Kent, Ohio – The School of Art Collection and Galleries at Kent State University are pleased to announce a new exhibit, "Second Meaning," by Ling-lin Ku. This exhibit consists of several sculptural mixed media works made in digital fabrication installed throughout the gallery. The show will be on display from April 5- May 11, 2024, in the KSU Downtown Gallery, located at 141 East Main Street in Kent, Ohio. There will be a reception on April 5 from 5-7 p.m. which is free and open to the public.
Ling-lin Ku’s studio is a playground and an alchemy of the world where she plays in between digital data and tangible materials through digital fabrication. She uses most local references including food, body parts, and products, yet through proximity, scale, texture, display structures, and material, Ling-lin upends our relationship to the known. The work slips in and out of categorization, creating a new way in which we come to understand objecthood.
Ling-lin has exhibited her work in cities ranging from Salzburg (Austria), Barcelona (Spain), Paris (France), Gyeonggi-do (South Korea) to New York City, Los Angeles, Baltimore, Richmond, Austin, Houston and Pittsburgh, and selected into residencies including International Studio and Curatorial Program (ISCP) in Brooklyn, Summer Academy in at Salzburg, Austria, Haystack Open Studio Residency, L'AiR Atelier 11, Paris, France and 18th Street Art Center at Los Angeles, CA. Ling-lin is the recipient of Seebacher Prize in Fine Arts awarded by American Austrian Foundation and the winner of Umlauf Extended Prize and Houston Artadia Fellow. She is awarded the Honorable Mention of Innovative Award by International Sculpture Center.
Ling-lin received her M.F.A. from the University of Texas at Austin in 2019 and B.F.A. from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2016. In 2022, she joined the faculty at Carnegie Mellon University where she is an assistant professor at the School of Art.
KSU Downtown Gallery Hours: Monday - Friday 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., Saturday. 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., closed Sundays.
This exhibit is free and open to the public and has been brought to you with support from the Ohio Arts Council.
About the School of Art
The School of Art at Kent State University was established in 1941 and maintains a tradition of excellence in visual arts education, creation, scholarship, and leadership. Its undergraduate and graduate programs in the visual arts offer a range of directions and opportunities in the fields of art education, art history, and studio art, which includes a comprehensive array of studio disciplines: ceramics, drawing, glass, jewelry/metals/enameling, painting, print media and photography, sculpture and expanded media, and textiles. The School of Art Collection and Galleries consists of six exhibition spaces located on the Kent campus and downtown Kent and a collection of over 4,000 artworks and objects. The School of Art is located at the Center of the Visual Arts at 325 Terrace Dr. in Kent. The 27,900-square-foot facility — twice the length of a football field —had its grand opening in 2016 and houses all School of Art studios and classrooms under one roof.
Image: (Left to right) Trypophobia, Wayfarer Gallery and Studio, Brooklyn, NYC, 3D prints, MDF, Bendy Ply, Bronze, sand, wood, paint.80"x 6"x 25"; 404 Bug, 2023. 3D modeling, SLA printing; 2.5 x 2 x 1 inches. Photo courtesy the artist.