Lacoste/Keane Gallery is pleased to announce its June exhibition: Beth Lo and Kyungmin Park: Sense of Place, in which two ceramic artists of Asian heritage view the world through a childlike lens of their respective cultures. This exhibition is about different immigrant experiences, be it from a first generation American or recent arrivals. Each of us bring diverse points of view to the American fabric, a nation of immigrants. For this, we feel that this show is timely and important.
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BETH LO + KYUNGMIN PARK SENSE OF PLACE June 8 - 29, 2019
Lacoste/Keane Gallery 25 Main St Concord MA 01742 978 369 0278 lacostekeane.com info@lacostekeane.com
Photography by George Bouret Catalogue design by Rose Keeffe
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BETH LO
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Artist Statement Beth Lo was born in 1949 Indiana to Chinese immigrant parents. She studied at the University of Montana with Rudy Autio, graduating in 1971. In 1984, when he retired, she assumed his role as professor of ceramics. Lo exhibits internationally; in 2013 she was invited to participate Gyeonggi International Ceramics Biennale in Korea. She received the $50,000 US Artists Hoi Fellowship in 2009 and the $20,000 NEA Visual Artist Fellowship Grant in 1994. Her figurative sculpture and pottery have been acquired by the Schein Joseph Museum at Alfred University, the Hallmark Card Ceramic Collection and Microsoft Corporation among others. Much of Lo’s artwork draws from themes of childhood and family. She mixes Chinese and American references to reflect the culture into which she assimilated. While she references Chinese calligraphy and iconography, she also depicts someone like herself reading the New York Times. Her work stems from her life: the birth of her son inspired her to comment on parenthood with recent work including references to stereotypical good children. Her work continues to evolve using the visual language she has developed relating to children, the Chinese culture and that of the United States in both figurative and vessel work. 4
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Red and White Vase Pair Porcelain, 2019 18 x 16 in. 6
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Family Album (Black and White Vase Pair) Porcelain, 2019 13.5 x 13 in. 8
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Descendants (Red Vase Pair) Porcelain, 2019 16 x 11 in. 10
Boy, Girl Porcelain, 2019 13.75 x 7.5 x 7.5 in. 11
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Little People Cups Porcelain, 2019
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Swimmer Cups Porcelain, 2019
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American Born Chinese (me) Porcelain, 2019 5.5 x 3.5 x 2 in.
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Copy Porcelain, 2019
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Do Not Enter Porcelain, 2019 Figures: 6 x 4 in.
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“Butter” Plate Porcelain, 2019 5.5 x 3 x 0.25 in.
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“MaMa and Mei Mei� Plate Porcelain, 2019 5.5 x 3 x 0.25 in.
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“Sushi” Plate Porcelain, 2019 5 x 5 x 0.25 in.
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“Donut” Plate Porcelain, 2019 5 x 5 x 0.25 in.
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Go to Sleep Little Sister Porcelain, 2019 9.4 x 4 x 0.25 in.
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“Cake” Plate Porcelain, 2019 5 x 5 x 0.25 in.
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Gan Bei Cups Porcelain, 2019 3 x 4 in.
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Salt and Pepper Shakers Porcelain, 2019 3.5 x 2.5 in.
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Red and White Vase Pair
Little People Cups
Porcelain, 2019
Porcelain, 2019
pg. 5
pg. 13
Family Album
Swimmer Cups
Porcelain, 2019
Porcelain, 2019
pg. 7
pg. 15
Descendants
American Born Chinese (me)
Porcelain, 2019
Porcelain, 2019
pg. 9
pg. 17
Boy, Girl
Copy
Porcelain, 2019
Porcelain, 2019
pg. 12
pg. 18
Do Not Enter
“Donut” Plate
Porcelain, 2019
Porcelain, 2019
pg. 19
pg. 24
“Butter” Plate
Go to Sleep Little Sister
Porcelain, 2019
Porcelain, 2019
pg. 21
pg. 25
MaMa and MeiMei Plate
“Cake” Plate
Porcelain, 2019
Porcelain, 2019
pg. 22
pg. 26
“Sushi” Plate
Gan Bei Cups
Porcelain, 2019
Porcelain, 2019
pg. 23
pg. 27
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Salt and Pepper Shakers Porcelain, 2019 pg. 29
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Lacoste/Keane Gallery is pleased to announce its June exhibition: Beth Lo and Kyungmin Park: Sense of Place, in which two ceramic artists of Asian heritage view the world through a childlike lens of their respective cultures. This exhibition is about different immigrant experiences, be it from a first generation American or recent arrivals. Each of us bring diverse points of view to the American fabric, a nation of immigrants. For this, we feel that this show is timely and important.
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BE T H L O + KYUNGM IN PARK SENSE OF PLACE June 8 - 29, 2019
Lacoste/Keane Gallery 25 Main St Concord MA 01742 978 369 0278 lacostekeane.com info@lacostekeane.com
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KYUNGMIN PA R K
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Artist Statement Kyungmin Park (b. 1985) was born in South Korea. After studying ceramics in Korea, she received her BFA from the State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, Alfred NY in 2008 and her MFA from the Lamar Dodd School of Art at the University of Georgia in 2012. Currently she is an assistant Professor of 3D studio art in Beverly. Park was a long-term resident artist at the Archie Bray Foundation in Helena MT and was awarded a Windgate Fellowship. Park has won multiple awards including Emerging Artist from NCECA the National Council on Education for Ceramic Arts in 2016. She was an invited guest artist at the Jingdezhen International Studio in 2017 and was selected for the prestigious 74thScripps College Ceramic Annual Show in 2018. In her sculpture, Kyungmin Park represents a childlike state of mind, free of the limitations of adulthood. Using abstractions of herself and other Korean females in her sculpture she captures the state of mind of the figure represented, as if carrying on a conversation with herself, a parent or playmate. Park merges the darker emotions that dwell inside adults with the child’s imaginary world through her narrative storytelling. One sculpture stemming from a child’s untamed imagination contains a whole narrative.
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Inheritance Porcelain, Inheritance 2018
22 x 20 x 142018 in. Porcelain, 22 x 20 x 14 in.
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Belly Canvas Porcelain, 2016 21 x 12 x 12 in.
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Meltdown Porcelain, 2019 19 x 12 x 10 in.
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Platinum Porcelain, 2018 5 x 10 x 5 in.
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Taegeuk Porcelain, 2017 5 x 10 x 5 in.
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Give me a Kissy Porcelain, 2016 13 x 12 x 10 in.
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Switched Fates Porcelain, 2019 9.5 x 12 x 14 in.
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My Red Moment Porcelain, 2019 4.5 x 11 x 8 in.
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Inheritance
Platinum
Porcelain, 2018
Porcelain, 2018
pg. 5
pg. 12
Belly Canvas
Give me a Kissy
Porcelain, 2016
Porcelain, 2016
pg. 7
pg. 13
Meltdown
Switched Fates
Porcelain, 2019
Porcelain, 2019
pg. 9
pg. 16
Taegeuk
My Red Moment
Porcelain, 2017
Porcelain, 2019
pg. 11
pg. 18