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From Vietnam to Nepal, Lee Me Kyeoung Expands the Geographic Bounds of Her Corner Store Drawings
Colossal 11 Jul, 2025Tucked into mountainsides and among bustling streets, small corner stores are often a central point in a community.
In 1997, after moving to the South Korean countryside from Seoul, artist Lee Me Kyeoung came across a 鈥渂eautifully dilapidated鈥� old convenience store in her neighbourhood and was compelled to paint it.
![[Herald Interview] Artist Commemorates Independent Corner Stores](https://media.mutualart.com/Images/2022_01/27/05/054732328/e4b11228-a80f-4edb-be74-cf92b17b0483_338.Jpeg "[Herald Interview] Artist Commemorates Independent Corner Stores")
Memorializing Korea鈥檚 disappearing mom-and-pop shops gives artist courage to carry on and grow old