September 9 - October 8, 2005
Opening reception: Friday, September 9, 5 - 8 PM

Sculptor Jae Ko uses unusual materials: adding machine paper and traditional Asian inks. Ko unwinds and reshapes miles of everyday office paper into more alluring forms she then bathes in vats of ink and lets dry over months. As the paper takes the ink and dries, it elongates and swells into organic sculptural forms guided by the artist's design. Says Ko: "The edges of infinitely long pieces of paper create line drawings which spiral, tighten, and loosen depending on how I roll them." In her first solo show in Chicago and the Midwest, Ko will introduce works made with red Korean ink alongside her trademark black pieces. Since receiving her MFA from the Maryland Institute of Arts, Ko has received honors including a grant from the Pollack-Krasner Foundation and fellowships from multiple universities and arts commissions. She has had numerous solo and group shows in the US, Japan, and Europe, and her work is represented in the collections of the Corcoran Museum of Art, the Hirshorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, and the Washington DC Convention Center.

JK 319 Rolled paper, ink 21" x 29" x 6.5", 2005