2024
50 x 65cm
One American Past
Christine Sun Kim
One American Past, 2024
50 x 65cm
One Sharp Past
Christine Sun Kim
One Sharp Past, 2024
50 x 65cm
One Recent Past
Christine Sun Kim
One Recent Past, 2024
50 x 65cm
One Quick Past
Christine Sun Kim
One Quick Past, 2024
50 x 65cm
Main Stream Interference
Christine Sun Kim
Main Stream Interference, 2024
42 x 42cm
Main Stream Interference
Christine Sun Kim
Main Stream Interference, 2024
42 x 42cm
Main Stream Interference
Christine Sun Kim
Main Stream Interference, 2024
42 x 42cm
Main Stream Interference
Christine Sun Kim
Main Stream Interference, 2024
42 x 42cm
Owe Owe
Echo Trap
Christine Sun Kim
Echo Trap, 2022
112 x 112cm
Competing Languages II
Christine Sun Kim
Competing Languages II, 2020
148 x 148cm
Main Stream Interference
Christine Sun Kim
Main Stream Interference, 2024
42 x 42cm
See Zero
Sharp Echo 2
Christine Sun Kim
Sharp Echo 2, 2025
103 x 103cm
Sharp Echoes
Christine Sun Kim
Sharp Echoes, 2025
103 x 103cm
Get Out of Jail Free Again
Christine Sun Kim
Get Out of Jail Free Again, 2025
152.5 x 152.5cm
François Ghebaly
Gallery
François Ghebaly
Los Angeles, New York City

Since 2009, François Ghebaly has presented an innovative, eclectic program of Los Angeles-based and international artists. With a history of identifying and championing diverse voices and emerging talent, the gallery’s roster has grown to include 27 artists and 2 artist estates, ranging from early career, such as Sharif Farrag and Ludovic Nkoth, to mid-career, like Christine Sun Kim, Meriem Bennani, Kelly Akashi, Farah Al Qasimi, and Genesis Belanger, to well established, including Sayre Gomez, Kathleen Ryan, Neïl Beloufa and Candice Lin as well as underground legends, like Patrick Jackson and Mike Kuchar. The gallery advances the reach of its artists’ visions by publishing exhibition catalogues and producing artist editions. Located since 2013 in a 12,000 square foot warehouse space in Downtown Los Angeles, the gallery is a mainstay of the burgeoning Arts District community, and recently expanded to New York's Lower East Side. François Ghebaly’s program demonstrates a commitment to challenging work across all media and to fostering the progressive, boundary-pushing practices of its artists. ...

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