Atta Kim rinses off "Ice Buddha" at Rubin Museum of Art
WALL STREET JOURNAL
March 28, 2011
NEW YORK - “Ice Buddha,” South Korean artist Atta Kim’s five-and-a-half feet tall, 1,300-pound ice sculpture of a seated Buddha is now on display at the Rubin Museum of Art. That is, until it melts. Until now, much of Kim’s work has centered on long exposure photography. (He was the first photographer chosen to represent South Korea in the São Paulo Biennial in 2002.) As an encore to his current group exhibition, “Grain of Emptiness: Buddhism-Inspired Contemporary Art,” Kim wanted an interactive art installation. [link]
March 28, 2011
NEW YORK - “Ice Buddha,” South Korean artist Atta Kim’s five-and-a-half feet tall, 1,300-pound ice sculpture of a seated Buddha is now on display at the Rubin Museum of Art. That is, until it melts. Until now, much of Kim’s work has centered on long exposure photography. (He was the first photographer chosen to represent South Korea in the São Paulo Biennial in 2002.) As an encore to his current group exhibition, “Grain of Emptiness: Buddhism-Inspired Contemporary Art,” Kim wanted an interactive art installation. [link]
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