Calligraphy Square
Part 3 of the photo tour of Sharjah Biennial 12, 5 March - 5 June 2015. Curator: Eungie Joo; Associate Curator: Ryan Inouye. 51 artists and groups.
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Venue: Corniche
Sky Blue Flag, 2015
Acrylic on canvas and flagpole
Commissioned by Sharjah Art Foundation
The installation is placed along the Corniche of Sharjah, a site where people of many nations congregate for commerce. Kim’s experimental process with abstract painting continues in this work, in which an idea is developed through the course of a series. Many years ago, the artist made a kite in the colour of the sky as a way to connect himself almost invisibly with the heavens, and now he transposes that idea to a work in flag form. Generally, flags claim a national presence, but in this work the flag is proposed to be a disappearing painting. Sky Blue Flag plays on the tension between representation and abstraction that Kim often explores in his practice.
See also his works at
SAF Art Spaces, building I
Sharjah Art Museum
© Photo: Haupt & Binder
© Text: SB12 Guidebook
Part 3 of the photo tour of Sharjah Biennial 12, 5 March - 5 June 2015. Curator: Eungie Joo; Associate Curator: Ryan Inouye. 51 artists and groups.