Because I attach to things both passionately and irrationally, I politely requested (read: asserted my intention) to write the text for Hyangmok Baik’s sophomore exhibition at the gallery, Home. After all, in 2023, I wrote the text for his debut exhibition at the gallery. At that time the work drew allusions to childhood, dreams, and … [Read More]
Artist: Baik Hyangmok
Hyangmok Baik: While You Were Sleeping, at Beers London
In writing this brief for Hyangmok Baik’s exhibition, I came across a quote by Gunter Grass, one of Germany’s most regarded writers, and author of the classic novel The Tin Drum, which is, among other things, about a boy who wishes to stop growing: People change with time. There are things that happened to a … [Read More]
Hyangmok Baik: Forgotten By Us, at BEERS London
Despite what is often a summer lull in the London exhibition calendar, BEERS is treating us to a new name from Korea: Hyangmok Baik: Forgotten By Us BEERS London | 51 Little Britain | London EC1A 7BH | beerslondon.com 9 July – 7 August 2021 Tues – Fri: 10am – 6pm | Saturday: 11am – 5pm … [Read More]