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Cindy Ji Hye Kim

Mott Haven, March 2020
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Description

Maker

Cindy Ji Hye Kim (Korean-Canadian, b. 1990 in Incheon, South Korea), (RISD BFA 2013, Illustration)

Title

Mott Haven, March 2020

Year

2021

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Dimensions

Sheet: 61 x 45.5 cm (24 x 17 15/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

In graphite at LL below image: AP; at LR: signature

Identification

Edition

AP; from an edition of 300

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of the artist

Object Number

2022.32

Type

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Listen!
Jul 06, 2024 – Jan 05, 2025

Label copy

Mott Haven, March 2020 depicts a lively tree extending its snake-like branches into an interior space through a window frame. At first it gave me an ominous feeling of a dark being creeping in our direction. The RAC teens, however, inspired me to look at the tree as a being in search of space and hope—one that documents the passing of time. I believe Ji Hye Kim is emphasizing that trees are living organisms with minds of their own. They’re not unlike humans, with their “branches spreading out like hair,” as a RAC member stated. 

–Sherly Torres, museum educator

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Cindy Ji Hye Kim (Korean-Canadian, b. 1990 in Incheon, South Korea)
Mott Haven, March 2020, 2021
Screenprint on paper
Sheet: 61 x 45.5 cm (24 x 17 15/16 inches)
Gift of the artist 2022.32

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