Installation view of "Giant" at ONE AND J. Gallery, 2023. Image courtesy of the artist and ONE AND J. Gallery. Photo: artifactsOne and J Gallery presents “Giant,” a solo exhibition by artist Minae Kim (b. 1981), from April 6 to May 14. This exhibition is divided into three floors, each with its own spatial character, and features sculptures, drawings, and installations.
Upon entering the exhibition, half a floor down, in an all-blackened space, is an installation that seems to symbolize death. This work is called Ultimate Pedestal, but the first thing that comes to mind is a coffin. Next to it, 20 Carbon Paper Drawings are on display. The ‘Carbon Paper Drawings’ are a series of drawings that follow the outlines of photographs of sculptures from the Greek-Roman period and sculptures by Michelangelo and Rodin.
Upstairs, three giant sculptures are displayed in a row on the second and third floors. Some of the works are on pedestals and some are cut out. Some are on pedestals and others are cut off, depending on the viewer’s eye level and location. This works have an unidentifiable shape as they combine forms found in traditional sculpture.
Kim’s work is ‘site-specific,’ in which she accepts the exhibition space as a frame and uses the structures inside as part of the work or as an idea. Through her installations in the exhibition space, she raises questions about essential human concerns and desires.
