November Exhibitions at No.9 Cork Street: Lehmann Maupin, Artwin Gallery and N/A

This month, three artists make their London debuts in Frieze’s Mayfair space: Vladimir Chernyshev, Muyeong Kim and Mr.

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Mr., ‘Those That Bring Color to Life and Living’

Across painting, sculpture and works on paper, Mr. plays with the popular aesthetics of anime and manga, exploring the imagery’s circulation as a form of escapist world-building that stems from postwar Japanese youth subculture. His solo show ‘Those That Bring Color to Life and Living’, presented by Lehmann Maupin (New York, Hong Kong, Seoul, London), is his first in the UK.

1 – 16 November 2024

Mr., Right on the Mark!! Kyun!! Kyun!! Kyun!!, 2024. © Mr. / Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. Courtesy: the artist and Lehmann Maupin, New York, Seoul, and London — Mr., *Right on the Mark!! Kyun!! Kyun!! Kyun!!*, 2024. © Mr. / Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. Courtesy: the artist and Lehmann Maupin, New York, Seoul, and London

Vladimir Chernyshev, ‘Heavy Water’

Curated by Alesya Veremyeva, this exhibition by Moscow’s Artwin Gallery celebrates the varied practice of artist Vladimir Chernyshev, on show in London for the first time. Featuring documentation of Chernyshev’s land-art projects and murals, alongside new objects and works on paper, ‘Heavy Water’ highlights the themes at the core of his work: creation, transformation and decay. Chernyshev also embeds these ideas in his choice of materials, choosing the impermanence of wood, tar, soot, wax and rosin.

1 – 16 November 2024

Vladimir Chernyshev, The Rooted Rainbow 4, 2024. Courtesy: Artwin Gallery. — Vladimir Chernyshev, *The Rooted Rainbow 4*, 2024. Courtesy: Artwin Gallery

Muyeong Kim, ‘Servant School’

Seoul-based Muyeong Kim’s work is steeped in the seduction and discipline of theatre. Presented by N/A (Seoul), Kim’s films and photographs complicate the relationship between the observer and observed. His subjects wear affectations of desire, compulsion, guilt and boredom like opulent costumes. The exhibition’s title comes from the Brothers Quay’s Institute Benjamenta (1995), a film Kim has described as so perfect that he almost didn’t want anyone else to see it. This desire for control emerges in Kim’s carefully choreographed environments and meticulous approach to image-making.

1 – 16 November 2024

Muyeong Kim, Captor’s Delight, 2024. Courtesy: N/A and CJY Art Studio. — Muyeong Kim, *Bimanual*, 2024. Courtesy: N/A and CJY Art Studio.

Further Information

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