NEW WORKS / PERFORMANCE BY SUSAN LEE-CHUN IN 1ST SOLO EXHIBITION AT NEW SPINELLO GALLERY LOCATION
Spinello Gallery has moved out of the apartment and into it’s new home located at 2294 NW 2nd Avenue, in the heart of the Wynwood Art District. On Saturday, September 8th, Spinello Gallery will officially open shop, featuring Miami's "It Girl," Susan Lee-Chun, in her highly anticipated debut solo exhibition, "VERSUS," curated by Anthony Spinello.
Susan Lee-Chun, a performance-based artist, works in an interdisciplinary manner. Her interests in the relationship between identity and place manifest in a body of work that incorporates performance, video, photography, and installations. Fascinated with the power of humor and its capability to grab the attention of a wider audience, Lee-Chun employs a tongue in cheek style to her works. However, the humor is only a façade; beyond the image lies a deeper intensity to the work that explores notions of race and identity politics. Through subtle representations and actions in the work, the artist investigates the pervasive struggles of being classified as an ‘other’, and one’s innate desire to fit in. Lee-Chun confronts this classification by creating interactive works about how her presence and actions can impact and alter the perceptions of the viewing public.
Susan Lee-Chun reveals the prelude and aftermath of her transformation into a comical warrior. This recurring character named Sioux sets out to conquer how the individual perceives reality. The exhibition will feature an interactive performance by the artist during the opening reception on September 8th, 2007 – 7:00 to 10:00 PM. Susan Lee-Chun obtained her BFA from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and MA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She has exhibited & performed internationally and nationally- Herning Kunstmuseum (Denmark), Vienna Biennale (2006), Pacific Asia Museum (LA), The Moore Space (Miami) and Museum of Contemporary Art (Miami).
