Nakhee Sung, Sentient Page, 2025, water soluble oil paint and acrylic on canvas, 80x100x3 cm © Lehmann Maupin
Lehmann Maupin Seoul presents 《Muted Rhythm》, an exhibition featuring the
works of three Korean artists working in abstract painting—Nakhee Sung, Sojung
Lee, and Han Jin—on view from January 15 to February 28.
Featuring three mid-career women artists,
the exhibition offers a glimpse into the current landscape of Korean
abstraction through the visual trajectories each artist charts.
Sojung Lee, Unfenced, 2025, Rice paper, gouache, ink, acrylic, 91 x 72.7 x 2.9 cm © Lehmann Maupin
Curated by Jee Young Maeng, 《Muted Rhythm》 highlights a synesthetic
sensibility that resonates across their practices, exploring a new amplitude
generated as these works move beyond the flat surface and exchange vibrations
within a shared space.
In 《Muted Rhythm》, each artist extends their practice through newly developed works.
Sung’s Sentient Page (2025) retains the natural rhythms
generated by her signature combinations of form, layered structures, and
gradational techniques, while introducing more recognizable motifs drawn from
nature, such as flower petals and trees. Through broad, immersive compositions,
stratified forms and nuanced tonal shifts coalesce into more fully realized,
dreamlike abstract landscapes.
Han Jin, Abyssal Stillness Op.2, 2025, Oil on linen, 72.7 x 60.6 x 4 cm © Lehmann Maupin
Meanwhile, Lee builds upon the direction of
her recent works, such as Unfenced and Genealogy of
Traces (both 2025), reworking remnants of paper and fragments from
earlier experiments to create compositions at the intersection of improvisation
and structure, memory and renewal.
Finally, Han presents a new body of
paintings shaped by the intuitive sensing and imagining of scenes pursued both
visually and aurally. Presented alongside her first sound-based work entitled for
Stars Align (2025), Han expands her exploration of how visual and
auditory experiences converge and unfold within the exhibition space.
Collectively, the works cultivate a quiet
yet palpable intensity, as each artist’s distinct visual language contributes
to a shared, multilayered rhythm that permeates the space.
Participating
Artists: Nakhee
Sung, Sojung Lee, Han Jin
