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  • View of “Kwon Jin Kyu and Mok Jungwook,” 2021. Photo: Choi Yong Joon.

    View of “Kwon Jin Kyu and Mok Jungwook,” 2021. Photo: Choi Yong Joon.

    Kwon Jin Kyu and Mok Jungwook

    PKM Gallery

    The serene heads and busts that Korean artist Kwon Jin Kyu (1922–1973) carved from wood, shaped with plaster, or molded in clay radiate so much presence—so much quiet dignity—that it feels improper to place any of them alongside other artworks. Potently lifelike, each demands space, even its own private gallery, lest it overpower its neighbors. “Images of Eternity: Kwon Jin Kyu × Mok Jungwook,” as this show was titled, took a very different approach, placing eight of Kwon’s works, including six self-portraits, atop mirrored plinths in two rooms that were lined with moody images of the same

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