Bohnchang Koo
EW 03

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Artist Bohnchang Koo(Korean, born 1953)Korean, born 1953

CultureKorean

Titles

EW 03
from the series Vessel (2004-07)

Date2006, printed 2009

PlaceKorea

MediumChromogenic print

DimensionsImage: 24 1/2 × 19 1/2 in. (62.2 × 49.5 cm)
Frame: 42 7/8 × 32 7/8 × 1 3/4 in. (108.9 × 83.5 × 4.4 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the S. I. Morris Photography Endowment

Object number2009.426

Non exposé

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Department

Photography

Object Type

PHOTOGRAPHS

DescriptionWhile
the Renaissance flourished in Europe, an equivalent cultural flowering
manifested itself throughout the temples and courts of Korea, particularly in
the 15th and 16th centuries. Vessels from that time are considered to be among
Korea’s iconic artistic achievements and are now found in museums throughout
the world. Bohnchang Koo traveled thousands of miles to photograph these
vessels, using color photography to enhance both the tonal subtleties as well
as imperfections of the glazed porcelain. The vessels are seen against
pristine, delicately hued pastel fields; Koo has described each of these pieces
as “a soul-embodying vessel, with unlimited capacity to embrace the heart of
its viewer and its potter.”
Provenance[Hasted Kraeutler, LLC, New York]; purchased by MFAH, 2009.
Exhibition History"Chaotic Harmony: Contemporary Korean Photography," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Cameron Gallery and Beck Lower Level Corridor, October 18, 2009 - January 3, 2010.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Signed in ink on verso: "Bohnchang Koo" (per matting and framing)
Signed in ink on a printed paper label from Hasted Hunt Gallery: "Bohnchang Koo" (located in accession file)

Marked on printed paper label: "HASTED HUNT / BONHNCHANG KOO / EW 03, 2005 / Chromogenic print / ... / BK0201 / (signature) / 529 West 20th Street New York, NY 10011 www.hastedhunt.com"

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