Friedrich Kunath finds home in music, melancholy, motion at Pace Seoul
German-born artist Friedrich Kunath has made a life out of movement, going from East Germany to Los Angeles and, more recently, bouncing between Berlin, Austria and other temporary homes. In his first solo exhibition with Pace Gallery in Seoul, that restlessness becomes a landscape of its own, with distant horizons, cinematic sunsets and an unresolved longing for home. “The Nearest Faraway…
German artist Friedrich Kunath has found solace in his art, expressing the themes of movement, melancholy, and the search for home. After living in East Germany, Los Angeles, and cycling through Berlin and Austria, Kunath's latest solo exhibition at Pace Gallery in Seoul showcases these emotions through captivating landscapes. Titled "The Nearest Faraway Place," the show, which runs until October 24 at Pace Gallery in Itaewon, features new paintings and drawings that explore themes of longing, melancholy, and the pursuit of a sense of belonging.
Kunath, a recent addition to Pace's roster in 2025, presents his first solo exhibition in Seoul, following a second collaboration with the gallery. The title of the exhibition is derived from a Beach Boys instrumental song, which inspired Kunath to blend beauty with darker emotional elements. Kunath explained to The Korea Times that this inner condition represents a paradox, feeling close yet forever distant.
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