Launch Gallery presents “Gil (path),” by artist Kyong Boon Oh. Ms. Oh is the inaugural recipient of Launch’s solo exhibition open call selected from over 70 entries from local artists by the LAUNCH Advisory Board and Founder and Executive Director James Panozzo. An artist reception was held on August 27, 2022, but you can still catch the exhibition through September 10, 2022.

Kyong Boon Oh, ID ME – 6 Year Old and ID ME – Self Portrait, brass wire, chicken wire, galvanized steel wire, 27” x 45” x 25” and 40” x 68” x 38”

‘GIL’ translates to ‘path’ in Oh’s native Korean. ‘GIL’ (global interpreter lock) is a mechanism used by computer-language interpreters to synchronize the execution of threads. This mechanism is similar Oh’s art practice. As an interpreter uses GIL, they allow one thread to execute at a time on a multi-core processor. Similarly, Oh executes one section of weaving or carving at a time, even though there has to be multiple threads of wire or multiple cuts in the sculpture in several directions at a time in each piece. Chaos and order coexist in her practice.

On view: August 27, 2022 – September 10, 2022

What: “Gil (path),” Kyong Boon Oh
Where: LAUNCH Gallery, 170 S. La Brea Ave. LA, 90036 
Website: https://launchla.org