About
I am a Korean-American painter living in New York city. I started this blog as a food blog, intending to share recipes (often requested by friends, as I am known to be a pretty good cook among my friends) and occasional restaurant reviews. As many of my Korean friends point out, all Koreans are obsessed about food (including me). I love shopping, making, looking at and reading about food, too. Food is my porn. Even my art is about food. Over the years, however, the blog evolved into sharing more of the things that interest me at the moment; classical music (especially opera), theater, books, French language, political and cultural ideas, and of course, food. I am also writing about the exhibitions that I am involved in as well as other exhibition reviews. In the end, I hope that I am showing my engagement as an artist with the society and the culture in general. Hopefully, some of it interests you, too.Social Profiles
Author Archives: Kira
May 2013 Gallery Roundup in Chelsea
Last Thursday, I took the advantage of the brilliant sunshine to walk around Chelsea galleries to see some shows. Unfortunately many galleries were closed for installation in preparation for their big shows for the upcoming Frieze week, and I will … Continue reading
Blue Plate Special Installation Photos
Left wall: Peanut Butter, Saba & Ketchup, color pencil, watercolor, gouache, acrylic ink, collage & rhinestone on paper mounted on panel, 40 x 80 inches, 2013 Right wall: Installation of small drawings on custom wallpaper Kira Nam Greene: Blue Plate … Continue reading
Posted in Exhibitions
Tagged Accola Griefen, Blue Plate Special, Chelsea, solo exhibition
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Flourless Almond Cake
Recently I became gluten sensitive and decided to refrain from any food containing substantial amount of flour, which eliminated a lot of my favorite things to eat: ramen, dumplings, crusty country breads, croissants, fruit tarts, chocolate cakes or pretty much … Continue reading
Many Oddities at Culinary Arts Museum in Providence, RI
I took a little R&R after the installation and the opening of my show at Accola Griefen Gallery to parts of New England that I have never been to. I visited Gilded Age mansions in Newport imagining Edith Wharton‘s characters … Continue reading
April Gallery Roundup in Lower East Side
There were some interesting shows in Lower East Side galleries this months, and as usual the work somehow seems to relate to one another in the art world’s continuing obsession with minimalism. Here are some of the noteworthy exhibitions that … Continue reading
Solo Exhibition in New York at Accola Griefen Gallery
Kira Nam Greene: Blue Plate Special Reception: Thurs. April 11, 6-8pm April 11 – May 18, 2013 I am very excited to have my first solo exhibition at Accola Griefen Gallery in Chelsea, NYC. I have been working very hard … Continue reading
Participating in A.I.R. Gallery 40th Anniversary Show
40/40: A Double Vision Curated by Lily Wei March 7 – March 30, 2013 OPENING: Thursday, March 7, 2013, 6-9pm A.I.R. Gallery, the first artists-run gallery for women artists in the United States is celebrating its 40th Anniversary with an exhibition … Continue reading
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Tagged 40/40: A Double Vision, AIR Gallery, feminism, feminist, Lily Wei
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Participating in 2013 Wheaton Biennial in Norton, MA
2013 Wheaton Biennial: Drawing Out of Bounds Curated by Judith Tannenbaum February 27 – April 13, 2013 OPENING: February 27, 2013, 5-8pm Wheaton’s inaugural Biennial will showcase the work of 54 artists from 19 states and one foreign country whose … Continue reading
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Tagged Judith Tannenbaum, RISD, Wheaton Biennial, Wheaton College
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Matisse : À la recherche de la vraie peinture
As I occasionally do, I have translated yesterday’s blog post on Matisse exhibition in French for my ongoing study of the language. I want to thank Thomas for looking over grammatical mistakes. Pour les nombreux amateurs d’art, Henri Matisse (1869-1954) … Continue reading
Posted in Art review, French
Tagged fauvism, impress, Matisse, MOMA, Post-impressionism
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