LG OLED Lounge at Frieze New York 2024

A solo presentation of Kim Whanki, We Meet Once more in New York, might be on view on the LG OLED Lounge at Frieze New York 2024 from Could 1st by fifth, showcasing 5 digital expressions of his works proven throughout an LG Signature OLED M 4K tv, complementing 27 unique artworks on mortgage from the Whanki Museum that embrace private objects reminiscent of diaries, images, and letters from the artist.

Renown for his lyrical “all-over dot” model and abstractions derived from nature, Whanki’s affect continues to be felt throughout generations of summary painters in Korea since his passing in 1974, together with Korean American video artwork luminary, Nam June Paik.

Duet 22-IV-74 #331 (1974) Digital Expression of Whanki’s portray, 2023 (C) Whanki Basis. Whanki Museum

Noting Whanki’s enduring sway throughout the summary artwork world inside Korea, the artist’s works discover a new canvas throughout LG’s self-illuminated 4K, 120Hz OLED tv show, with 5 digital expressions created by a brand new technology of Korean multimedia artists: Je Baak, professor at Seoul Nationwide College Faculty of Wonderful Arts; Verseday, a media artwork creator group; Mano Ahn, CEO of Ahn Graphics; and Jason Kim, CEO of BESIGN.

Coronary heart Sequence 1 Introduced on LG OLED (C) Whanki Basis. Whanki Museum

Coronary heart Sequence 2 Introduced on LG OLED (C) Whanki Basis. Whanki Museum

Coronary heart Sequence 3 Introduced on LG OLED (C) Whanki Basis. Whanki Museum

Charged to retain the essence of every of Whanki’s paintings, the digital work are captured in wealthy particulars with visible results lighting, colours, and readability enhanced by the light-emitting show know-how, which is able to pixel dimming and delivering true inky blacks all of the whereas preserving Kim’s unique creative intentions.

Coronary heart Sequence 4 Introduced on LG OLED (C) Whanki Basis. Whanki Museum

Coronary heart Sequence 5 Introduced on LG OLED (C) Whanki Basis. Whanki Museum

Digital Expression of Whanki’s portray, 2023 (C) Whanki Basis. Whanki Museum

“LG Electronics is proud to rejoice the legacy of Kim Whanki and current a novel alternative for the worldwide viewers to have interaction carefully with a legendary artist who has not been well-known in New York till now. Via our digital canvas, LG OLED and a brand new technology of artists have revived Kim’s artworks in unprecedented element, providing an progressive tribute to his legacy,” says Kate Oh, Vice President of the Model Communication Division on the LG Residence Leisure Firm.

Artist Sir John Akomfrah’s  ‘Listening All Night time To The Rain,’ a contemplative digital artwork expertise that includes audiovisual narratives from human historical past utilizing a number of LG OLED shows.

Whanki’s exhibition follows up American artist Shepard Fairey and LG OLED’s digital canvas exhibition at Frieze Los Angeles 2024 hosted inside the Santa Monica Airport alongside”Listening All Night time To The Rain, an set up created by artist and filmmaker Sir John Akomfrah on the sixtieth Worldwide Artwork Exhibition at La Biennale di Venezia 2024.

To study extra about LG’s foray into artwork go to lgoledart.com.

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