Lehmann Maupin in New York is presenting “Guimi You: When the Sun Shines Again,” the South Korean artist’s first major solo exhibition in the city, opening June 11, 2026. The show features a new body of atmospheric paintings that explore the theme of starting over after a period of artistic dormancy, using light as a metaphor for growth and transformation. Works such as *Spring Walk* (2026), *Golden* (2026), and *Violet Haze* (2026) depict solitary figures in quiet, luminous landscapes, blending Eastern ink-painting traditions with Western oil techniques.
The exhibition matters because it highlights a universal yet often overlooked emotional experience—the challenge and beauty of rediscovering one’s creative voice—through a distinctive painterly language that synthesizes Eastern and Western influences. You’s hazy, translucent style offers viewers a meditative space for reflection, while the show’s focus on artistic dormancy and renewal resonates with broader conversations about creativity, time, and personal transformation in contemporary art.