WHAT: Pop up art exhibition of large-scale outdoor sculptures for Art All Night

WHO: Ara Koh, Jean Jinho Kim

WHEN: Saturday, September 25, 2021, 7:00 p.m. – Midnight

WHERE: Korean Cultural Center Washington, D.C. (outdoor front lawn)

2370 Massachusetts Ave. NW Washington, D.C. 20008

The Korean Cultural Center Washington, D.C. is proud to take part in Art All Night, Washington, D.C.’s city-wide after-dark art festival, on Saturday, September 25, from 7 p.m. until midnight, showcasing two large-scale outdoor sculptures set prominently on the center’s front lawn at 2370 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Washington, D.C. 20008. Recorded talked from featured artists Ara Koh and Jean Jinho Kim will also play during the event, offering an inside look at their creative themes, processes, and inspirations.

Ara Koh

Lifted Surface

Sand-casted glaze, 2021

Ara Koh’s Lifted Surface questions the relationship between human-made architecture and nature through the ambiguous materiality of clay manipulated by various manual processes. Employing silica sand, glaze, and multiple aggregated layers, Koh creates abstract landscape forms that beg for a closer look as they tell a story of Earth’s time.

Jean Jinho Kim

Cool Vibes

Aluminum, industrial paint, 2021

Jean Jinho Kim’s colorful vertical sculpture Cool Vibes represents a wish to recover and celebrate life in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic amid humanity’s everyday struggles and resiliency. Kim utilizes found objects and pliable household materials to create 3-dimensional visual art that represents a sense of perseverance, hope, and joy through its sheer physical presence and chromatic vibrancy.

Art All Night, taking place this year over the course of two nights September 24-25, celebrates visual and performing arts across Washington, D.C., including painting, photography, sculpture, crafts, fashion, music, dance, theater, film, and poetry events. The festival spans 17 of the city’s diverse corridors and is held both indoor and outdoor in public and private spaces and is presented by Mayor Muriel Bowser with support from the DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities and the Department of Small and Local Business Development. For complete information and to discover other participating artists and organizations, visit https://dcartallnight.org.

About the Artists

Ara Koh (b. 1995) is an artist working across a variety of materials and clay in particular, based in Washington, D.C. Her artwork has been exhibited in numerous museums and galleries, including The Philips Collection, Alfred Ceramic Arts Museum, Wailoa Arts Center, and Brooklyn Art Cluster Studio. She is currently participating in residency programs at District Clay Center and Red Dirt Studio. She received her MFA in Ceramic Art from New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University and her BFA in Ceramics and Glass from Hongik University in Korea.

Jean Jinho Kim (b. 1956) is an artist working across a variety of mixed media materials, based in Washington, D.C. Her artwork has been exhibited in numerous museums and galleries, including the Philips Collection, Studio Gallery, VisArts, and McLean Project for the Arts. She is currently participating in STABLE’s residency program. She received her MFA in Studio Art from American University and her BFA in painting from West Virginia University.