The Days were Snowy but Warm

About

Oh Myung Hee reframes the historical female experience in Korea depicting mothers, men and Marilyn – reflections on a turning point. This show comprises five new paintings inspired by a family photograph discovered in her father-in-law’s album, she was struck by the challenges and contradictions that Korean women have historically had to synthesize in order to access position, purpose and happiness. Two paintings named Nostalgia form a part of Oh Myung Hee’s artistic inquiry into the significance of individual and collective memory, and there are three video installations including: Memories of Four Seasons, Memories of Summer Day and an iPad installation.

This exhibition, which runs concurrently with the Venice Biennale this month, is themed around Reflections — a concept that Oh Myung Hee has interpreted through both the cool gaze of the historical long lens and the close-up of deeply personal family stories. 

Sponsored by Korea Foundation and NvirWorld. Partner with Samsung The Frame.

Award-winning artist Oh Myung Hee is a graduate of Sejong University and an Honorary Professor of College of Art & Design, at Suwon University, South Korea. She has exhibited extensively, including a solo exhibition at London’s Saatchi Gallery, the Kaze Gallery, Osaka, the Galerie Bhak, (Bhak Young-Duk), in Seoul, and at the Espace Miromesnil, in Paris.