Exhibition Information

2024 28×21cm

2025 48.8×29.5×7 cm

			Kasper Bosmans’ Solo Exhibition Opens at Gladstone 
Gallery in Seoul 
Presentation features new and recent mixed-media works reflecting 
a range of experimental and traditional artmaking techniques     
In January 
, Gladstone will present new and recent works from Brussels-based 
mixed-media artist Kasper Bosmans (b. 
, Belgium), marking his inaugural solo 
exhibition in Seoul. The presentation will feature a selection of paintings, sculptures, 
and murals that explore themes of identity and expression through a contemporary 
queer lens. Bosmans’ experimental bronze-casting practice and painting style 
culminate in works that investigate anatomical form and malleability. Peas, Pod will be 
on view January  
through March , .  
The expansive vinyl form on the gallery’s façade personifies the porous nature of 
identity through a pictorial bean motif that recurs throughout the presented works. 
Inspired by Brazilian queer artist José Leonilson's multicolored painting Untitled (
Bosmans’ bean imagery serves as a theoretical metaphor for hope, growth, and 
regeneration. This neutral vessel reflects the collaging nature of Bosmans’ work and 
the layered experience that lends itself to a unified story and culture, specifically 
drawing upon personal connections to queer families and romantic relationships. 
), 
Bosmans describes Peas, Pod as a “queer investigation of purpose” and an exploration 
of his place in art history.   
Rooted in tradition, a series of multi-colored paintings subscribe to the time-honored 
Belgian artistic practice of drawing in silverpoint and applying paint to oak. Bosmans 
utilizes the style to feature embedded cameos of iconic works by Keith Haring and 
Jasper Johns, united by the central bean motif and recurring theme of self-expression. 
Additionally, a selection of legend paintings exploring concepts including folk art and 
underrepresented voices guide the viewer through the exhibition’s multiple levels and 
various mediums.  
Bosmans has honed the technique of hand-patinating bronze over the past ten years, 
resulting in boundary-pushing works that explore physical gesture and the material’s 
time-sensitive qualities. Among them are multiple bronze sculptures shaped into 
bridge formations, comprising two wooden pedestals and a patinated bronze piece 
atop.