In Every Sense

Curated by Dr. Christianna Bonin, this exhibition features new as well as early and never-before-seen paintings and textiles by celebrated Mongolian artist Sarantsatsralt Ser-Od (b. 1962, Ulaanbaatar). It is a vibrant presentation of the human ability to sense in multiple capacities.

Over a career that spans nearly four decades, Sarantsatsralt has devoted herself to self-directed expression, highlighting a range of social, aesthetic, and political themes using an intrepid array of media. The current exhibition is organized into two sections: a group of the artist’s explorations of the self and the body, which is encompassed by a ring of her iconic landscape paintings.  At the focal point of the display is the painting I’m Right For Myself, In My Own Way, exhibited at Lkham for the first time. Made in 2000, the artist depicts herself standing on her hands, undisturbed by but dissimilar from the onlookers around her. “I made this at a moment when I felt misunderstood by the world, and did not yet understand myself,” the artist said. It is on the occasion of In Every Sense that she has decided to revisit and display this younger version of herself. The earliest work in the show, Fire, from 1993, was woven on handmade loom – a tactile rendering of human intimacy.

Wrapped around these works are several outstanding examples of her recent landscapes, which reverberate with the season’s colors, textures, and emotions.