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THANK YOU Kerry Cardoza (@booksnotboyz) for spending so much time on writing about Thomas Kong’s work and how the community is helping to preserve his work. Aaaaand putting his work on the cover of the Chicago Reader! (@chicago_reader)

A group of artist friends and I have archived around 2200 pieces of Thomas’ work but they are not available online yet. However, we built a website for the archive and the estate, and you will be able to get a sense of what we are doing. You can also see the 3D Scan of Kim’s Corner Food as well if you are not familiar with the store and Thomas Kong! Thank you, Andrea (@qndred) for scanning the store in 2023.

If you want to see the works in person, please email us directly at info@062official.com. Shout out to all my friends and the community members who have been involved.🫰🏼Can’t believe this is coming together!

New issue drop!

On the cover: ‘I want people to be happy, seeing my artwork.’
Thomas Kong’s legacy of art and collaboration by Kerry Cardoza

Pick yours up in person tomorrow or read the PDF at the link in our bio now! by @062official

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We are thrilled to present Sungho Bae (@baesungho_) at the Barely Fair (@barely_fair) this year!

배성호 작가와 2025년 Barely Fair에 참여하게 되었습니다. 티켓을 소지하신 분에 한하여 입장이 가능하고, 티켓은 온라인으로 구매하실수 있습니다. 자세한 사항은 Barely Fair 웹사이트에서 확인 하실수 있습니다. 한국에서 방문중이신 분들은 DM주시면 티켓 예약 도와드리겠습니다! 🇰🇷

Sungho Bae reinterprets the visual domain, strategically engaging consumption through images of latent or explicit violence sourced from the physical perceptions embedded in everyday life, mass media, and consumer products. Considering humans as mutants continually adapting within these visual territories, his practice navigates the mechanisms of image-making and the processing of superficial consumption data. By collecting and repurposing imagery and forms, Bae employs strategies of physical and contextual reduction, exaggeration, repetition, and deliberate recontextualization. His work displaces accumulated visual information from its intended contexts, scrutinizing traces of fragmentation revealed on material surfaces. Through reconstructive fragmentation, Bae exposes hidden instabilities within visual narratives, suggesting new modes of relation between human and non-human entities.

Sungho Bae received his MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and his BFA from Seoul National University. He has exhibited at venues including Cylinder Gallery, Seoul, South Korea; Daejeon Museum of Art, Daejeon, South Korea; Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL; Root & Culture, Chicago, IL; and Casemore Gallery, San Francisco, CA. He has participated in residency programs such as RAIR, Philadelphia; Wassaic Project, Wassaic, NY; Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT; and HATCH Residency, Chicago, IL.

Image 1-5 : Sungho Bae, Homo Derelictus Retextus: PA-11335, 2025, Reconstructed stuffed animal parts salvaged from a waste disposal site through anatomical inference, 7.7 x 7.7 x 9.7 inches

#barelyfair #expochicago by @062official

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Chicago on view at @casemoregallery

Thomas Kong (@thomaskkong), Ed Oh (@ed_y_oh), Sungho Bae (@baesungho_ ), Efrat Hakimi, and Guanyu Xu (@xuguanyu)

28 September - 9 November 2024 taken in Casemore Gallery by @062official

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Guanyu Xu’s ‘Resident Aliens’, part of our current show 𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘨𝘰 curated by @062official.

‘Resident Aliens’ presents physical photographic installations within immigrants’ interior spaces to examine their personal histories and complex experiences. Through photographing the layered images of immigrants’ interior spaces, belongings, personal photo archives, and pictures of places they captured in this world, the project blurs the boundaries between the familiar and foreignness, private and public, belonging and alienation. “Resident Aliens” is particularly meaningful when we face the rise of neo-nationalism and xenophobia across the globe.

On view @casemoregallery through November 9.

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#guanyuxu by @062official

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Join us for the opening of ‘Chicago’, curated by S.Y. Lim @062official, at Casemore Gallery this Saturday 28 September 5 -7 ✨

Thomas Kong adorned his entire convenience store with mini installations of his collage and assemblage works, all created from the same advertising and packaging materials as the store products.

