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Pace will present Mary Corse: Primary Light, an exhibition of new Diamond paintings by Mary Corse, at its Seoul gallery from April 15 through June 5. Also featuring a light box work in a separate viewing space, the presentation will center on Corse’s sensitive, decades-long inquiries into the nature of human perception.
A California native, Corse has lived and worked in Los Angeles since 1964. Over the course of her distinguished career, she has investigated the perceptual and spatial properties of light through abstract works that combine aesthetic refinement with scientific rigor. Employing an empirical and materially attentive approach in her practice, she explores the ways in which light can operate simultaneously as both subject and material within the pictorial field.
Though she has embraced various modes of making, including sculpture and installation, Corse has maintained a deep commitment to the medium of painting throughout her storied career. Her new body of Diamond paintings, which are the focus of her presentation at Pace’s Seoul gallery, recall the early shaped canvases she created in the mid 1960s. Revisiting these formative works in recent years, the artist has continuously revamped her experiments with atypical geometric supports by introducing new elements, including a spectrum of primary colors and glass microspheres.
Press Release: Pace Gallery
이미지: 페이스갤러리. Mary Corse, Untitled (Yellow Diamond with White Inner Band), 2026 © Mary Corse
Pace will present Mary Corse: Primary Light, an exhibition of new Diamond paintings by Mary Corse, at its Seoul gallery from April 15 through June 5. Also featuring a light box work in a separate viewing space, the presentation will center on Corse’s sensitive, decades-long inquiries into the nature of human perception.
A California native, Corse has lived and worked in Los Angeles since 1964. Over the course of her distinguished career, she has investigated the perceptual and spatial properties of light through abstract works that combine aesthetic refinement with scientific rigor. Employing an empirical and materially attentive approach in her practice, she explores the ways in which light can operate simultaneously as both subject and material within the pictorial field.
Though she has embraced various modes of making, including sculpture and installation, Corse has maintained a deep commitment to the medium of painting throughout her storied career. Her new body of Diamond paintings, which are the focus of her presentation at Pace’s Seoul gallery, recall the early shaped canvases she created in the mid 1960s. Revisiting these formative works in recent years, the artist has continuously revamped her experiments with atypical geometric supports by introducing new elements, including a spectrum of primary colors and glass microspheres.
Press Release: Pace Gallery
Installation view: Pace Gallery. Mary Corse, Untitled (Yellow Diamond with White Inner Band), 2026 © Mary Corse
