Opening | Xian Kim: Respite for this Afternoon

Name: Opening | Xian Kim: Respite for this Afternoon
Start: 2026-06-11T15:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-06-11T23:00:00+02:00
Location: Via Azzo Gardino 9, 40122 Bologna, Italy

Schedule

Thu Jun 11 2026 at 03:00 pm to 11:00 pm

UTC+02:00

Location

Via Azzo Gardino 9, 40122 Bologna, Italy | Bologna, EM

P420 is proud to announce the opening of Xian Kim’s first solo exhibition at the gallery, titled ‘Respite for this Afternoon’.
Kim Xian (1992, Seoul, South Korea – lives and works in Seoul, South Korea) reimagines familiar creatures and objects by reconstructing them with textures similar to plastic. She approaches her work with the intent to focus solely on the essence, stripping away the additional elements that are often encountered in daily life.
The objects and creatures reimagined as still life do not convey any
particular temperature, yet they reveal forms that are objective, simple, and at times, candid. Everything in her paintings exists in an idealized state of nothingness, embodying the complexity of reality, or rather, the absence of conceptual ideas. Her works escape from reality and create a unique utopia of Kim Xian’s own. This space, which feels like a world of zero gravity, is free and peaceful, allowing one to forget all of the worries and troubles of the world.