Ken Gun Min | Strange Days of a Quiet Sun

Nazarian / Curcio is pleased to present Strange Days of a Quiet Sun, a solo exhibition of new paintings by Korean-born, Los Angeles–based artist Ken Gun Min. This marks the artist’s third solo presentation with the gallery.  

The exhibition brings together a new body of paintings alongside a monumental double-sided folding screen, continuing Min’s exploration of lush, psychologically charged environments shaped by queer experience, art historical reference, and ornamental excess.

The works in Strange Days of Quiet Sun build upon Min’s established visual language: vibrant color palettes, densely layered compositions, and surfaces enriched through hand-applied embroidery, beading, and the embellishment of natural gems and pearls. These tactile interventions heighten the sensory intensity of the paintings, drawing viewers into environments that feel at once immersive and unstable. Across the exhibition, Min constructs botanical spaces that function as both refuge and site of conflict—places where beauty, desire, and violence coexist.