Kong began collaging in 2014, almost on a whim. He had an idea to embellish the shop shelves to bring some humor and color into the store: “I thought it was decoration, interior design. It looked good,” he told Borderless Magazine. “Then I had an idea to cut different paper shapes and use different colours, and I started putting them on the windows, the walls, outdoors, and the store looked a little better. The customers said it looked nice. They said it was beautiful, kind of unusual.”

Kong continued to make these works from 8am—8pm every day until his passing in 2023. Now, we are celebrating the prolific artist with an installation of his works alongside four Chicago-based artists that had close relationships to him and his work: Sungho Bae, Efrat Hakimi, Ed Oh and Guanyu Xu. by @062official

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OPENING NEXT WEEKEND @casemoregallery :: CHICAGO

Casemore Gallery’s upcoming exhibition, 𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘨𝘰, curated by 062, opens in just one week. Celebrating the artist community of Chicago, Illinois, the show surrounds the prolific works of artist and convenience store owner Thomas Kong with pieces from his community of artists, including Sungho Bae, Efrat Hakimi, Ed Oh and Guanyu Xu.

The four other artists included had keen connections with Kong and his art. Working with a variety of media— painting, sculpture, photography, found materials, and works on paper—these artists are additionally united by their use of collage and assemblage.

Join us for the opening reception next Saturday from 5–7pm.

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@hithisissy taken in San Francisco, California by @062official

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CHICAGO: OPENING SATURDAY 28 SEPTEMBER

We are thrilled to partner with Chicago-based gallery 062 to present 𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘨𝘰, an exhibition of works from artists Sungho Bae, Efrat Hakimi, Thomas Kong, Ed Oh and Guanyu Xu.

Originally conceived as a solo show of Thomas Kong’s work, his passing in 2023 led to a more expansive approach, reflecting and celebrating his place within Chicago’s growing and tight-knit community of artists and artist-run spaces.

Thomas Kong was a prolific self-taught artist and an important figure in Chicago’s AAPI community, where he operated Kim’s Corner Food, a locally venerated convenience store in the Rogers Park neighborhood. Over 17 years, Kong created and displayed a massive and always-evolving volume of work during the many hours and days he spent at the store. The collages and assemblage pieces he made from repurposed advertising and inventory packaging reflected an uncanny sense of humor and optimism, with many incorporating his signature “Be Happy” stickers.

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@hithisissy by @062official

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후쿠오카 아트북페어 기간동안 분더카마 후쿠오카 (@wunderkammer_fukuoka)와 협업하여 토마스 콩 (@thomaskkong) 전시를 진행합니다. 많은 관심 부탁드립니다. In conjunction with the Fukuoka Art Book Fair (@fukuokaartbookfair), we are presenting works of Thomas Kong at Wunderkammer Fukuoka (@wunderkammer_fukuoka) housed within Dice and Dice (@diceanddice)! Thank you @qrqi @fukuokaartbookfair @naoko_higashi 💡🥹 Posted @withregram • @diceanddice Wunderkammer Exhibition vol. 06
Be Happy / Thomas Kong
Curated by Akira Kuroki

6/14(Fri)-7/15(Mon), 2024

Wunderkammer FUKUOKAは、6/14-16太宰府天満宮で開催される、第一回福岡アートブックフェアに参加します。ブックフェアに合わせて本館では、シカゴ郊外にかつて存在したコンビニエンスストア「Kims’ Corner Food」のオーナーでありアーティストのThomas Kongによる、自身の店から出たパッケージなどを使って作ったコラージュ作品を展示、フェアと連動して作品集も販売します。展示と同タイトルの作品集「Be Happy」を出版された黒木晃氏をキュレーターに迎え、趣向を凝らした展示になる予定です。また、Wunderkammer Paperでは、黒木氏とThomasの出会いから作品集を作るまでに至ったストーリーをたっぷり伺っています。是非そちらを読んでから、展示をご覧ください。

Wunderkammer FUKUOKA is participating in the first Fukuoka Art Book Fair to be held at Dazaifu Tenmangu from June 14-16, 2024. Along with the book fair, Wunderkammer FUKUOKA presents “Be Happy” by Thomas Kong. Thomas Kong(1950 - 2023) was a prolific artist and former owner of “Kim’s Corner Food”, a local convenience store in Chicago. The exhibition is curated by Akira Kuroki who published Kong’s art book “Be Happy”. (The book will be available at the book fair and the museum) The newest issue of our newspaper features an interview with Kuroki about his relationship with Kong. Please read it before visiting the exhibition.
Supported by: 062
Photo:Akira Kuroki

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@wunderkammer_fukuoka by @062official

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Barely Fair opens today and we are thrilled to present 𝑹𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑻𝒉𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒔 𝑲𝒐𝒏𝒈, a pop-up exhibition of Thomas Kong (@thomaskkong) (January 16, 1950 – May 1, 2023).

