The Korean Cultural Center Los Angeles (KCCLA), in partnership with LAUNCH LA, proudly presents an open-call exhibition, “Contemplating Boundaries,” which will open with a reception at the Korean Cultural Center Art Gallery (located at 5505 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90036) from 6:30 to 9:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 27, 2023.

Jurors TeaYoun Kim-Kassor and Mika Cho reviewed over 400 images from over 100 artists in a blind jurying process. Their careful selection resulted in 40 art pieces created by 28 artists that authentically and compellingly echo contemporary life while interconnected.

Boundaries exist in all cultures-often as social constructs serving to regulate our actions, norms, taboos, and space. They may be codified laws, common societal traditions, or even self-imposed rules. “Contemplating Boundaries” brings together artists from across Southern California whose practices contemplate and reflect barriers, labels, and limits- whatever their origin or purpose. These artists and their works- define our times, providing an authentic lens to view contemporary culture.

The exhibition is open to the public, and the show will run until August 18th, 2023.

Eric Almanza, Nurit Avesar, EunKyoung Beak, Lorraine Bubar, Debra Disman, Michelle Emami, Danielle Eubank , Deborah Lynn Irmas, Nancy Ivanhoe, Antonio Kim, Leah Knecht, John Koller, Joo Kyoung Park-Kwon,

Keun S. Lee, Julie Lipa, Carlo Marcucci, Michele Benzamin-Miki, Dan Monteavaro, Kyong Boon Oh, Cindy Rinne, Viktoria Romanova, Lyle Everett Rushing, Karin Skiba, Kerrie Smith, Elizabeth Tinglof, Nancy Kay Turner,

Julia Wolinsky, Jim Zver