Terence Koh
Terence Koh, born 1980 in Beijing, lives and works in Los Angeles. Koh erregte zunächst unter dem Pseudonym „asianpunkboy“ Aufmerksamkeit, unter dem er Zines und handgefertigte Bücher veröffentlichte, die queere und Punk-Subkulturen thematisierten. In den 2000er-Jahren wurde er gewissermaßen über Nacht zur Sensation und zum enfant terrible der New Yorker Kunstszene, gefeiert für seine dramatischen, monochromen Installationen und rituellen Performances, in die er häufig unkonventionelle Materialien wie Körperflüssigkeiten und Blattgold integrierte. Im Laufe der Zeit entwickelte sich Kohs künstlerische Praxis hin zu kontemplativeren Themen mit einem Fokus auf Natur, Spiritualität und menschliche Verbundenheit. Seine „Bee Chapel“-Installationen etwa spiegeln diese Hinwendung zu ökologischen und meditativen Fragestellungen wider.
Terence Koh Editions
Rosa Winkel
2009
From Wall Works
Wall Work. Wall painting in matte latex paint, 171 x 171 cm (67¼ x 67¼ in), limited to 15 installations, with a signed and numbered certificate.
Terence Koh’s edition Rosa Winkel references the historical symbol used to stigmatize homosexuals during the Nazi era and transforms it into a symbol of strength. By consciously appropriating this emblem, he strips it of its original connotation of exclusion and weakness, endowing it instead with a new, self-assured presence. The work reflects on the past while simultaneously standing as a marker of emancipation and empowerment. In this reinterpretation, the former sign of discrimination becomes an expression of identity and pride.
EUR 8,000
Study For Skeleton Of Myself, Birthday
2009
From Forty Are Better Than One
8-part leporello, silkscreen on Hahnemuehle Photo Rag paper, 32 x 200 cm (12½ x 78¾ in). Edition: 75, signed and numbered.
This edition by Terence Koh features his frequently recurring rabbit motif, here rendered in a striking, horizontally stretched silhouette that spans the width of the composition. The minimalist presentation and stark contrast amplify the presence of the rabbit, transforming it from a mere figure into a meditative symbol. Rabbits appear often in Koh’s practice as rich, multifaceted symbols – embodying innocence, vulnerability, sexuality, mythology, and ritual – core themes that run throughout his body of work. The symbol also references one of Koh’s own aliases, Kohbunny, blurring the lines between personal mythology and artistic gesture. As in much of Koh’s work, this rabbit is not simply an animal – it is a vessel of meaning, quietly loaded with emotional and symbolic weight.
EUR 600
