Shin Gallery

Shin Gallery is a contemporary art gallery located on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. Since 2013, Shin Gallery acquired three different gallery spaces, and in 2017, expanded the space in which is currently located on Orchard Street.[1] The gallery is owned and directed by Hong Gyu Shin.[2] Notable artists represented by Shin Gallery include Swedish artist Andreas Emenius. Shin Gallery has exhibited work by Joseph Beuys, Richard Serra, Sigmar Polke, Nam June Paik, Martin Kippenberger, Man Ray, Salvador Dalí, and John Baldessari,[3] to name a few.

Background

Shin Gallery opened in 2013.[2] In 2014, they opened project space next to the gallery. Shin Gallery has participated in the Armory Show,[4] among other fairs.

Installation view of Salon de Mass-age

Notable exhibitions and projects

In 2015, the gallery exhibited a project called Salon de Mass-age in which the gallery's experimental space was transformed into a seedy exotic massage parlor to exhibit the grotesque works of Rudolf Schwarzkogler and the erotic works of Nobuyoshi Araki. This project drew attention in the Lower East Side because of its provocative nature and threats by nearby wealthy residents to sue to the gallery for possibly lowering nearby property values with the seedy project.[5] In 2015, Shin Gallery showed the works of Balthus, Vilhelm Hammershøi, Salvador Dalí, and Teresa Burga in its experimental space, which the gallery had transformed into a CBGB bathroom.[6] This project, entitled I Wanna Be Me, sought to conjure the essence of the punk rock scene by showing the iconoclastic works of the aforementioned artists in a gritty space fit with grimy toilet stalls and layers of DIY stickers and graffiti tags. In 2017, drawings and photographs of Keunmin Lee and Hans Bellmer were presented with an obstacle course of ropes. And most recently, the gallery exhibited over 40 artists and turned the space into a night club inspired by Club 57, which examines the development of contemporary art in New York over the past five decades.

Installation view of Hans Bellmer and Keunmin Lee

Artists

As of 2018, according to the website, Shin Gallery represents the following artists: Andreas Emenius (Sweden), Otavio Schipper (Brazil).

References
  1. "By Annexing 68 Orchard Street, 'Shin Gallery' Rules the Corner of Orchard and Grand". Bowery Boogie. 2017-11-01. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
  2. "Shin Gallery Opens at 322 Grand Street | The Lo-Down : News from the Lower East Side". The Lo-Down : News from the Lower East Side. 2013-01-21. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
  3. "Shin Gallery". shin-gallery.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-04-24.
  4. "The Armory Show | Shin Gallery". www.thearmoryshow.com. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
  5. http://gothamist.com/2015/09/15/art_gallery_or_massage_parlor.php
  6. http://www.nyartbeat.com/event/2016/8314

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