Connecting Lines: Works by Park Hyewon and Kim So Jeong

The Korean Cultural Center Washington, D.C. (KCCDC) proudly presents Connecting Lines, a new exhibition of works by Korean artists Park Hyewon and Kim So Jeong that meditate on life’s diverse connections and unseen structures through the deceptively simple—yet profoundly fundamental and expressive—concept of the line.  Both Park and Kim will introduce their works in person at the opening reception on Tuesday, April 21, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. (RSVP required).   The artists’ works encompass themes of symmetry, repetition, record keeping, connection, and formal expansion, utilizing pen and thread as key media across both physical and visual spaces. Through their practice, each reveals cyclical processes of life within material environments while also reconstructing reality’s seemingly ordinary moments. In doing so, they bring into view unseen relationships and the connective tissues of human life.   For Park and Kim, the line functions not merely as a means of delineation, but as a fundamental unit that reveals, generates, and extends connections.   The artists’ works also speak to line concepts explored by French Philosopher Gilles Deleuze (1925-1995). Deleuze regarded human beings and society not as fixed structures, but as complex relationships formed through the intersection and entanglement of different lines. In this sense, artistic structures formed from multiple lines can be interpreted as the very framework for one’s life.   Connecting Lines remains on view April 21 through June 5, 2026 at the KCCDC and launches with a public opening reception on Tuesday, April 21, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. (RSVP required). The opening event will include an introduction to the exhibition and a session in which both Park and Kim will discuss their works in person. Hungry for more art? Don't miss the KCCDC's closing day for Connecting Lines as you walk the streets of Dupont Circle and Kalorama to discover new hidden gems and old favorites during this monthly community art event! No RSVP requir