Solace...
an artist's chapel. A group show of artists who turn inward, especially in times of turmoil, to find and inspire calm.
524 West 26th Street, (formerly the Robert Miller Gallery Space)
November 2-December 8, Tues-Sat 11-6 (closed Thanksgiving holiday Nov 22-24
Ayn S Choi
"Assumption of the Apocalypse” Inspired by Assumption of Mary. Feeling bewildered in these tumultuous times, I realized we must unveil ugly truths so we can begin healing ourselves." House paint on tarp. 144”x120” 2017
“Proud Mary, Keep on Rolling.” Finding strength again during this time of turmoil. Ayn S Choi, Paint on canvas. 60”x54” 2017
Paul Schimmel in front of my work! A giant in our art world...
Heiner Friedrich at Solace... what a huge honor! Founder of Dia Art Foundation.
With Paul Schimmel
Selected works
by
Ayn S Choi
Curated by Debra Vanderburg Spencer
June 22–October 19, 2017
Open 24/7
The Atelier Annex
635 West 42nd Street, Lobby
New York, N.Y. 10036
ayn1ny@gmail.com
Somewhere between geometry and the invisible lies abstraction, in painted form. Each gesture is to be observed individually. To that end, New York-based painter Ayn S Choi provides a kind of abstraction free from over-intellectualized varnish. Choi’s painting is visibly vulnerable and self-aware; there is no detachment from the woman who grew up slowly but matured quickly. Her newest body of work reflects a full-throated release from a traditional Korean-American childhood, from adolescence, from the uncertainty of the experience of being an artist, and results in a disciplined concerto of line, color, shape, and texture. Choi’s practical background in filmmaking (she attended courses in film at NYU and the New School) and publishing (she worked for Time, Inc. Magazine Development Group) cements her in the actual world, without removal from the hazy wonderment of the artist’s world. Ayn Choi is proof that new abstraction can still be enticing, puzzling, and endearing all at once. Shana Beth Mason
https://whitehotmagazine.com/articles/635-w-42nd-street-annex/3712