One of the most significant Korean artists of the twentieth
century, Yun Hyong-keun (1928-2007) was born in Miwon, North
Chungcheong Province, Korea, and received his BFA from the School
of Fine Arts at Hongik University, Seoul, in 1957. During the
1960s, he became associated with the influential Dansaekhwa
(monochromatic painting) movement of Korean artists who
experimented with the physical properties of painting and
prioritized technique and process. The scarcity of materials
following the Korean War (1950-1953) and the country's relative
isolation from the international art world led the artists to
construct their own sets of rules and structures in relation to
abstraction.
Mara Hoberman is an art historian and critic based in Paris,
where she is currently conducting research for the forthcoming Joan
Mitchell catalogue raisonné of paintings. She is a regular
contributor to Artforum and her essays have been published by
SFMoMA, ICA Miami, the Swiss Institute, the Indianapolis Museum of
Art, the Essl Museum, the Middelheim Museum, Palais de Tokyo, and
the Pompidou Center. Hoberman is also the author of 461. Dix ans
d'art contemporain (2022).
Born in 1938, Busan, South Korea, Oh Gwangsu is an art
historian and writer. He served as editor-in-chief of SPACE and was
the Korean commissioner for the Venice Biennale in 1997. He has
taught Korean modern and contemporary art history at Hongik
University, Ewha Womans University, and Chung-Ang University. He
served as chairman of the Arts Council Korea and as director of
Whanki Museum; the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art,
Korea; and Museum SAN.
"Cracks and luminous abysses letting the depths of minimalist
fields burst onto fragile monoliths: such is the shock felt when
faced with a painting by Korean artist Yun Hyong-keun"-- "La
Gazette Drouot"
"His brushstrokes bled naturally across the linen or cotton raw
canvas--appearing light brown as its fabric was not
bleached--reminiscent of traditional East Asian calligraphy or ink
and wash paintings"-- "The Korea Times"
"Of obvious quality, this tribute to the artist . . . shows a
marvelous conquest of space through uncluttered landscapes.
Vibratile and delicate sensation"-- "T�l�rama"
"The artist's abstract works...exude both an undeniable mental
strength and a kind of discord. A somber gravity despite their
minimalist language devoid of affect"-- "art press"
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