Insects from Abroad exhibits Bas’s newly created series of paintings and drawings inspired by an entomology book published in 1874 titled Insects Abroad: Being a Popular Account of Foreign Insects, Their Structure, Habits, and Transformations. Bas found the flamboyant poetics used to describe insects in this book parallel to the visual vocabulary used to describe the late-nineteenth-century European effeminate male character of “The Dandy.” According to Bas, historically these characters were ridiculed, described as if they were actual insects, and given the appearance of an otherworldly species completely separate from “common decent society.”

Kato returned to the Asian hub with new works after four years, during which the artist set up a coastal studio near a long strip of a reclaimed landfill laden with irregularly shaped granite pieces that provided inspiration. This exhibition consolidates almost two years of Kato’s artistic practice, with new materials incorporated into his creation.

Mixing polished metal with mirrored glass, the works in this new show are devoted to storms and the violence of the elements. The central pieces, a spring gushing forth from a blue grotto and gigantic tornadoes spinning like mobiles, are surrounded by walls of mirrored bricks, cascading necklaces, and large suspended glass-bead knots. The sculptures seek the violence of shapes; they demonstrate the perfect balance of hanging ellipses and the reflections between them.

Charcoal proved to be a powerful source of energy, both literally and figuratively, a concentration of life. Lee Bae would assert the presence of this raw material, play on its physicality, revive its existential dimension, and draw out all the aspects, using pieces of various kinds to produce sculptures, installations, and paintings.

Known for his innovative manipulation of digital media, Paul Pfeiffer recasts the visual language of popular spectacle to examine how images shape our perception of ourselves and the world. This exhibition presents works created between 2015 and 2018 from several ongoing series, illustrating the breadth of the artist’s practice.