Phantom and A Map / poetry 02WBL01V1T – All Works – eMuseum

Kyungah Ham

(South Korean, born 1966)

Phantom and A Map / poetry 02WBL01V1T, 2018-2024

North Korean hand embroidery, silk threads on cotton, middle man, smuggling, bribe, tension, anxiety, censorship, ideology, approx. 1600hrs/1 person, velvet, rayon, cotton, polyester grosgrain, herringbone grosgrain ribbon tape, adhesive, wooden canvas, aluminum frame

Des Moines Art Center Permanent Collections; Purchased with funds from the Des Moines Art Center 75th Anniversary Campaign, 2024.98

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Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines

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DimensionsOverall: 49 3/16 x 127 3/4 in. (125 x 324.5 cm)
Frame: 50 x 128 3/8 in. (127 x 326 cm)

Accession Number 2024.98

Classificationstextile

ProvenanceArtist; (Kukje Gallery, Seoul, South Korea); Des Moines Art Center [purchase, 2024]

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