MINYOUNG KIM: Limited Edition Throws

  • WE ARE PLEASED TO PRESENT 3 EXCLUSIVE LIMITED EDITION THROWS BY LONDON-BASED ARTIST MINYOUNG KIM (B. 1989, SEOUL), PUBLISHED BY CACTUS MOON STUDIO.

  • The Blue Dawn, 2023

    The Blue Dawn, 2023

    Jacquard woven soft tapestry
    158 x 137 cm / 62 x 54 inches
    Edition of 100 + 5 APs

    £ 300 + VAT

    Now -20% discount = £ 240 + VAT

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  • Night Flight, 2023

    Night Flight, 2023

    Jacquard woven soft tapestry
    158 x 158 cm / 62 x 62 inches
    Edition of 100 + 5 APs

    £ 300 + VAT

    Now -20% discount = £ 240 + VAT

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  • Dandelions, 2023

    Dandelions, 2023

    Jacquard woven soft tapestry
    158 x 158 cm / 62 x 62 inches
    Edition of 100 + 5 APs

    £ 300 + VAT

    Now -20% discount = £ 240 + VAT

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  • Based on original paintings from 2021 featuring Kim's recurring mischievous feline protagonist, these jacquard-woven soft tapestries are available in editions of 100 + 5 APs each. These special editions draw parallels between the artist’s atypical choice to paint and display her artworks on unstretched canvas and textile’s unbound and versatile materiality, this special release presents an opportunity to collect and experience Kim's work in a myriad of ways. The high-quality machine weaving technique honours Kim’s refined painterly gestures and attention to detail, whilst the 100% cottontextile has a soft handle and generous size; ideal as eye-catching wall hangings, or for use as cosy blankets or bed throws. Each throw comes with a signed and numbered Certificate of Authenticity. 

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  • “Since this is my first collaboration, I'm very excited to have this amazing opportunity to have more people enjoy my favorite cat paintings, not just as a painting itself. Black cat for me always gives wit in my painting as a mysterious being, and exists in a lucky meaning. I hope the cat will bring good luck to all of you who buy this edition!” - Minyoung Kim
  • About the Artist

    About the Artist

    Minyoung Kim (b.1989, Seoul, South Korea) is a London-based artist who creates fictions depicting everyday scenarios imbued with animated surrealism and dark humour. Featuring recurring characters such as black cats, snakes, mermaids, fish and anthropomorphic food items, Kim’s imaginary fables take place in domestic spaces as well as moonlit landscapes and oceans. Though seemingly safe and idyllic, mystery and danger lurk around the corner, as depicted by shadows cast by hand-held knives, slithering snakes, and strange mythological creatures and rituals. Kim’s self-proclaimed “creepy-cute” scenes evoke laughter with “bizarre, eerie, mysterious feelings” as a form of visual self-reflection and expression of her innermost thoughts and anxieties. 

     

    Working primarily on unstretched cotton canvases lend Kim’s works a sense of freedom, unrestrained by wooden frames and traditional art historical practice of painting on canvas. The application of paint on loose, un-primed surfaces enables Kim to replicate the patterns and textures in her preparatory drawings whilst also creating a softened, blurry effect evocative of distant memories, fading dreams, and the uncanny. 


    Minyoung Kim lives and works in London. Graduating from The Slade School of Fine Art in 2021, Kim also holds an MFA in printmaking and a BA in Western Painting from Sungshin Women’s University, Seoul, South Korea. Kim’s solo exhibition Night Fever with Taymour Grahne Projects (London), will be the inaugural show launching the gallery's third space ‘The Artist Room by Taymour Grahne Projects’. Minyoung Kim has had solo exhibitions at Taymour Grahne Projects (London),  Aout Gallery (Beirut), Place Mak (Seoul), Seogyo Art Space (Seoul), and various other Seoul-based spaces. Recent group exhibitions include ‘Intimacy’ by Taymour Grahne Projects (London), The National Taiwan Arts Education Centre (Taipei), Artime Art Centre (China) and Fortnight Institute (NY).  

     

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