Guimi You's 'When the Sun Shines Again' Nears Final Days at Lehmann Maupin New York
Guimi You’s exhibition titled “When the Sun Shines Again” at Lehmann Maupin in New York showcases new oil paintings that delve into themes of renewal and new beginnings. As the exhibition approaches its conclusion, it encourages attendees to take a moment to reflect and observe. Sunlight serves as a metaphor for clarity emerging from obscurity. A standout work, “Painting, Again,” features contributions from friends who returned to painting after caregiving, highlighting themes of shared creativity and support. You’s art, influenced by ceramics, emphasizes the importance of patience and process. Her fusion of East Asian and Western painting styles creates landscapes that mirror inner emotions. “Violet Haze” depicts a woman enveloped in mauve fog, symbolizing longing and uncertainty. The exhibition is located at 501 W 24th Street, New York, and promotes quiet beginnings through practice and patience.
Key facts
- “When the Sun Shines Again” is an exhibition of new paintings by Guimi You at Lehmann Maupin in New York.
- The exhibition was in its final days as of the article's report, on view at 501 W 24th Street, New York.
- The central work “Painting, Again” incorporates paintings made by the artist's close friends, who returned to artistic practice after years of caregiving and domestic responsibilities.
- Each participating friend selected a work she felt connected to, allowing images of solitary figures, landscapes, and domestic gestures to coexist in You's composition.
- Other notable works include “The Shape of Silence” and “Let the Sunlight In,” which draw on the artist's time in a sunlit pottery studio and explore process-oriented themes.
- The painting “Violet Haze” depicts a woman smoking alone in a park enveloped in mauve fog, illustrating the artist's interest in the blurring of figure and environment.
- Guimi You's practice synthesizes East Asian painting traditions (evocation and atmosphere) with Western oil painting, shaped by periods in the United Kingdom and United States.
- The exhibition features works such as “Golden,” “Spring Walk,” and “Let the Sunlight in,” with dimensions listed in the gallery's photo captions.
Entities
Artists
- Guimi You
Institutions
- Lehmann Maupin
- Guimi You Studio
- Studio Kukla
Locations
- New York
- United States
- Seoul
- South Korea
- London
- United Kingdom
- 501 W 24th Street, New York