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Hakgojae Cheongdam proudly presents the works of Chae Rimm (b. 1963, Seoul) in her solo exhibition on view from July 10th (Wed) to August 4th (Sun), 2019. Chae suggests a new harmony between contemporary art and traditional Korean art through her unique works using traditional Korean lacquer. The artist repeats highly advanced techniques such as ‘Saeng-chil,’ a process of applying unprocessed white lacquer collected from lacquer trees, ‘Chae-chil,’ a process of mixing color pigments with lacquer, ‘Seup-chil,’ a process of applying and wiping lacquer so it percolates well on to the surface, …