Press Release:

Swimming Pool Project Space is proud to present 24-Hour Embrace, an exhibition that includes performance and installation by Young Sun Han.

The exhibition will run from December 30th to January 31st..

Opening on December 30th, Young Sun Han will start his performance called “24 Hour Embrace” where he will embrace a stranger for 24 consecutive hours. The gallery doors will open at 11:30pm and he will begin the embrace at the stroke of midnight. The gallery will then remain open to the public throughout the entire performance (28 hours straight) through New Year’s Eve and into New Year’s Day.

The “24-hour Embrace” will conclude precisely at the stroke of midnight on New Year’s Eve. However, the gallery will stay open to continue the New Year’s celebration with dancing next door to the Swimming Pool (larger space, 2860 W. Montrose)!

Along side of Young Sun Han’s performance will be Young Sun Han’s “Chimera”, a projected red ghost that hovers as an apparition on the wall.

Young Sun Han is originally from Chicago but currently lives and works in Auckland, New Zealand. His work explores identity, history, and memory through projected fantasies and alter egos based on the known and unknown.

Please come dance the night away, celebrate the New Year with us, enjoy a chilled Grolsch swing top beer, and view an embrace of vitality.