Gimhongsok
Solitude Tower

Solitude Tower

© Gimhongsok

Solitude Tower
Solitude Tower
ArtistKorean, born 1964
CultureKorean
Titles
  • Solitude Tower
  • from the series Public Blank
Date2006–2008
PlaceSeoul, Korea
MediumPigment print; ink on paper, edition 2/5
DimensionsSheet: 39 1/4 × 27 5/8 in. (99.7 × 70.2 cm)
Overall (installation): 257 1/2 × 84 1/4 in. (654 × 214 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Mr. and Mrs. Howard Chong
Object number2010.1486.1.A,.B
Not on view

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Department
Asian Art
Object Type
ProvenanceResearch Ongoing
Exhibition History"Peppermint Candy: Contemporary Art from Korea in Seoul," National Museum of Contemporary Art, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea, 21 October, 2009–15 February, 2010.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Verso: signed in ink, on paper label: [Gimhongsok]
Printed paper label on verso backboard: "PUBLIC BLAND / Solitude Tower (A or B) / 2008 / E. 2/5 gimhongsok / (signature)"
Verso: signed in ink, on paper label: [Gimhongsok]

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