Exhibition Poster ©Doosan Gallery

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Dates: 31 JAN 2019 – 23 FEB 2019
Venue: Doosan Gallery New York

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The exhibition 《Flags》 begins with the imagery of “flags” hoisted by many individuals and groups during the Candlelight Demonstrations of 2016 in Korea and the responses that followed thereafter. The groups represented by the flags during the protests of 2016 and 2017 went beyond the scope of the usual protesters, largely comprised of universities, labor unions, and political parties. Such new flags included the flag of the Green Party, which advocates for environmental movements, the rainbow flag of the LGBTQ+ community, as well as countless flags of other civil organizations. Even flags for the Korean Confederation of Cat Unions, Rhino Beetle Research Association, Aquarium Sans Frontiers, and the Federation of Korean Dog Owners were raised. The flags they hoisted proclaimed their identity, beliefs, and orientation and signified the bearers' social coordinates.

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This exhibition enlists the participation of artists who each have a flag (orientation) to illustrate the on-site feeling of the protests or their personal stance. The artists present intuitive, visual devices that represent the flags hoisted by many individuals and groups in their effort to secure democracy in Korea (not unlike the "pussy hats" in front of the White House) to represent the beliefs of certain communities, to protest massive power and gender issues, and to affirm the existence of alternative cultures. The artists' “flags” serve as slogans for individuals or groups to call out awareness on such multi-layered issues. By collecting the works of individuals who raise their voice for various issues, this exhibition affirms the ways in which we lack as a society and gives hope for the future. Whether the flags physically exist or not and regardless of the direction in which they are headed, each of them certainly possesses the power to draw the winds of change.

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Participating Artists: Kim Lee-Park, Noh Suntag, Park Gunwoong, Grim Park, Andeath

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Kim Lee-Park, 〈A Great Deal of Celebration and Comfort〉, 2018. Wreath ribbon, Dimensions variable Ⓒthe artist and Doosan Gallery

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Noh Suntag, 〈Another Way of Eating National Flag〉, 2007. Framed Photography, 34 x 49 inches. Ⓒthe artist and Doosan Gallery

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Grim Park, 〈Shimhodo - Chosen One〉, 2018. Traditional Korean Painting on Silk, 27 x 36 inches. Ⓒthe artist and Doosan Gallery

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