[Gallery Walk] Lian Gallery Daegu, Group Exhibition of Three Young European Abstract Painters

[Daegu= Asia Economy Reporter Park Byung-hee] Lian Gallery Daegu will present the group exhibition "HANGOVER BOOGIE" featuring three young European abstract painters until September 12.

For this exhibition, Lian Gallery received recommendations of 10 influential young artists in Europe from Gregor Jansen, director of Kunsthalle D?sseldorf in Germany. Among the 10 recommended artists, Lian Gallery selected and showcases works by Ina Gerken (33), Megan Rooney (34), and Chris Succo (41).

Kunsthalle D?sseldorf is a museum symbolizing the authority of contemporary German art. Established in 1967, it has exhibited works by world-renowned masters such as Joseph Beuys, Nam June Paik, and Gerhard Richter since its early days. Kunsthalle D?sseldorf has signed business agreements with the Nam June Paik Art Center and Busan Museum of Art in 2017, and with Daegu Art Museum last year, exploring various international cooperation programs with the domestic art scene while jointly promoting exhibitions, seminars, workshops, and publications.

The exhibition title "HANGOVER BOOGIE" was proposed by Director Jansen based on the commonality he felt in the abstract paintings of the three artists, meaning "intoxicated by the boogie rhythm...". This is because the three artists create paintings that seem to be energized as if immersed in passionate music.

Ina Gelken 'Untitled(Mask Off)', 2019, Acrylic on canvas, 150x120cm
[Photo by Lian Gallery Daegu]

Megan Rooney 'The Minglers', 2019, Acrylic, pastel, oil on canvas, 200x150cm
[Photo by Lian Gallery Daegu]

Chris Suhko 'Untitled', 2020, Oil and watercolor on canvas, 162x132 cm
Photo by Lian Gallery Daegu

Ina Gerken, Megan Rooney, and Chris Succo belong to the digital native generation who have personally experienced globalization and digital innovation. They interpret rapid changes of the era from different perspectives and present new abstraction.

Ina Gerken was born in Germany and graduated from Mainz University and Kunstakademie D?sseldorf. She currently works in D?sseldorf. In 2019, she was selected as one of Germany's top emerging artists and held touring exhibitions in four German cities including Wiesbaden Museum, Bonn Museum, Gunzenhausen Museum, and Chemnitz Museum. Lian Gallery explains that Ina Gerken is characterized by rebellious yet unique works that create masses and structures by scribbling lines with bold gestures.

Megan Rooney was born in Canada and graduated from the University of Toronto and Goldsmiths, University of London. She currently lives and works in London. Rooney's works are widely exhibited across Europe, most recently at Serpentine Gallery in London, Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw, Tramway in Glasgow, and Palais de Tokyo in Paris. "Fire on the Mountain" was Megan Rooney's first museum solo exhibition in Germany held at Kunsthalle D?sseldorf, and some works from that exhibition are included in this Lian Gallery exhibition. Crossing various genres including painting, sculpture, installation, and performance, Megan Rooney works with her own artistic world without following specific trends.

Chris Succo was born in Germany in 1979 and received his master's degree in 2009 from Kunstakademie D?sseldorf under Professor George Harold, also known as a sculptor. He then moved to London and studied for many years at Goldsmiths and the Royal College of Art. Currently an exclusive artist of Almine Rech Gallery, he lives and works in D?sseldorf. Chris Succo presents works that traverse between figurative and abstract, sophistication and roughness, and depth and surface, characterized by the use of small dazzling colors. He researches various materials and production methods, eliminating painting tools such as brushes and palette knives, and recently began applying color directly to canvas with his hands.

'HANGOVER BOOGIE' Exhibition View [Photo by Lian Gallery Daegu]

'HANGOVER BOOGIE' Exhibition View [Photo by Lian Gallery Daegu]

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