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September 15th, 2023 - The actor YOO Teo selects a moving group of works by international icons including Carl Andre Tony Cragg, and Asian artist such as Yooyun YANGPeter Stichbury’s omni from Gallery Baton.
Sticchbury is known for his hyperrealistic portraits, particularly his "Omni" series, featuring detailed, alien-like beings, blurring the line between reality and the surreal.
Carl Andre’s Tin Quad in Paula cooper Gallery.
Carl Andre is a minimalist artist known for his sculpture, and "Belgica Tin Quad" is one of his notable works, which consists of four square plates made from tin.
Tony Cragg's Points of View, 2014 from Lisson Gallery.
Tony Cragg is a prominent British sculptor, and "Points of View, 2014" is one of his sculptures from that year, known for his innovative use of materials and forms in contemporary art.
Yooyun yang’s Layer, from Stephen Friedman Gallery.
YooYun Yang is an artist known for her work "Layer" created in 2020, which features acrylic on handmade Korean paper. This artwork likely explores themes of depth and texture through her use of materials and techniques.
When actor Yoo Teo was choosing these artworks he refrained from finding solace in his usual comfort zone: subjective authenticity and emotional truth. As a side-effect of his work, he tends to see things as a harmony, as part of a whole, as a curation with an emotional thoroughfare.
