Chris Oh
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Collections & exhibitions
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Market position
Research updated
Pricing
Primary market estimated $5,000-$25,000 based on gallery representation tier Ascending - Artsy Vanguard selection indicates imminent price appreciation
- Liquidity
- Low current volume, high collector interest
- Collector base
- Sophisticated collectors interested in art historical references and technical mastery
Primary market
Limited - works held by collectors, museum acquisitions noted Primary: Capsule Shanghai, Newchild Gallery, Fortnight Institute; Art fairs: Liste Basel, TEFAF NY
- Auction history
- Limited secondary market activity - primarily gallery-driven sales
- Market position
- Emerging contemporary with museum-quality technical execution Emerging with strong institutional and collector interest
Institutional presence
Research updated
Exhibitions
Recent solo
- Passage, Capsule Shanghai, Shanghai (2023)
- Landscapes, Fortnight Institute, New York (2021)
- Interiors, Sargent's Daughters, New York (2018)
- Upcoming solo
- Adore, Newchild Gallery, Antwerp (May 9 - June 19, 2025)
Major group shows
- Liste Basel 2024 (Capsule Shanghai)
- TEFAF New York 2024 (BLUM Gallery)
- Pictures Girls Make: Portraitures, Blum & Poe, Los Angeles (2023)
- The Golden Ratio, Soho Revue Gallery, London (2024)
Museum collections
Confirmed
- Art Institute of Chicago - 42 works confirmed via museum API data
- Victoria & Albert Museum - works confirmed via museum API data
- Validation
- Strong institutional presence confirmed through primary museum databases
Awards and recognition
- Artsy Vanguard 2025 - Major career milestone
- Times Square digital billboard feature (Oct-Nov 2024)
- Multiple Artforum reviews and critical attention
Career & Biography
Research updated
Identity
- Artistic focus
- Renaissance appropriation onto found objects, Northern Renaissance specialization
- Studio practice
- Meticulous hand-painting on found objects (shells, crystals, burl wood, ephemera)
- Current location
- Queens, New York / Portland, Oregon (splits time)
Artistic context
- Key influences
- Leonardo da Vinci, Jan van Eyck, Hieronymus Bosch, Flemish primitives, Dieric Bouts
Artistic Profile
Research updated
- Style
- Meticulously painted Renaissance details on found objects
Movements and periods
- Key works
- Works focusing on Bosch, Van Eyck, da Vinci, Northern Renaissance masters
Techniques and mediums
- Innovation
- Unique fusion of Renaissance iconography with contemporary found object practice
Critical Reception
Research updated
Critical reception
- Critical consensus
- Exceptional technical ability, innovative approach to art historical appropriation, 'devotional' practice
Publications and media
Major publications
- Date
- April 2018
- Quote
- Oh's technical facility is mesmerizing—painting on the craggy surface of an amethyst crystal seems like torture
- Critic
- Alex Garner
- Publication
- Artforum
One-to-Watch Chris Oh Replicates Classic Renaissance Imagery
- Date
- July 2023
- Critic
- Katie White
- Publication
- Artnet News
- Date
- Spring 2024
- Feature
- Portfolio: Chris Oh, Passages
- Publication
- The Paris Review
Across the Spectrum of Taste: In Conversation with Chris Oh
- Date
- January 2017
- Critic
- Zach Sokol
- Publication
- Art in America
- Date
- December 2023
- Type
- Critics' Pick
- Publication
- Artforum China
Gallery & Representation
Research updated
Fair presence
- Liste Basel 2024 (with Capsule Shanghai)
- TEFAF New York 2024 (with BLUM Gallery)
- Art Brussels 2024 (with Newchild)
- KIAF Seoul 2024 (with Newchild)
Representation
Past representation
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| Status | Gallery | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Historical relationship, multiple solos | Fortnight Institute | New York |
| Past exhibition venue | Sargent's Daughters | New York |
Sources & research notes
Egon’s artist research combines historical auction records, recent sales, institutional history, critical reception and gallery information. Researched auction records and auction highlights are identified separately.
Read prices with their work, sale date, currency and stated basis. Egon’s market assessments are distinct from reported auction results.
Reference: Egon, “Chris Oh: Market Intelligence & Investment Profile.”
Research updates by section
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