Park Young Sook: When Form Meets Gesture

Pace will present an exhibition of work by Park Young Sook at its Seoul gallery from June 19 to August 14. Titled When Form Meets Gesture, this presentation will bring together works created by the artist over the last 40 years, including new sculptures produced this year, that reflect her longstanding collaborations with Lee Ufan.

A celebrated and renowned ceramicist in Korea, Park is best known for her Moon Jars, round porcelain vessels named for their full shape and luminous glaze, which first appeared in Korea in the 17th century. Park’s Moon Jars, however, are larger than those produced in centuries past. Her porcelain works exceed two feet (70 cm) in height with a proportional circumference, taking on a commanding presence in space. Their surfaces range from snow white to milk white to blue-tinged white; variations in color are the result of the firing process. Park’s use of the eobdaji technique—in which two separately thrown halves are joined and inverted—emphasizes wavering curves and slightly misaligned proportions in the formal language of her compositions. Each of the artist’s Moon Jars is imbued with its own distinct personality and idiosyncrasies in contour, glaze, and silhouette. At the heart of Park’s practice is her dedication to reinterpreting the traditional Moon Jar through a contemporary lens while maintaining a sustained and meaningful dialogue with Korea’s rich history of ceramic art.

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