Exhibition Information

Exhibition view

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Lee Joo Young Blackwater
2020 Charcoal on paper 54.5 x 39.4cm
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Nicole Dyer Drug (im like a drug for you)
2022 Acrylic, polymer clay, glitter, and paper mache on canvas 34.3 x 35.6cm
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Betty Tompkins Sauvage
2016 Acrylic on paper 14 x 20.3cm
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			Gana Art is pleased to present 《Floating Truth》, a group exhibition featuring works by Nicole Dyer (b. 1991); Betty Tompkins (b. 1945); Hyungji Park (b. 1977); yoohee (b. 1991); and Jooyoung Lee (b. 1990). The exhibition highlights distinctive visual languages and artistic practices of the five contemporary female artists who capture the moment of truth, as it floats up to the surface in our everyday lives. Dyer, who had her first solo exhibition in Asia at Gana Art Sounds in 2021, speaks about the ephemerality of human life through her still-life paintings. Tompkins, one of the key figures in feminist art in the US, provokes questions about female identity by placing words or phrases about women submitted by anonymous contributors over images that are evocative of objectified women. Park reveals her traces of ‘failures’ that inevitably occur during the working process, allowing the viewer to look beyond the work as a finished product; while yoohee creates scenes that are both familiar and unfamiliar and suggests that we look at our ordinary lives from various perspectives. Lastly, Lee explores the nature of language and our passive perception, questioning how it gets distorted or loses transparency after it leaves the mouth of a speaker. Through the lenses of the five artists, Gana Art hopes that the exhibition will provide an opportunity for the audience to search for a truth hidden beneath the surface with fresh eyes.

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