Nicolas Party's mural, "Tree Trunks" (2024), and soft pastel painting titled "Portrait with Mushrooms" (2019), are on view at the Hoam Museum of Art in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province. Courtesy of Hoam Museum of Art Triptych toppled by visitor back on view By Park Han-sol Wall-filling pastel murals destined to return to dust after their brief five-month life, a contemporary artwork engaged in a haunting dialogue with a centuries-old royal placenta jar and a high-priced triptych toppled by an inattentive visitor. All this and more can be found at “Dust,” the compelling solo exhibition of Nicolas Party at the Hoam Museum of Art in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province.
The show marks the Swiss-born art sensation’s largest survey to date, featuring 73 paintings and sculptures. Swiss-born art sensation Nicolas Party poses in front of his mural, "Waterfall" (2024), painted directly onto the wall of the Hoam Museum of Art for his solo exhibition titled "Dust." Courtesy of Hoam Museum of Art Visitor’s costly distraction Nicolas Party's "Triptych with Trees" (2023) / Korea Times photo by Park Han-sol Let’s begin with the most recent headline-grabber.
It was revealed this week that one of Party’s oil triptychs, titled “Triptych with Trees,” was accidentally knocked over by a young visitor distracted by their phone on Sept. 18. The foldable artwork, standing about 50 centimeters tall, had been perched on a matching plinth.
Just weeks earlier, a similar piece by Party, “Triptych with Re.