[K-ART FOCUS] For Ba He-jum, bitcoin and breastfeeding are not so far apart
What do cryptocurrency charts, breastfeeding and mother conches have in common? For Korean painter Ba He-jum, the answer is not merely an unlikely combination. It is an invitation to look again at the abstract forces already shaping everyday life. In her recent solo exhibition, “Awakened,” Ba brings together the fluctuating lines of crypto markets, the unruly physicality of milk and pregnancy,…
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Cryptocurrency charts, breastfeeding, and mother conches may seem unrelated, but they converge in the work of Korean painter Ba He-jum. In her recent solo exhibition "Awakened," Ba draws parallels between the abstract forces that influence daily life. Presented by Italian gallery MASSIMODECARLO at Seoul's Mahkjip, the exhibition ran from August 29 to September 5 during Seoul Art Week and marked Ba's first solo show in the city since joining the gallery's roster last year.
Featuring eight new paintings, including "Milk of a Bitcoiner-Mother" (2026), "There Is an Ocean in the Pregnant Belly" (2024-2026) and "I Envy the Mother Conches" (2026), the show invites viewers to consider the connections between seemingly disparate elements. Born in Seoul in 1987, Ba studied painting and printmaking at Ewha Womans University and the State Academy of Art and Design.
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