Wansoo Kim’s ‘Table Monsters’ lurk in Gallery 121
Even nightmares can be beautiful. For Wansoo Kim, a ceramics instructor at Austin Peay State University, those nightmares come to life as colorfully creepy creatures. But Kim’s monsters don’t hide under the bed. His “Table Monsters” will lie in wait at Gallery 121 through Friday. When visiting South Korea after moving to America, Kim felt called by the beauty and functionality of traditional Korean tables, which appear in each of the pieces. “I find myself just going back to