Focus Asia: Showcasing Young Galleries at Frieze Seoul
From P21 in Seoul to Dastan Gallery in Tehran, this special section will feature emerging artists and galleries
From P21 in Seoul to Dastan Gallery in Tehran, this special section will feature emerging artists and galleries
A highlight of the launch edition of Frieze Seoul is Focus Asia. Curated by Christopher Y. Lew (Horizon Art Foundation and Outland) and Hyejung Jang (Doosan Art Center and independent curator), the section will showcase 10 solo artist presentations from Asia-based galleries, opened in or after 2010.
Participating galleries and artists in Focus Asia section include:
Dastan Gallery (Tehran) with new experiments in drawing by Ali Beheshti, who mixes familiar techniques with unconventional approaches to create works on paper that appear to be three-dimensional.
A presentation of new work by British-Bangladeshi artist Rana Begum from Jhaveri Contemporary (Mumbai), including a series of delicate watercolors and a wall-based sculpture of reflective tiles that capture people and movement at the fair.
Being Wild by Beijing-based artist Tao Hui from Kiang Malingue (Hong Kong, Shanghai), which follows the figure of a ‘diva-flâneur’ – a pop-fuelled, roller-skating character — to explore how bodies inhabit natural and artificial environments in the post-pandemic era.
The Korean artist Sungsil Ryu (P21, Seoul) who creates installations, performances and videos tinged with black comedy, to investigate the idiosyncratic character of Korea today, where traditional and contemporary cultures intertwine. Learn more about Ryu with our video interview.
Parcel (Tokyo) present a solo booth of works by Osamu Mori, a key figure of Japan’s emerging sculpture scene. Mori is known for their sculpture combining traditional Japanese carving techniques with pop subject matter and classical western composition.
A body of collaborative work, incorporating painting and kinetic multimedia installations by husband-and-wife team Bagus Pandega and Kei Imazu (ROH, Jakarta), delving into the ecological and sociopolitical realities of Lusi Isle, East Java.
Sokyo Gallery (Kyoto, Tokyo, Lisbon) with a mini-retrospective spanning more than 50 years of Kimiyo Mishima’s historically significant career. The artist is best known for creating ‘breakable trash’ in ceramic to criticize modern society’s careless relationship with consumption, excessive waste, and unhealthy information absorption.
Paintings by Laetitia Yhap, a British painter of Chinese descent, showcased by Tabula Rasa Gallery (Beijing, London). Yhap paints scenes of the daily lives of fishermen along the British coastline, mixing the everyday and sacred within the same panel – recalling Renaissance fresco cycles and altarpieces.
A selection of new paintings by abstract artist Hejum Bä at Whistle (Seoul), representative of the artist’s bold use of colour and interest in the systems of order and connection that produce or elide meaning in painting.
Singaporean artist Fyerool Darma, presented by Yeo Workshop (Singapore), uses archives and artefacts, found both online and offline, to explore how today’s power relations are shaped by the ways in which we navigate the past. His ‘Landscapes’ series builds on his research around forgotten and obscured Malay history.
Frieze Seoul will launch from September 2-5 at COEX.
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Tao Hui, still from Being Wild, 2021. Single-channel HD video, colour, with sound, 12 min 3 sec. Commissioned by Macalline Art Center. Image courtesy of the artist and Kiang Malingue.
