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Almine Rech

Ha Chong-Hyun

Oct 6 — Nov 14, 2020 | London

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Almine Rech London is pleased to present a new exhibition by Ha Chong-Hyun, the artist's third solo exhibition with the gallery.

“Back then… I tried to destroy the existing order, including the concept of painting on a canvas.”

That’s Ha Chong-Hyun, speaking to The Korea Times last year, reflecting on the beginnings of what he would later term his ‘Conjunction’ paintings, works that would, in turn, propel him to the forefront of what would eventually become known as the Dansaekhwa movement. 

As is the case with anything revolutionary, the ‘Conjunction’ paintings, the first of which was begun in 1973 and made public in 1974, represent a paradoxical (and simultaneous) process of assertion and denial. In these works, Ha rendered painting, as far as possible, no more than a material fact, simultaneously diminishing the trace of human agency in its creation.

- Mark Rappolt

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Selected artworks

  • Ha Chong-Hyun,                                      Conjunction 19-06, 2019

    Ha Chong-Hyun Conjunction 19-06, 2019

    Oil on hemp cloth
    227 x 182 cm
    89 3/8 x 71 5/8 in

  • Ha Chong-Hyun,                                      Conjunction 20-50, 2020

    Ha Chong-Hyun Conjunction 20-50, 2020

    Oil on hemp cloth
    100 x 100 cm
    39 3/8 x 39 3/8 in

  • Ha Chong-Hyun,                                      Conjunction 20-67, 2020

    Ha Chong-Hyun Conjunction 20-67, 2020

    Oil on hemp cloth
    180 x 180 cm
    70 7/8 x 70 7/8 in

  • Ha Chong-Hyun,                                      Conjunction 18-20, 2018

    Ha Chong-Hyun Conjunction 18-20, 2018

    Oil on hemp cloth
    180 x 180 cm
    70 7/8 x 70 7/8 in

  • Ha Chong-Hyun,                                      Conjunction 18-22, 2018

    Ha Chong-Hyun Conjunction 18-22, 2018

    Oil on hemp cloth
    180 x 180 cm
    70 7/8 x 70 7/8 in

  • Ha Chong-Hyun,                                      Conjunction 19-28, 2019

    Ha Chong-Hyun Conjunction 19-28, 2019

    Oil on hemp cloth
    180 x 120 cm
    70 7/8 x 47 1/4 in

  • Ha Chong-Hyun,                                      Conjunction 17-33, 2016

    Ha Chong-Hyun Conjunction 17-33, 2016

    Oil on hemp cloth
    162 x 130 cm
    63 3/4 x 51 1/8 in

  • Ha Chong-Hyun,                                      Conjunction 20-62, 2020

    Ha Chong-Hyun Conjunction 20-62, 2020

    Oil on hemp cloth
    162 x 130 cm
    63 3/4 x 51 1/8 in

  • Ha Chong-Hyun,                                      Conjunction 20-10, 2020

    Ha Chong-Hyun Conjunction 20-10, 2020

    Oil on hemp cloth
    162 x 130 cm
    63 3/4 x 51 1/8 in

  • Ha Chong-Hyun,                                      Conjunction 20-06, 2020

    Ha Chong-Hyun Conjunction 20-06, 2020

    Oil on hemp cloth
    180 x 120 cm
    70 7/8 x 47 1/4 in

  • Ha Chong-Hyun,                                      Conjunction 20-11, 2020

    Ha Chong-Hyun Conjunction 20-11, 2020

    Oil on hemp cloth
    117 x 91 cm
    46 1/8 x 35 7/8 in

  • Ha Chong-Hyun,                                      Conjunction 17-43, 2017

    Ha Chong-Hyun Conjunction 17-43, 2017

    Oil on hemp cloth
    162 x 130 cm
    63 3/4 x 51 1/8 in

Videos

  • Ha Chong-Hyun, Almine Rech London
  • Ha Chong-Hyun, Almine Rech London