Mazzoleni is delighted to present the exhibition The Paradox of Proximity: Agostino Bonalumi and Lee Seung Jio, in collaboration with Kukje Gallery, from 11 October to 30 November 2023, at Mazzoleni London. The show is curated by esteemed Italian writer, art critic and curator Marco Scotini, in conjunction with Archivio Agostino Bonalumi, Milan and the Estate of Lee Seung Jio, Seoul.
This intimate display will showcase pioneering abstractionist Lee Seung Jio’s works, specifically his Nucleus series, where cylindrical “pipe” forms challenge the notion of opticality and played a pivotal role in defining Korean Modernism. These works will be exhibited alongside Agostino Bonalumi’s “extroflexions”, which seek a new dimension of space through monochromatic shaped canvases, each named after a specific colour. The exhibition will adopt this monochromatic theme, showcasing several of Bonalumi’s works in white, such as Bianco (1973), juxtaposed with Lee Seung Jio’s dark grey and black Nucleus works, like Nucleus 73-18 (1973).
The Paradox of Proximity: Agostino Bonalumi and Lee Seung Jio.
London, 11 October – 30 November 2023
Private View: Tuesday 10 October, 6 – 8pm
Mazzoleni, 15 Old Bond Street, W1S 4AX, London
