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Thursday, May 9, 2024

Hole lot of happiness

A work by Jae Yong Kim. Tang Contemporary Art

Doughnuts are comfort food that put a smile on our faces on a dull day, and for Korean artist Jae Yong Kim, these delightful and affordable treats offered him a source of simple joy while he struggled to adapt to life in New York City in 2008.

The impact was such that they eventually became his current signature motif and will be displayed in his solo exhibition “Donut Fear” at Tang Contemporary Art’s Bangkok space from today until Sept 12.

The personal touch he puts into his doughnut artwork is a sheer joy to watch. And why shouldn’t it as he dips a well-baked ceramic doughnut into glossy cream concocted of lustrous glaze, and decorates it with fancy Swarovski crystals to add a sense of volume, thus resulting in its uniqueness. The variety of…

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