Introduction
Gallery Chang presents Infinite Dialogue, a two-person exhibition featuring the celebrated Korean artist Kim Sang Yong and the internationally acclaimed American painter Shane Guffogg, opening this October at Gallery Chang Seoul.
This exhibition unfolds as a philosophical conversation between East and West, where two masters of contemporary art engage in a dialogue of forms, materials, and perception.
For over five decades, Kim King Yong has explored the essence of existence and perception through the humble yet profound motif of the brick. His meticulously layered surfaces—composed of sand, pigment, and shadow—transform ordinary materials into meditative fields that question the very act of seeing.
Shane Guffogg, meanwhile, constructs a universe that transcends the boundaries of light, time, science, and art. Guided by the fundamental question, “How can time and space be compressed into a single moment?”, his works invite viewers to experience the simultaneous unfolding of memory and presence.
Guffogg gained international attention during the 60th Venice Biennale, where his solo exhibition At the Still Point of the Turning World – Strangers of Time at the Scala Contarini del Bovolo Museum resonated with the Biennale’s central theme, Stranieri Ovunque – Foreigners Everywhere. By weaving the notion of “foreign time” into his paintings and installations, he created a powerful reflection on human perception and belonging that was widely covered by international media, including the BBC.
In Seoul, Infinite Dialogue brings together Guffogg’s global inquiry and Kim’s lifelong investigation into vision and materiality, posing a shared question to viewers: What does it truly mean to see?
The dialogue between these two masters will continue beyond Seoul, leading to a forthcoming exhibition in New York in 2026, expanding the cross-cultural discourse between Korea and the United States that Gallery Chang has long championed.
