Minjung Kim

An exquisite monograph on contemporary artist Minjung Kim, whose abstract works created from traditional Korean materials have garnered her global acclaim Minjung Kim: Ink, Paper, Fire is the first monograph of one of today’s most exciting contemporary artists. Known for manipulating paper and ink to produce an extraordinary variety of abstract works, Kim’s practice incorporates distinctive elements: her use of traditional Korean hanji paper (made from mulberry bark), calligraphic ink, and brushes, echoes her early education in traditional arts at Hongik University in Seoul, while her abstract composition and mark-making, and painstaking process of cutting, burning, and layering the paper, became a consistent part of her practice later, while studying at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera in Milan. Kim works in series, creating multiple works in similar styles using similar techniques, all bearing the same title. Selections from more than 50 series are included here, revealing