FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Interface
Venue:HRD Fine Art(494-1 Kamigoryo-tatemachi, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto)

Date:

February 11 - March 4, 2023

Hours:

Thu: 11:00am - 3:00pm
Fri & Sat / September 23: 11:00am - 7:00pm

Closed:Sun-Wed (available for viewing by appointment)*****
HRD Fine Art is pleased to announce a group exhibition of five artists from Korea and Japan,

titled “Interface,“ on view from February 11th through March 4th. This show is co-curated by HRD Fine
Art and Soojong Jang, and is positioned as a sequel to “Framework,” a group show held in February
2020, exhibiting artworks by three Korean artists (Hyunggwan Kim, Joonhyung Lee, Soojong Jang) andtwo Japanese artists (Ayako Kurihara, Asahi Sugai).
“Interface” is a word to represent something that connects or put together two different
things, worlds, or systems. In the modern, borderless world, interface can take diverse forms. Interface
can bring about fruitful interaction, or it can end up in harmful friction. And, in the form of art festivals
and local art events, people often expect art to function as some sort of social interface.
In this exhibition, five artists from Korea and Japan create and present various “interfaces”
through their artworks: interface between two different nations/cultures; interface between artworks(artists) and society (audience); and interface in the contactless age of COVID-19. We hope that the showprovides an opportunity for the viewers to re-examine the meaning and significance of “interface” inour life.

[ ARTWORKS ]Hyunggwan Kim

Untitled 2

carbon paper drawing on paper 32x24cm 2005

Joonhyung Lee

untitled

oil on cardboard 45x34x2.5cm 2022

Soojong Jang

reflection of 12th (from Shadow Mirror series)

mixed media on paper 60x60cm 2023

Ayako Kurihara

Landscape in a Grid - Honmoku Pier

acrylic, Polaroid film 8.8x10.8cm 2023

Asahi Sugai

de cometis 1698

cyanotype, acrylic gel medium, silver leaf on panel 36x48cm 2022

[ ARTIST’S BIOGRAPHY ]Hyunggwan KIM
1970

Born in Seoul

1995

BFA in Paintings, Visual Arts Department of Seoul National University, Seoul

1998

MFA in Paintings, Graduate School of Seoul National University, Seoul

2006

MFA in Fine Arts, Goldsmiths College, LondonLives and works in Seoul
Selected Solo Exhibitions
1996

Drawings and Photographs, Yoon Gallery, Seoul

2004

Void of Representation, Hanjun Plaza Gallery, Seoul

2007

Long Slow Distance, Toilet Gallery, London
Long Slow Distance, Soso Gallery, Paju
FOUR PAINTINGS, sadi Window Gallery, Seoul

2008

Long Slow Distance, Gallery Noon, Seoul
Long Slow Distance, Korea Art Center, Busan2009

Afterglow, Gallery Soso, Paju

2010

Long Slow Distance, Vit Gallery, Seoul
Long Slow Distance, Gallery Bora, Seoul

2012

LIGHTHOUSE, Gallery Soso, Paju

2014

LINEHOUSE, UNC Gallery, Seoul

2015

WINDOWS, Gallery Royal, Seoul

2017

BRUSH PAST, Tong-in Auction Gallery, Seoul

Selected Group Exhibitions
1998

Young Korean Artists 98, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Kwachun
The Retina and the Sense of Touch, DongA Gallery, Seoul

1999

21C New Frontier, Samsung Plaza Gallery, Sungnam
Korean Contemporary Art–Trends in the 90s, Ellen Kim Murphy Gallery, Seoul

2002

Inter Project-Symbiosis, Incheon Culture Center, Incheon
Private Narratives, Busan Metropolitan Museum of Contemporary Art, Busan

2004

Still-Life, Ilmin Museum of Art, Seoul

2006

Degree Show, Goldsmith College, London
Zenith 06, Nomoregrey Gallery, LondonGeorge Polke Invites, George Polke Gallery, London
Still Dynamics, Jerwood Space Gallery, London
Nocturnal, Sarah Myerscough Gallery, London

2009

Artist Gallery - Fleeting, SNU Museum, Seoul
Drawing of the world, world of drawing, SNU Museum, Seoul
Emotional Landscape, Pochun Art Valley, Pochun

2012

Tagging Art Works, Gyeonggi Museum of Modern Art, Ansan

2020

Framework, HRD Fine Art, Kyoto

Public Collections
Busan Metropolitan Museum of Contemporary Art, Busan
Gyeonggi Museum of Modern Art, Ansan
National Museum of Contemporary Art, Kwachon

Joonhyung LEE
1976

Born in Seoul

2002

BA in Fine Art, Seoul National University, Seoul

2006

MA in Fine Art, University of the Arts London, Central Saint Martins), London

2016

DFA in Fine Art, Seoul National University, Seoul

Lives and works in Seoul
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2002

