Jenny Kim. Installation view from “Fall Open Studios”, 2019, New York.
Jenny Kim uses beautiful color to mask the harsh truths of reality. But it is a façade. She employs the emoji as an ironic substitute for sincerity—a situation that is analogous to her experiences in her native Tokyo. The Covid-19 pandemic is the inspiration for a new series about the contradictions and complexities that underlie social norms. Her work looks at what lies below the surface and cannot be easily expressed.
Jenny Kim, Untitled, 2019. Acrylic paint, POSCA markers.
Jenny Kim, Untitled, 2019. Acrylic paint, POSCA markers.
