Myonghi Kang's solo exhibition: Ciel Terre

With the commencement of the 17th festival Croisements at hand, the solo exhibition "Ciel Terre" by French-based artist Myonghi Kang, curated by former French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin and curator Arthur de Villepin, will on view at TAG Art Museum starting April 28th. Mr. Dominique de Villepin has long been concerned with the development and promotion of Asian artists living in France, while Ms. Myonghi Kang is a renowned contemporary artist of Korean descent living in France.

As part of the 17th festival Croisements programme, the exhibition will be installed in Halls 7 and 8 of the museum, overlooking the coast of the Yellow Sea.

The comprehensive exhibition features around 90 works, including rarely seen early works from the 1960s to 80s, and recent monumental canvases, that invite visitors to embark on a spiritual pilgrimage through the power of nature. Following Myonghi’s previous exhibition in China in 2011 at the Beijing Imperial City Art Museum, Myonghi Kang: Ciel Terre at TAG marks the artist’s presence once again in the region, enabling the public in China to discover over five decades of her oeuvre.  

Born in 1947 in Daegu, South Korea, Myonghi currently lives and works in Jeju. For much of her life, she has divided her time between South Korea and France, with extensive travels around the world.

Her artistic process has been a journey into the heart of nature's mysteries, where the spiritual and physical realms meet in a delicate balance between heaven and earth. Myonghi’s paintings are imbued with poetry and philosophy, offering a rare glimpse into the mystical dimensions of the natural world. Visitors to the exhibition will have an unique opportunity to experience the power and beauty of her art, which captures Kang's exploration of the relationship between heaven and earth, the balance between material and spiritual, and the search for an atmospheric harmony in nature.

In Taoism, the balance between heaven and earth is essential for harmony, and Myonghi's abstractions capture this balance in a delicate interplay between space, color, and time.

In her pursuit of spirituality, Myonghi stands against the void, distributing colors between the sky and the earth with fine touches or large surfaces. Her studio on Jeju Island, surrounded by the Korean Peninsula, the Japanese archipelago, and the Confucian heartland of Shandong Peninsula, offers her an indefatigable space to continue her journey.