February at No.9 Cork Street: Jason Haam, Lehmann Maupin and Newchild Gallery
Three exhibitions opening 31 January: new paintings by Billy Childish, young voices in Korean art, and meditations on light and dark
Three exhibitions opening 31 January: new paintings by Billy Childish, young voices in Korean art, and meditations on light and dark
‘Karma II’, presented by Jason Haam, platforms the work of a new generation of Korean and Korean American artists. Seoul-based Jihyoung Han and Moka Lee imagine their generation’s digital and social realities and futures. Mike Lee, a second-generation Korean-American artist, uses his stylized, greyscale visual language to express his cultural heritage. Jungwook Kim explores the interplay between physical, conceptual and transcendental realities through the technique of Korean ink painting.
31 January – 15 February 2025
Lehmann Maupin: Billy Childish, ‘like a god i love all things’
British artist Billy Childish presents new paintings in ‘like a god i love all things’, his solo show with Lehmann Maupin. Painting directly on warm linen canvas using a rich, earthy palette, Childish draws his subjects both from his immediate environment – the north Kent landscape and his family – and further afield, from northern California and historical photographs. These ‘dreamscapes’, as Childish describes them, emerge from his wide-ranging practice that extends beyond painting to poetry and prose, punk rock, blues and folk music, photography and printmaking.
31 January – 15 February 2025
Group show ‘Penumbra’ by Newchild Gallery gathers six artists who explore the liminal space between light and shadow, clarity and obscurity. Chris Oh reinterprets the tradition of chiaroscuro through found objects. James Owens and Viktor Mattsson engage with light as a means of introspection and expression. Madeleine Bialke and Andrew Sendor’s works echo cinematic approaches, using illumination to heighten narrative. Kristian Touborg bridges analogue and digital, reflecting on light’s role in tradition and innovation.
31 January – 15 February 2025
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Main Image: Jungwook Kim, Untitled, 2023. Ink and colour on Korean paper laid on cotton, 1.3 × 1.6 m. Courtesy: the artist and Jason Haam
