Ha Chong-Hyun's Conjunction Series at Cardi Gallery Milan
Cardi Gallery in Milan is hosting a solo exhibition of Ha Chong-Hyun (born 1935 in Sancheong, South Korea), a leading figure in the Dansaekhwa movement. The show features works from his Conjunction series, created between 1992 and 2019, incorporating newspaper, wood scraps, and barbed wire. Ha pushes oil paint from the back of raw canvas to the front, then applies more paint with brush or spatula, blurring boundaries between painting and performance. His palette, typically neutral and blue, now includes black and vermilion red inspired by traditional Korean dancheong decorative motifs.
Key facts
- Ha Chong-Hyun was born in 1935 in Sancheong, South Korea.
- The exhibition is at Cardi Gallery in Milan.
- The Conjunction series spans works from 1992 to 2019.
- Materials include newspaper, wood scraps, and barbed wire.
- Ha is associated with the Dansaekhwa movement.
- His palette now includes black and vermilion red from dancheong motifs.
- He pushes oil paint from the back of the canvas to the front.
- The process blurs 2D and 3D, abstract painting and performance.
Entities
Artists
- Ha Chong-Hyun
Institutions
- Cardi Gallery
Locations
- Milan
- Italy
- Sancheong
- South Korea