Young-Il Ahn, Memorial to September 11 (A), 2001, oil on canvas in artist's frame, 42 x 50 inches. Acquired by Bronx Museum of the Arts.

Recent Acquisitions

Harper's is pleased to announce the following institutional acquisitions:

Bronx Museum of the Arts and Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami have both acquired a painting from the late Young-Il Ahn's Memorial to September 11 series, on view as part of Young-Il Ahn: 20 Years After at Harper's Chelsea 534 last fall. This is the first acquisition of the late artist's work by each institution.

Young-Il Ahn (b. 1934, Gaeseong, Korea; d. 2020, Los Angeles, CA) received a BFA from Seoul National University in 1958; in 1966, he resettled in Los Angeles, which remained his home for the following five decades until his death in 2020. Ahn’s work has been the subject of major surveys, including Young-Il Ahn: Reflection, Kavi Gupta, Chicago (2021); Young-Il Ahn, Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, CA (2017); Unexpected Light: Works by Young-Il Ahn, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles (2017); Before Water, Gallery Sesom, Changwon, KR (2016); A Memoir of Water, Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach (2015). Ahn’s work is included in numerous public collections including Bronx Museum of the Arts, Bronx; Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles; and the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea, Seoul. The estate is represented by Harper’s in New York.

Young-Il Ahn, Memorial to September 11 (H), 2001, oil on canvas in artist's frame, 60 x 52 inches. Acquired by Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami.

Young-Il Ahn: Water, Space, California, the artist's second solo exhibition with the gallery, continues through June 25 at Harper's Chelsea 512 + 534.

For sales inquiries, please contact sales@harpersgallery.com

For press inquiries, please contact info@harpersgallery.com

Website
Instagram