Korean-born, New York-based artist Joeun Kim Aatchim’s practice is centred around drawing. Her drawings employ Korean silk as their surface, onto which she constructs incredibly intricate compositions which capture the attention of the viewer. Viewers are encouraged to experience the visual feast of texture, colour, and materiality which Aatchim has presented. Luminosity radiates outwards from the surface of Aatchim’s works. While she concentrates on every day, simple events and scenes, such as a pair of shoes, a dinner, domestic objects, there is an intimacy and beauty in the intricacy of her work, it draws our attention and encourages us to look deeper at what we might usually only give a fleeting glance. ...
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. ...
