Abstract painting master Jimi Gleason is holding his first solo exhibition in Seoul. Titled Illuminated Silence, the exhibition runs from June 2 to June 28 at Gallery CHANG, located in the Oakwood Premier COEX Center in Samseong-dong, Seoul.
This exhibition marks the final stop of the touring project Coast to Coast, which began in New York and Los Angeles before arriving in Seoul. It offers a rare opportunity for Korean audiences to encounter both representative works and new pieces by this internationally acclaimed artist.
Jimi Gleason uses metallic pigments and specialized materials to create works that continuously change according to the viewer’s movement and the direction of light. His paintings capture the movement of light through “mirror-like responsive surfaces,” visually evoking a sense of quiet silence. The exhibition centers on his Ocean Series, which moves beyond visual abstraction to encourage deep sensory immersion.
Viewers experience a subtle inner resonance simply by standing before the works—like the gentle swell one feels when dipping a foot into the sea. One visitor remarked, “It’s incredibly complex yet beautiful. Within that complexity lies the deep aesthetic unique to contemporary art.”
The Seoul exhibition is held at Gallery CHANG, a contemporary art gallery headquartered on 55th Street in New York, which has now opened its fourth location in Seoul. The exhibition space features a double open-door structure and flexible circulation design, allowing visitors who use wheelchairs or mobility aids to comfortably engage with the artworks. The exhibition has been praised for embodying the idea of an inclusive art space accessible to all.
The gallery stated, “This exhibition presents new possibilities for contemporary art at the intersection of materiality and immateriality, visuality and emotional resonance. We hope visitors will join us on a journey of sensory reflection through art.”