There is no sun, Gallery La Mer, Seoul

2004

Dog Project, Enprini Avenue, Seoul

2009

Chapter 11, Corner Gallery, Seoul

2010

MADE IN HEAVEN, Space of Art, etc, Seoul

2011

Joon Hyung Lee Show, Woosuck Hall, Seoul National University, Seoul

2012

Joon Hyung Lee Show, Eugean Gallery, Seoul

2013

It is that, Space of Art etc, Seoul

2014

Brave New World, Void gallery, Seoul

2015

Out of Frame, Space onewall, Seoul

2016

Out of Frame, space xx, Seoul2017

Out of Frame, Gallery 644, Seoul

2018

Brave New World, Art Delight, Seoul

Selected Group Exhibitions
2006

Still Dynamics, Jerwood Space, London
Quick and Dirty, Barge House, London

2008

In my shoes, Gallery Factory, Seoul
HyoHyoi no Hyoi, Consulate General of Republic of Korea, Osaka

2011

Color ball, powerless gallery, Seoul
face+face+face, Space of Art etc, Seoul
Fantasy, HanJeon Art Gallery, Seoul

2012

Two person’s show, Eugean Gallery, Seoul
Portrait, O-Jaemi Dong Gallery, Seoul

2013

35th JOONANG Fine Art Prize, Seoul Arts Centre, Seoul
The Public’s Extended, Culture Station Seoul 284, Seoul

2015

mindful mindless, Seoul Olympic Museum of Art, Seoul

2018

Art and Labor, Seoul National University Museum of Art, Seoul

2019

LIES, Seoul National University Museum of Art, Seoul

2020

Framework, HRD Fine Art, KyotoAwards
2010

International Snow Sculpting Competition Japan Cup in Nayoro (2nd Prize), Nayoro

2012

SeMA Selected Emerging Artist, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul

2013

35th JoonAng Fine Art Prize, Seoul

Residency Programs
2012

Artist Registry Program, SOMA Museum of Art Drawing Center, Seoul

Soojong JANG1976

Born in Seoul

2005

BA in Fine Art, Surrey Institute of Art and Design, Farnham, UK

2014

MFA in Media Art, Graduate School of Media Communication, Yonsei University, Seoul

Lives and works in Seoul
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2016

Zero Point, Dari Gallery, Jeju

2017

Escape, Art Busan, Busan

2018

Shadow Mirror, Union Art Fair, Seoul

2019

Spatial Inquiries - Dialogue, Selo Arts Space, Seoul

Selected Group Exhibitions
2012

Void, Selo Arts Space, Seoul

2013

Heritage 600 Tomorrow 600, Goyang Aramnuri Museum, Goyang

2016

Non Place, Gallery Toast, Seoul

2018

Prompt, Selo Arts Space, Seoul

2019

Mirage, Instant Garden, Seoul
Aporia, Space Ba, Seoul
4482, Selo Arts Space, Seoul
Dialogue, Selo Arts Space, Seoul
Exchange, Corner Gallery, Seoul

2020

Framework, HRD Fine Art, Kyoto

Grants
2002

Summer Portfolio Grant, Academy of Art College, San FranciscoAyako KURIHARA
1974

Born in Yokohama

1999

BFA in Oil Painting, Aichi Prefectural University of Fine Arts and Music

Lives and works in Yokohama
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2006

Mind Games, BankART Studio NYK, Yokohama

2007

New Map, BankART Studio NYK, Yokohama
Untitled / Ayako Kurihara, Gallery Maki, Tokyo2009

fiction/error, Gallery Maki, Tokyo

2010

Pictures, Edwin R. Molenaar Atelier, Yokohama

2011

Conversation with Mr. H, Demado Contemporary Art Project, Kyoto

2013

Conversation with the Vacant Hotel, Vacant Hotel, Seoul

2015

Mind Games, HRD Fine Art, Kyoto

2020

I Am Here, There and Everywhere: Mind Games 2020, HRD Fine Art, Kyoto

Selected Group Exhibitions
1997

Battadofu - Rolling Library, Nagoya City Midori Library, Nagoya

2007

CET07 - Central East Tokyo 07, Taigaku Bldg., Tokyo
Light Room vol.4 - Yamate No.111 Library Exhibition, Yamate No.111, Yokohama

2008

Self Portrait, Gallery Sakamaki, TokyoBlue Dot Asia, Seoul Arts Center, Seoul
Food and Contemporary Art part 4 (Yokohama Geijutsu Noren-gai), BankART 1929 Yokohama /Iseya, Yokohama

2012

Building a Castle of Sand (or Breaking It), Next Door Gallery, Seoul

2013

Heritage 600 = Tomorrow 600, Aram Museum, Goyang, Korea
the Line _ Art, Open the Way for Reunification, Imjingak / Pyeonghoa-Nuri Park, Paju, Korea

2015

Asuka Art Village, Asuka Historical National Government Park, Asuka-mura, Nara
Asuka Hikari-no-kairou, Asuka-mura, Nara

