60 Korean artists who now live in London are exhibiting (24-27 Feb) at the Bargehouse and Oxo Gallery - their fourth annual exhibiton (see www.4482.info) -
At the opening, Lisa and I were enjoying the venue along with the art -
There are a few renovated rooms, but mostly the Bargehouse is a palimpsest -
and a place that lends itself to improvisation -
Work by Haeree Cho, made of strings from musical instruments -
Simply, and rather beautifully, nails in a dozen long bits of wood, leaning against a wall, by YoonJung Kim -
Lines! wavy lines - "626" by Yoonsuk Choi -
And just as we were leaving, Hyemin Park's "Selfridge-Primark" - it features product images she found in Selfridges and in Primark, drawn onto canvas; the artworks are offered for sale at the same price as the object that's been drawn. A drawing of a skirt from Selfridges might be £315, a shirt from Primark £6 - original artworks at product prices. This is part of her larger product about commercial value and its relation to labour, and of the different ways the artist can interact with her audience.
She had the relevant bags for the work, and sold me a nice pair of shoes - from Primark.
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