Installation view of 《Holding Lounge》 Photo: Younsik Kim. ©P21
P21 presents 《Holding
Lounge》, the first solo
exhibition in Korea by Munich-based artist Ju Young Kim, on view through April
25.
Kim has drawn significant attention in the German art scene
after receiving the Bavarian Art Promotion Prize (Visual Arts) awarded by the
Bavarian State Ministry for Science and the Arts in 2025 and continues to be
actively engaged on the international stage, including participation in the
Singapore Biennale.
《Holding
Lounge》 turns the
exhibition space into that feels part airplane cabin, part small museum room,
and part anonymous office environment.
Installation view of 《Holding Lounge》 Photo: Younsik Kim. ©P21
It is not the bright, open atmosphere of an airport lounge.
Instead, it evokes the quieter area behind the curtain on a flight, a
semiprivate zone that feels strangely public at the same time. It carries the
neutrality and soft bureaucracy of an office corner, a place designed for
function but not for comfort.
Installation view of 《Holding Lounge》 Photo: Younsik Kim. ©P21
《Holding
Lounge》 reflects what
it feels like to live in continuous transition, moving through spaces that are
temporary, regulated, and never fully your own. It offers a moment where time
seems to slow down, where arrivals never quite happen, and where both people
and objects remain gently suspended between one place and the next.
