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AHL Foundation is committed to a developing cross-cultural and generational Korean contemporary art community in the United States. We provide artists and art professionals of Korean descent with the resources and platforms they need to fuel their creativity and talents, helping them achieve their dreams and propel their careers. Our organization celebrates Korean American heritage and artistry and its influence on American contemporary art.

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Join us for the Opening Reception! "Sending a Letter to Our Desires" - Dear D, Exhibition Explores the Intersection of Art and Identity.

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Sending a Letter to Our Desires: AHL Foundation's 'Dear D,' Exhibition Explores the Intersection of Art and Identity for AAPI Heritage Month<ul><li>Exhibition Dates: May 6 - May 20, 2023 </li><li>Location: AHL Foundation, Inc. 2605 Frederick Douglass Blvd., New York, NY 10030 </li><li>Opening Reception: Saturday, May 6, 3PM - 5PM</li><li>Gallery hours: Wednesday to Saturday, 11AM - 5PM</li></ul>✨ Join us for the Opening Reception ✨New York, NY - AHL Foundation is pleased to present "Dear D," an exhibition featuring the works of four artists who explore how desire can be used as a tool to engage with the world. The exhibition will be on view from May 6 - May 20, 2023, at the AHL Foundation Gallery (2605 Frederick Douglass Blvd., New York, NY 10030). "Dear D," showcases the works of Austin Li Chang, Enzo Lee, Chucky Kim x Nak, and Jean Oh, who come from different backgrounds and use various mediums such as painting, video, and music to convey their personal experiences with desire. Diasporic and immigrant desires reveal the inner worlds of marginalized bodies and minds that negotiate their futures.“Dear D,” – we write a letter to our desires. We make art not to passively meet our desires but to seek them out. “This letter is sent perpetually to a destination named desire,” said Jiyoung Lee, Director of Programs and curator.Austin Li Chang intimately renders portraits of his family and friends, reflecting what may appear as innately human as the potential for understanding and desire. Enzo Lee expresses his own voice and desires through his journals, essays, poems, and large paintings. Chucky Kim x Nak explores sound and its relationship with material objects such as speakers, blending frequencies and merging the spiritual and physical. Jean Oh draws memories, observations, feelings, and identities from ordinary objects rooted in personal experiences. Oh’s process is informed by personal stories and the desire to express the paradoxical nature of human beings.From paintings, videos, and music, the medium employed in this exhibition responds to the transformative and intimate power of desire. We hope to spark conversations about the complex relationships between desire, identity, and artistic practice through the work of Austin Li Chang, Enzo Lee, Chuck Kim x Nak, and Jean Oh.F﻿or more information, please click <a href="https://www.ahlfoundation.org/sending-a-letter-to-our-desires-ahl-foundations-dear-d-exhibition-explores-the-intersection-of-art-and-identity-for-aapi-heritage-month/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">here</a>.About AHL FoundationAHL Foundation is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit arts organization established in 2003 by Sook Nyu Lee Kim to support artists of Korean heritage working in the United States and promote exposure of their work in today’s highly competitive contemporary art world. AHL Foundation seeks to accomplish its mission by promoting the work of emerging artists of Korean descent active in the United States through exhibitions, informing and educating artists on the business side of the art practice, and building a community of supporters and art enthusiasts.

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