Delacroix's Shadow
2008 · Flasche on panel and latex and shadow on wall
63.5 × 152.4 cm (25 × 60 in.)
Art Institute of Chicago
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Byron Kim
1961
WA-00000701
PaintingMinimalismContemporary
Representation
None documented
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Institutional Exhibitions
4
Works in Collection
18
Assets Indexed
3
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Publications Referenced
80%
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1 cross-verified · 2 single-source
- Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
- NationalityArtsy· 85%
- LocationGallery Generic· 72%
Source Registry (1)
- James-CohanTier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
About
Why this artist matters now
Byron Kim makes monochrome and near-monochrome paintings that embed figuration within ostensibly abstract surfaces. His ongoing work Synecdoche (1991) assembles hundreds of panels matched to individual sitters' skin tones, compressing portraiture into a color grid. His night-sky paintings, rendered from memory in barely perceptible shifts of purple and gray, reward sustained, close looking.
Source: James Cohan · Trust score: 100% · Updated 2mo ago
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Minimalism
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Artworks (4)
Artwork sources (2)
4 published of 4 catalogued · 3 with image
- Art Institute Chicago3 published3 img
- Whitney1 published
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In collection
Art Institute of Chicago
In collection
Whitney Museum of American Art
Background
Education
Yale University
Visual Arts
Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture
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