Artwork by Thomas Kong
Tusk in collaboration with 062 is happy to present, Keeping Time, a solo presentation of the works of Thomas Kong, who recently passed away.
Please join our opening reception, on October 1st, from 12-5 PM.
From 4-5 PM, Jodi Thorkmoron, Chief Curator of the John Michael Kohler Arts Center, and Allison Peters Quinn, Director of Exhibitions and Residency Programs at the Hyde Park Art Center, will be in conversation about preserving works and talk about Kohler Foundation's recent acquisition.
The exhibition will present 28 collages created by Kong, the proprietor and the artist of Kim's Corner Food, who, for more than ten years, has quietly served as a profound source of inspiration for artists in the Chicago community. Operating out of Kim's Corner Food, a quaint bodega in the Rogers Park neighborhood of Chicago, Kong created thousands of pieces since 2012.
Kong could extract creative essence from seemingly mundane and arbitrary signs and shapes. His distinctive collages often materialized from readily available packaging materials within the store's confines.
Kong's works have been exhibited nationally and internationally, including Design Museum of Chicago, Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, The Gaylord & Dorothy Donnelley Foundation, Chicago, Roman Susan, Chicago, 062, Chicago, Utrecht, Tokyo, Delmes & Zander, Köln, etc.
In conjunction with the Tokyo Art Book Fair, TABF will present a solo presentation of Kong's work at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Tokyo later this year. Kong will also be included in a group show at The Carnegie, Cincinnati, curated by Scott Speh.
Opening October 1, closing October 22.
Friday & Saturday: closed
Sunday: 12-5
