Description
This edition is a print of a painting titled ‘Ego Pathétique’, a work that belongs to ‘Soliloquy for Two’, a major installation exhibited at François Ghebaly, Los Angeles, and acquired by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA). This body of work evokes theatrical themes—suggesting a stage where emotions, narratives, and intentions unfold. Whilst 'soliloquy' typically refers to a character's thoughts to one's self, the proposition for a soliloquy for two hints at the dialogic interplay between the artist and the viewer.
"Pathétique" is a term used in music meaning to evoke pity, passion, and deep expression. The imagery here depicts upright tree encircled by paper dolls, twisting upwards as a scorpion emanates from the shadows. This juxtaposition, much like the contrasting movements in a musical piece, captures the essence of human experiences—the harmonies and the discords, the highs and the lows, and the constant interplay between light and darkness.
About the Artist
Cindy Ji Hye Kim (b. 1990, Incheon, South Korea) lives and works in New York City. She received her B.F.A. from the Rhode Island School of Design in 2013 and her M.F.A. from the Yale University School of Art in 2016. Her recent institutional solo exhibitions include Silhouettes in Lune, Savannah College of Art and Design Museum of Art (2024); Sand in the Hourglass, Kunsthall Stavanger, Stavanger, Norway (2022); Cindy Ji Hye Kim, MIT List Visual Art Center, Cambridge, MA (2020). Her gallery solo exhibitions include presentations at François Ghebaly, Los Angeles; Casey Kaplan, New York; Helena Anrather, New York; Cooper Cole, Toronto; and Rodolphe Janssen, Brussels. She has shown in numerous group exhibitions, including those at the Frye Art Museum, Seattle; Jeffrey Deitch, Los Angeles; David Lewis, New York; Marianne Boesky Gallery, New York.
Kim's works are held in the public collections of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design Museum, Sifang Art Museum, collection of the University of Chicago and Collection Majudia in Montréal.