{"id":1042,"date":"2025-08-11T13:59:56","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T13:59:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beatlesfansunite.com\/?p=1042"},"modified":"2025-08-12T16:29:37","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T16:29:37","slug":"through-stacks-of-laundry-and-humble-vessels-danym-kwon-cherishes-the-mundane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.beatlesfansunite.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/11\/through-stacks-of-laundry-and-humble-vessels-danym-kwon-cherishes-the-mundane\/","title":{"rendered":"Through Stacks of Laundry and Humble Vessels, Danym Kwon Cherishes the Mundane"},"content":{"rendered":"

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For Danym Kwon<\/a>, the concept of home is mutable. The artist (previously<\/a>) recently relocated to San Jose from her native Seoul, having spent just a few years back in South Korea before realizing that she longed to return to the Bay Area where she lived while her children were young.<\/p>\n

\u201cI may never have had a place to stay forever. But wherever we were together became a home,\u201d Kwon says about her move and the paintings and sculptures that emerged from the experience. \u201cThese works are my way of holding onto that\u2014of cherishing the moments that pass too quickly.\u201d <\/p>\n

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\u201cA Message of Comfort\u201d (2025), acrylic gouache on canvas in cherry wood foldable frame, 22 1\/8 x 33 1\/2 x 1 1\/8 inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On view at Hashimoto Contemporary<\/a> in New York, Dear Moments<\/em> presents Kwon\u2019s tender, pastel-hued recollections of family life. Tucked within her signature stacks of laundry are small vignettes of siblings digging in the sand at the beach, a couple wandering through an art museum, and a parent snuggled up in bed with their child and a book. The artist\u2019s vessels are similar, depicting a woman strolling along a candy-colored path or a young boy playing with blocks and a toy car.<\/p>\n

Having worked largely on canvas, she ventures into birch sculpture for this exhibition, plucking the doting characters common within her paintings and presenting them in three dimensions.<\/p>\n

Seemingly mundane, these familial scenes become magical and revered in Kwon\u2019s hands. She beckons viewers into a world where even chores like folding clean clothes offer space for reflection and calm. While we might not treasure such simple moments in the present, Kwon suggests, we should hang on dearly to the small embraces and quiet acts of togetherness that ultimately make us feel at home.<\/p>\n

Dear Moments<\/em> is on view through August 30. Find more from Kwon on her website<\/a> and Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\u201cLooking together\u201d (2025), acrylic gouache on birch plywood, 9 1\/4 x 7 1\/4 x 1 1\/8 inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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\u201cA Still Life of You\u201d (2025), acrylic gouache on canvas, 35 3\/4 x 28 5\/8 inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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\u201cSand, Stories and a Small House\u201d (2025), acrylic gouache on canvas, 17 7\/8 x 17 7\/8 inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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\u201cSunday\u201d (2025), acrylic gouache on birch plywood, 12 1\/2 x 21 3\/4 x 1 1\/8 inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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\u201cMy Favorite Path\u201d (2024), acrylic gouache on canvas, 35 3\/4 x 28 5\/8 inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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\u201cLittle Reader\u2019s Nest\u201d (2025), acrylic gouache on paper in cherry wood frame, 8 1\/2 x 8 1\/2 x 1 1\/2 inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Detail of \u201cDear Moments\u201d (2025), acrylic gouache on canvas, 51 1\/4 x 114 1\/2 inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member<\/a> today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article Through Stacks of Laundry and Humble Vessels, Danym Kwon Cherishes the Mundane<\/a> appeared first on Colossal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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