Alum Woomin Kim’s Debut Exhibit Earns Spotlight in Hyperallergic

Woomin Kim, *Shijang: Aisle*, (Fabric, 62 x 72 inches, 2021.) Image courtesy of Susan Inglett Gallery.

Woomin Kim, *Shijang: Aisle*, (Fabric, 62 x 72 inches, 2021.) Image courtesy of Susan Inglett Gallery.

Alum Woomin Kim’s (MFA 2015) first solo exhibition Woomin Kim: The Shijang Project at Susan Inglett Gallery was reviewed in a recent Hyperallergic article. On view through July 29, the exhibit features 10 quilts that depict the different outdoor shops and markets Kim experienced during her time in Seoul, Korea. The article also highlights Kim’s quilting practice, exploring her immigration to the United States from Seoul, the nomadic side of global capitalism, and the alternate economy she presents in her quilts. Hyperallergic writes: “[Kim’s art] makes no overt claims to be political, but on so many levels it is, from the craft of her quilts to the crafts she represents; from her recognition of everyday life as a constant struggle for economic survival to the flexibility and adaptiveness that characterizes many immigrants in the US.”