SO–IL

Tina Kim Gallery . New York

SO–IL . photos: © Jeremy Haik

SO–IL completed the transformation of an existing art space into the new Tina Kim Gallery. Affiliated with Kukje in Seoul, the gallery is devoted to showcasing and introducing international contemporary art. The gallery’s new space, which historically functioned as a filling station for pleasure vehicles, is located on West 21st Street in Chelsea. This New York City neighborhood is characterized by numerous spaces for art however, the area’s industrial past is still prevalent within the urban fabric.

Over time, the brick facade of the century-old building has undergone numerous changes. Traces of this ever-evolving life are legible in the various brick patterns on the building’s skin. The current space is yet another layer of this ongoing history; recontextualizing pre-existing galleries and transforming the entrance to provide an unexpected experience of the familiar. The entry’s gradient of corbelling gently pulls the street inward, turning the rigid wall into an expressive moment of threshold. Photography by Jeremy Haik.

Tina Kim Gallery, New York, USA, 2015
Team
Florian Idenburg, Jing Liu, Ilias Papageorgiou, Danny Duong, Emma Silverblatt, André Hererro
Collaborators
Architect of Record: Andrew Reyniak
Lighting Consultant: Fisher Marantz Stone
Contractor: AJ Greenwich Contracting
Door Manufacturing: Competition Architectural Metals
Client
Tina Kim Gallery
Location
New York, USA
Program
Gallery, viewing room, reception, private offices
Area
470 m² / 5,000 sf
Status
Completed May 2015