The Seasons Bumin Kim OCTOBER 2 – NOVEMBER 23, 2024 OPENING: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2024, 6-8 PM ARTIST TALK AT 7:30 PM

Bumin Kim, Landscape 55, 2024, Thread and Acrylic on Wood Panel, 42 x 42 in. (107 x 107 cm) The Seasons Bumin Kim OCTOBER 2 – NOVEMBER 23, 2024 OPENING: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2024, 6-8 PM ARTIST TALK AT 7:30 PM SWPK Gallery THE SYLVIA WALD & PO KIM ART FOUNDATION 417 LAFAYETTE STREET, 2ND FLOOR, NYC RSVP FOR OPENING SWPK Gallery is pleased to announce a solo exhibition, The Seasons, exhibiting works by Korean artist Bumin Kim (b. 1982). The exhibition will take place from October 2 to November 23, 2024 at the SWPK gallery. An opening reception with the artist will take place at 6:00 PM on Wednesday, October 2. Bumin Kim explores the limits of her materials, employing thread and string in order to challenge the definition of painting. Through the act of stitching and weaving, Kim transforms two-dimensional surfaces into three-dimensional immersive experiences. Her works offer a recontextualization of thread and string, which emphasizes the energy and grace of drawing and painting.   The Seasons is the result of Kim's infatuation with nature's stubborn inconstancy. Each piece explores some of the profound transformations that our environment undergoes as well as the emotional depths which these changes unearth. Kim’s translation of seasonal changes also seeks to archive past experiences. The fluid changes in the weight of her lines, the subtle gradation of hues and the fluidity of her thread—especially prevalent in her Landscape series—invoke the transience of these memories, including the loss and potential recreation contained within. Also prevalent in these pieces is the dichotomy between light and dark, a juxtaposition which seeks to bring the capricious, outside world in communication with the internal. Central to these works also is an emotional aporia. The workings of her thread embody a mood that is calm yet activated, restrained yet challenging, and simple yet complex. These dualities offer an unexpected sense of realism, as they mirror the frequent coexistence of seemingly opposed forces which exists both in the natural and our own internal worlds. Ultimately, The Seasons, in its exploration of temporality, paradoxically explores the timelessness of life’s journey, the cycles that connect us all, and the beauty found in the ever-shifting blow of existence. Kim, thus, invites her viewers to engage personally with the exhibition and discover their own reflections in the evocative threads which constitute her pieces. Bumin Kim, Winter Night, 2024, Thread and Acrylic on Wood Panel, 35 x 35 in. (89 x 89 cm) ABOUT THE ARTIST Bumin Kim was born in South Korea and is currently based in Texas. She received her MFA in Drawing and Painting from the University of North Texas in 2015 and has since seen her work exhibited across the country and featured in various national publications.  ABOUT SWPK GALLERY SWPK Gallery — The Sylvia Wald & Po Kim Art Foundation — is a non-profit organization committed to promoting East-West cultural exchange through the arts by sponsoring and hosting art exhibitions of national and international artists. For more information, visit: swpk.org The Seasons is produced in collaboration with the Donghwa Cultural Foundation. Bumin Kim, Meadow 5, 2024, thread and acrylic on wood panel, 53 x 48 in. (135 x 122 cm) For further information, please contact: Odelette Cho ocho@waldandkimgallery.org 212 598 1155   SWPK Gallery 417 Lafayette Street, 2nd Floor New York, NY 10003 Phone: 212.598.1155 Email: info@waldandkimgallery.org For media inquiries: Odelette Cho ocho@waldandkimgallery.org #theswpkgallery#fineartmagazine#fineartfun

The Glass House 75th Anniversary tour season is open through December 15, 2024. All tours include access to the newly restored Brick House (1949

The Glass House 75th Anniversary tour season is open through December 15, 2024.  All tours include access to the newly restored Brick House (1949).

Upcoming Events + Programs

Glass House Presents: New Canaan Modern Monday, September 9, 2024 New Canaan Library 151 Main Street, New Canaan, CT 6:30 p.m. INFO + REGISTER Join writer and Glass House educator Gwen North Reiss at New Canaan Library for a free talk about her recent book, New Canaan Modern: A Preservation History.  In the 1990s and early 2000s, when New Canaan’s historic modern houses were quietly being demolished, preservationists, architects, and other residents who understood their significance, worked together to try to save them. Historic listings, educational programs, a change to the zoning regulations, and several other initiatives helped these houses survive. New Canaan Modern: A Preservation History is a record both for and about the New Canaan community, focusing on its efforts to rescue modern houses and reset the course of their history. 

Glass House Presents: Glass Etudes at a Modernist Landmark Sunday, October 20, 2024 First Presbyterian Church 1101 Bedford Street, Stamford, CT 4:00 p.m. INFO + TICKETS On the occasion of The Glass House’s 75th Anniversary, join three renowned pianists — Timo Andres, Aaron Diehl, and Jenny Lin — for an hour-long concert of a selection of Philip Glass’ Etudes in Stamford’s extraordinary modernist First Presbyterian Church designed by Wallace K. Harrison, a grantee of the National Fund for Sacred Places, and a National Historic Landmark. One of the most influential artists of our time, Philip Glass has transformed how we listen to music. His most personal work is a series of 20 piano etudes. Majestic and intimate at the same time, these compositions for solo piano have been performed and recorded by dozens of artists and streamed over 100 million times. Longtime interpreters of The Glass Etudes, this program’s three featured pianists each bring a unique approach to their instrument and to Glass’s work. 

Through Your Looking Glass Student Art Showcase November 16 - 24, 2024 Carriage Barn Arts Center 681 South Ave, New Canaan, CT INFO + REGISTER Stand Together Against Racism (S.T.A.R), in partnership with The Glass House and the Carriage Barn Arts Center, will present its third annual Through Your Looking Glass student art showcase that seeks to recognize the role of art, design and/or architecture in advancing social justice related to inclusion, equity and diversity. Fairfield County, CT students of all ages, including college, are invited to create and submit art that reflects how social justice impacts their lives. S.T.A.R seeks art submissions that inspire the viewer to think about social justice explored using art of any medium for expression. Submissions can include paintings, drawings, photography, mixed media, sculpture, videos/film (including TikTok style) or architectural renderings. This is a true showcase, not a competition, and all student art will be exhibited at the Carriage Barn Arts Center in New Canaan with an opening reception to be held on November 16th.

Glass House Presents: Modern Origins Monday, November 18, 2024 New Canaan Library 151 Main Street, New Canaan, CT 6:30 p.m. INFO + REGISTER Join architects William Earls, Alan Goldberg, and Fred Noyes for a free conversation at New Canaan Library about the origins of modern architecture in New Canaan, CT. 

Image Credits: Photo by Robin Hill Breuer House I (1947-48). Photo: Estate of Pedro E. Guerrero Photo by Bob Gregson Poster courtesy of S.T.A.R. Photo by Michael Biondo

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