The surfaces of Sangnam Lee's paintings at PKM's newly opened Trinity Gallery are perfectly smooth, with soft tones of blue, pink, grey, and yellow. On top of these, the New York-based artist superimposes kinetic patterns derived from typography and complex geometry, which occupy a small portion of the paintings' large surfaces. In works such as Arcus+Spheroid M 002, the visual vertigo induced by the layered, stereoscopic forms injects a sense of insecurity into Lee's otherwise orderly and systematic world. While lushly decorative, the artist's larger paintings tend toward staidness, playing it a little too safe. But a wall covered with Lee's small-scale works is a relief; here, he reveals refreshing moments of risk, humor, intimacy, and intensity.

-Pontus Kyander