Sun You: Who Sells Color opens at Tiger Strikes Asteroid New York

We are excited to announce that Sun You’s solo exhibition, Who Sells Color is on view February 8-March 9, 2025 at Tiger Strikes Asteroid New York

Who Sells Color
I have been thinking about size in art. I produce art that accommodates life, avoiding excess size. I aim for a modest sublime without extreme transformation.

In my work, I prioritize flexibility and lightness. My work does not demand fixed production sites; it can be easily packed and spontaneously created within the spaces and materials at hand. For this exhibition I chose to go small, dotting the gallery with small polymer clay sculptures that leave ample room for viewers to wander and explore. At first glance, the exhibition may appear almost empty, but this is an invitation: to look more closely, to engage with the works one on one, to have an experience that is both intimate and deliberate.

The sculptures are the result of simple manipulations: clay is pulled, cut, scattered, flattened with a rolling pin, only using familiar domestic tools like a cake knife and Parchment paper. These sculptures are then baked in batches in my home oven, in Queens, NY; Seoul, South Korea, and Easton, PA.

-Sun You