Chun Kwang Young

Chun Kwang Young is best known for his process-driven “Aggregations”—freestanding sculptures and wall hangings composed of hundreds of tiny polystyrene triangles, which the artist wraps in colored mulberry paper printed in a traditional Korean style. Chun dyes each piece individually with tea and other natural pigments. Once assembled, his works resemble crystal formations or otherworldly, rocky terrains, creating an illusion of depth and coalescence. Suggesting both cohesion and chaos, they’re potent metaphors for chemistry, society, environmental issues, and the human condition. Chun has exhibited widely around the world and enjoyed solo shows in New York, Seoul, Singapore, Tokyo, London, Brussels, Düsseldorf, Milan, and Sydney. His work has sold for six figures at auction and belongs in the collections of the British Museum, the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Yale University Art Gallery, and the National Gallery of Australia, among others.