Tickets for vernissage are $10, and can be purchased at the door today. To schedule a visit, please e-mail contact.juliuscaesar(at)gmail.com

For sales, please e-mail us at info(at)062official.com

Image 1: Untitled, 2017-2020, Collage on packaging material with seed pods, dark horse cigarette box, and plastic
13 x 9 inches, 20.75 x 15 inches framed
Image 2: Untitled, 2017-2020, Collage on a cardboard box with plastic bag, paper and a leaf, 10.5 x 5.5 inches, 20.75 x 15 inches framed
Image 3: Untitled, 2017-2020, Collage on a packaging material with four leaves, dark horse cigarette box and cardboard, 13 x 9.5 inches, 20.75 x 15 inches framed

Thank you @shawnmichaellucas @mariethegrey @thony0806 @baesungho_ @ed_y_oh 📷 @xuguanyu

시카고 베얼리페어에 토마스공 전시로 참여합니다. 많은 관심 부탁드립니다. #시카고 taken in Color Club by @062official

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062 presents 𝑹𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑻𝒉𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒔 𝑲𝒐𝒏𝒈, a pop-up exhibition of Thomas Kong (@thomaskkong) (January 16, 1950 – May 1, 2023) at BARELY FAIR (@barely_fair). Kong was both a Chicago artist and prominent member of the Roger’s Park community where he operated a convenience store. The store, Kim’s Corner Food, would serve as an exhibition space for the prolific artist. Kong would create thousands of collages while he operated the community store, working in collage and assemblage with packaging materials from the goods he sold, then interweaving his works with the products on display. At Barely Fair, 062 will present the work of Thomas Kong that was mailed to the gallerist S.Y. Lim during the pandemic. Recent acquisitions of the artist’s works includes 2000 pieces by Kohler Foundation.

Tickets for vernissage are $10, and can be bought online through EventBrite or be purchased at the door. To schedule a visit, please e-mail contact.juliuscaesar(at)gmail.com

시카고 베얼리페어에 토마스공 전시로 참여합니다. 많은 관심 부탁드립니다. #시카고 taken in Color Club by @062official

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TENGGER (텐거/天郷) (@Tenggerland) is coming to Chicago in TWO DAYS! At Co-Prosperity (@coprosperitychicago ) on March 20, TENGGER will present two video pieces. One of the videos features works that they created during their Shikoku Pilgrimage. The door opens at 7:00 PM on Wednesday and we highly recommend arriving early. See you soon! Below is a note from TENGGER.

“TENGGER has done the Shikoku Pilgrimage 3 times. Shikoku is one of the big 4 islands in Japan. There are lots of Buddhist Temples on this island, with 1200 years old pilgrimage history.

There are many miniature sculptures or symbolic items of the Shikoku Pilgrimage on the road, on some small mountain, and inside several temples.

Those are for the people who want to be on the pilgrim but cannot do it because of health issues or economic reasons. People call it Mini-Shikoku.
We learned about the Mini-Shikoku during the 1st pilgrimage in 2014 and decided to express it with sound and visuals. We did field recordings and filmed at 108 temples intensified all the sound layers from 108 temples into one WAV file, and installed on the road of the Shikoku Pilgrimage. Then we released these tracks online to listeners and people could download them free, as ‘Osettai‘(present for Pilgrims from Shikoku people).

MINISHIKO 映像編 is the condensed of 108 Temple videos. Also filmed on the way of the pilgrimage, and created this video “MUSIC and Pilgrimage”.” -TENGGER #TENGGER #텐거 #시카고

Images: Clipping. & TENGGER - Say The Name (TENGGER Remix) and Water (album Nomad,2020) taken in Co-Prosperity by @062official

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