시: concrete poem (no.061724)
시: concrete poem (no.061724)

Jesse Chun

시: concrete poem (no.061724), 202438 x 38cmSign in to view price
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graphite on hand-cut ottchil dyed hanji, aluminum frameCommonwealth and Council
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Human-crafted. AI-refined.

The artwork features the word "DOCENT" prominently displayed in a minimalist, typographic style. The all-capital letters are rendered in a neutral, grayscale color palette, creating a visually striking and impactful composition. The simple yet bold design emphasizes the word itself, which may be interpreted as a commentary on the role of the docent or art guide in the contemporary art world. The artwork's clean and uncluttered aesthetic suggests a focus on the conceptual significance of the work, rather than any overt representational elements. ...

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시: concrete poem (no.10)
Artist
Jesse Chun
B.1984, South Korean

Jesse Chun deconstructs and reimagines language(s) to create poetic, asemic works in mediums that cannot be reduced to singular categorization as she works across video, sculpture, drawing, and performance. In works entitled 시: concrete poem, she draws from an inheritance—Korean shamanic papercutting—to make her own abstract language. The form of papercutting, traditionally used to communicate across time and place during ceremonies and as a talisman for protection, was taught to Chun by a local shaman. Chun reinterprets this tradition to make her own writing that draws from the diasporic and cosmic conditions of language. Assiduously lining Korean mulberry paper in graphite, a repetitive practice to achieve a meditative state, the resulting works are portals, communing with the past and alternate worlds/selves. ...

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Commonwealth and Council
Gallery
Commonwealth and Council
Los Angeles, Mexico City

Commonwealth and Council is a gallery in Koreatown, Los Angeles founded in 2010. Our program is rooted in our commitment to explore how a community of artists can sustain our co-existence through generosity and hospitality. Commonwealth and Council celebrates our manifold identities and experiences through the shared dialogue of art—championing practices by women, queer, POC, and our ally artists to build counter-histories that reflect our individual and collective realities. ...

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