Synecdoche is Byron Kim's landmark ongoing series begun in 1991, consisting of a grid of small monochrome oil-on-canvas panels, each painted to match the skin tone of a specific individual. The work on view comprises approximately 36 panels arranged in a 6×6 grid, presenting a nuanced spectrum of warm beige, tan, and deep brown tones that together function as both portraiture and abstraction. The piece engages directly with questions of race, identity, and representation by reducing each human subject to a single field of color, challenging the viewer to recognize the political charge embedded in what appears to be minimalist painting. Synecdoche is one of Kim's most celebrated and widely exhibited works, with versions held in major institutional collections including the Whitney Museum of American Art.