2016

Koganecho Bazaar 2016, Koganecho, Yokohama
Masters of Asuka, Nara Prefecture Complex of Man'yo Culture, Asuka-mura, Nara

2017

Koganecho AIR2017, Koganecho, Yokohama

2018

Koganecho AIR2017 Conclusion Exhibition, Koganecho, Yokohama
The Game Must Go On: Ayako Kurihara + Yeom Sojin, HRD Fine Art, Kyoto
Kogancho Bazaar 2018 Special Program - pass by: passing and remaining, Koganecho, Yokohama

2020

Unmanned Station Art Festival, Oigawa, Oigawa Railway wayside area, Shizuoka

Residency Programs, Public Performance, Open Studio, etc.
2007

Open Studio Atelier Gake + Kotori Cafe, Atelier Gake, Yokosuka

2007-08

Public Performance Ayako Kurihara Project Room, BankART Studio NYK, Yokohama

2008Open Studio Atelier Gake + Kotori Cafe + Oto, Atelier Gake, Yokosuka

2009

Public Performance Mind Games 2009 in Sakuraso, BankART Sakuraro, Yokohama

2010

Public Performance Mind Games 2010, BankART Studio NYK, Yokohama

2013

Open Studio Open Studio 2013, BankART Studio NYK, Yokohama

2015

Artist-in-residence Asuka Art Village, Asuka-mura, Nara

2016-17

Artist-in-residence Koganecho AIR, Koganecho, Yokohama

Asahi SUGAI
1990

Born in Hyogo, Japan

2017

Visiting student, School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University, Boston

2016

Ph.D in Art, Aichi University of the Arts, Aichi

Lives and works in Aichi, JapanSelected Solo Exhibitions
2017

e.g.g.o 0059 Asahi Sugai, Taigado, Kyoto

2019past yet to come, future gone away, and present vaguely visible, Gallery Valeur, Nagoya

2022

de cometis, L gallery, Nagoya

Selected Group Exhibitions
2014

Cubic Museum, Silpakorn University Art Gallery, Bangkok
Parallel Hexagon, Gallery Kusabue, Nagoya
Japan-Thailand Art Student Exhibition, Chiang Mai University Art Center, Chiang Mai

2016

Paintings as Materials, Gallery Senbyakudo, Tokyo
The Sea Coming Into Sight, Dohjidai Gallery of Art, Kyoto
Gizai-hentai-ten, Satellite Gallery of Aichi University of the Arts, Nagoya

2017

Bidai-sei-ten, Sezon Art Gallery, Tokyo
Arts in Bunkacho, Agency for Cultural Affairs Government of Japan, Tokyo
Kissing the Wall, School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University, Boston
The Drawn World, School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University, Boston

2020

Framework, HRD Fine Art, Kyoto

2021

Lights Gallery, Nagoya

Awards / Grants / Scholarships
2015

The 30th Holbein Scholarship Grant, Osaka

2016

Horita Scholarship Foundation, Osaka
Art Award, The Hori Sciences and Arts Foundation, Nagoya

2017

The 34th Research Grant, The Nitto Foundation, Nagoya

Residency Programs
2014

Silpakorn University, Bangkok2019

AGA LAB, Amsterdam

[ NEW CORONAVIRUS COUNTERMEASURES ]HRD Fine Art implements the following countermeasures to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus
as we restart our exhibition program at the gallery.
i. Suspension of opening receptions
Previously, we used to host opening reception parties for our exhibitions held in the gallery to facilitatecommunication between the artists and the audience. However, to ensure safety of the visitors, we willsuspend opening receptions for the time being.
ii. Body temperature measurement, facemasks, and hand disinfection
We kindly ask all visitors to measure their body temperature prior to their visit (on the same day). In
some cases we might kindly request to measure the guest’s body temperature using non-contact
thermometer. Anyone with the body temperature at 37.5℃ or higher, or anyone with respiratory
symptoms such as coughing, will not be permitted entry to the gallery. All visitors are kindly requested
to wear an unwoven mask or equivalent or a higher-level respirator at all time during their visit. Clothmasks, urethane masks, and gauze masks are not permitted, and those with such masks are requested
to wear unwoven masks provided by the gallery. Please contact us beforehand if you cannot wear an
unwoven mask due to any specific health condition. Visitors shall disinfect their hands before they enter
the gallery using alcohol-based hand sanitizer provided by the gallery.
iii. Limited number of people allowed in the gallery at once
In order to avoid congestion, we might ask visitors to wait outside the building until other visitors
already in the gallery finish viewing the exhibition and leave.
iv. Possibility of temporary closure of the gallery or shift to appointment-only system
As a result of close monitoring of the pandemic situation and in order to safeguard all people involvedin a more secure manner, HRD Fine Art might temporarily close its door and suspend the exhibition
program altogether, or introduce an appointment-only system without prior notice or on short notice.
We will make sure to notify such changes as swiftly as possible through channels that include ourwebsite (www.hrdfineart.com) and social media.
Thank you for your kind understanding and cooperation!

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