Exhibition catalogue / artists' book published in conjunction with exhibition held at the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, January 19 - May 2007, and was counterpoint to an earlier show of the same name held at the Kunsthalle Zürich, August 26 - October 29, 2006, which was organized by Beatrix Ruf. New York based artist Terence Koh (b. China 1977) creates monochromatic environments, wherein minimalist and baroque aspects of his sensibility vie for dominance. From drifting-powder silencing rooms and constellations of cryptically linked objects to pristine, perfectly crafted containers that become coffins for shattered glass and mirrors, Koh's work plays on the melancholic beauty and sublime transcendence of emptiness.
This book, produced in close collaboration with the artist and presented with text in both English and German, was published to coincide with the first solo museum presentation of Koh's work in the United States. Koh's work for the Whitney exhibition uses light as his material, transforming the gallery space into a seductive yet inaccessible diorama and creating a psychological interaction that evokes desire and loss, pain and hope. Beyond documenting these ephemeral works, this innovative catalogue, featuring a new series of drawings created by Koh, functions as a complement to the two installations. -- publisher's statement.
Texts by Shamim M. Momin and Beatrix Ruf. Bilingual (English/German). Design by Garrick Gott.