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Ken Gun Min’s paintings explore intimacy, masculinity, and representation across cultures, while employing a mixture of western-style oil paints, Korean pigments, embroidery, and beading on raw canvas. Often featuring nude men, his portraits and lush landscapes concoct queer idylls where longing and euphoria manifest irrespective of expectations imposed on people in daily life.

A continuation of the artist’s works charting queer spaces in Los Angeles, Min’s Westlake series overlays reality with fantasy to capture the full emotional spectrum of queer experiences, from ecstasy and joy to …