Moon-Pil Shim

It would be a shame to only offer a glimpse of Moon-Pil Shim's work, so we've chosen to provide an overview. The first time I encountered Moon-Pil's work, it was like magnetic tapes lining up in boxes; his linear style immediately struck me. Our first collaboration dates back to 2007, during an exhibition on the theme of white with the city of Angers. His work evolved towards larger areas of black or white, punctuated by colored streaks cut into the plexiglass with a cutter. Then, during his first exhibition at the gallery, his lines took on a new movement, undulating and incorporating more color—orange, green, and red filled his boxes. In this exhibition, you will discover the flat surfaces that slope or shift at the bottom of his works, as well as Corian reliefs that represent another facet of his work, inspired by his collaboration with architects within the framework of the "1% for Art" program, which he has been working on continuously since 2008. Light plays a central role in his work, whether in his boxes where colors blur the white, or in light projections, present both in the "1% for Art" projects and in public spaces for temporary purposes, such as last summer's "In Situ," an event highlighting French heritage. Moon-Pil considers himself both a painter and a sculptor; he calls himself a visual artist. We will offer an overview of his work with around twenty pieces.

Diane Lahumière