Whistle gallery in Seoul presents "언니 언니(unni)," a group exhibition curated by the collective Secret Asian Man. The show features a diverse roster of contemporary artists including Dongho Kang, Muyeong Kim, Young Joon Kwak, Kang Seung Lee, Grim Park, Isaac Chong Wai, and Carrie Yamaoka. The exhibition is a collaborative effort involving works and support from both Whistle and the Los Angeles-based gallery Commonwealth and Council.
Crews have been filling in the excavation work at the future home of the Vancouver Art Gallery at West Georgia and Cambie, converting the site into a parking lot operated by Easy Park. The project, originally set to open in 2028, has been scaled back after costs rose from $400 million to $600 million, and $60 million had already been spent on planning and pre-construction. The gallery has appointed new architects—Chipewyan architect Alfred Waugh of Formline Architecture and Bruce Kuwabara of KPMB—to redesign a smaller version of the building, effectively restarting the process from scratch.
Frieze London's Focus section, dedicated to galleries up to 12 years old, features six standout booths showcasing a diverse range of materials and themes. Artists include Alex Margo Arden, whose installation uses mannequins from the National Motor Museum to explore labor and spectacle; Luís Lázaro Matos, who transforms a beluga whale stranding into a queer myth; Rim Park, who fuses plant specimens in reliefs and etchings to speculate on a post-human world; Lara Fluxà, whose glass and tar sculptures evoke environmental precarity; and Delaine Le Bas, whose calico booth protests state control.
Frieze London's Focus section, dedicated to galleries aged 12 years or younger, features six standout booths showcasing diverse materials and themes. Artists include Alex Margo Arden (with mannequins from the National Motor Museum), Luís Lázaro Matos (a queer myth of a stranded beluga whale), Rim Park (plant anatomy reliefs and etchings), Lara Fluxà (precarious glass and tar sculptures), and Delaine Le Bas (calico fabric works with protest messages). The section is noted for its variety beyond painting, with climate breakdown emerging as a recurring theme among younger artists.