July 2025
Ha Chong-Hyun Presents Light Into Color at Château La Coste in Aix-en-Provence, France
Ha Chong-Hyun presents a solo exhibition Light Into Color at Château La Coste, a historic vineyard and cultural space located in Aix-en-Provence, France. Marking his first solo exhibition in southern France, the exhibition presents 18 paintings from his iconic Conjunction series from the past decade at the Renzo Piano Pavilion.
The Renzo Piano Pavilion is located at the heart of Château La Coste’s vineyard. The gallery is uniquely set six meters below the ground, creating a valley-like setting that harmonizes with the surrounding landscape. The trapezoidal shape of the building blends into the horizon, and natural light streaming through the glass windows illuminates the works. The exhibition sheds new light on Ha's work in the light and panoramic landscape of the pavilion.
Conjunction, a representative series ongoing since the mid-1970s, endows the flat surface with spatiality, subverting the stereotypes and conventional practices of painting and breaking down the binary boundaries of tradition and contemporaneity, Western technique and Eastern spirit, two-dimensional and three-dimensional. The works presented in this exhibition, ranging from Korean monochromes to diverse colors, offer a comprehensive insight into Ha's oeuvre.
Ha Chong-Hyun commented on the exhibition as follows: "My practice of Conjunction is not simply about assembling materials but about tracing the echoes of time, allowing surfaces to breathe with history. At Château La Coste, I hope my works will not only exist within the space but become part of its rhythm, engaging with its air, light, and memory. What we see is fleeting, but meaning unfolds in layers, revealing itself over time. This exhibition is a crossing point—where my lifelong inquiry meets the quiet persistence of this land." The exhibition continues through September 1, 2025.
The Renzo Piano Pavilion is located at the heart of Château La Coste’s vineyard. The gallery is uniquely set six meters below the ground, creating a valley-like setting that harmonizes with the surrounding landscape. The trapezoidal shape of the building blends into the horizon, and natural light streaming through the glass windows illuminates the works. The exhibition sheds new light on Ha's work in the light and panoramic landscape of the pavilion.
Conjunction, a representative series ongoing since the mid-1970s, endows the flat surface with spatiality, subverting the stereotypes and conventional practices of painting and breaking down the binary boundaries of tradition and contemporaneity, Western technique and Eastern spirit, two-dimensional and three-dimensional. The works presented in this exhibition, ranging from Korean monochromes to diverse colors, offer a comprehensive insight into Ha's oeuvre.
Ha Chong-Hyun commented on the exhibition as follows: "My practice of Conjunction is not simply about assembling materials but about tracing the echoes of time, allowing surfaces to breathe with history. At Château La Coste, I hope my works will not only exist within the space but become part of its rhythm, engaging with its air, light, and memory. What we see is fleeting, but meaning unfolds in layers, revealing itself over time. This exhibition is a crossing point—where my lifelong inquiry meets the quiet persistence of this land." The exhibition continues through September 1, 2025.
