Commonwealth and Council

Art Basel Miami Beach

Carmen Argote, Clarissa Tossin, Danielle Dean, Gala Porras-Kim, Lecia Dole-Recio, Leslie Martinez, Suki Seokyeong Kang

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Installation view

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Installation view

Danielle Dean, 2.45. a.m.

2021

Watercolor on paper, walnut frame

48 x 84 in (122 x 213 cm)

Framed: 50.5 x 89.25 x 2 in (128 x 227 x 5 cm)

Gala Porras-Kim, Hagia Sophia marble floor (Omphalion) reconstruction

2022

Colored pencil on paper
83.5 x 83.5 in (212 x 212 cm)
Framed: 85 x 85 x 2 in (216 x 216 x 5 cm)

Gala Porras-Kim, Cappella Arcivescovile, Ravenna, marble floor reconstruction

2022
Colored pencil on paper
59.75 x 59.75 in (152 x 152 cm)
Framed: 61.25 x 61.25 x 2 in (156 x 156 x 5 cm)

Gala Porras-Kim, Kismet futures (25-36)

2022

Encaustic on paper

12 parts: 12.5 x 8.5 in (32 x 22 cm) each

Framed: 14.5 x 10.25 x 1.5 in (37 x 26 x 4 cm) each; overall: 46.75 x 47 x 1.5 in (119 x 119 x 4 cm)

Gala Porras-Kim, Kismet futures (1-12)

2022

Encaustic on paper

12 parts: 12.5 x 8.5 in (32 x 22 cm) each

Framed: 14.5 x 10.25 x 1.5 in (37 x 26 x 4 cm) each; overall: 46.75 x 47 x 1.5 in (119 x 119 x 4 cm)

Clarissa Tossin, Mars Routes

2022

Archival inkjet print with lamination, Amazon.com delivery boxes, stained wood

Approx. 49.5 x 62.5 x 2.5 in (125 x 159 x 4 cm)

Clarissa Tossin, Glitching Cluster (Milky Way)

2022

Archival inkjet print with lamination, walnut panel

63.5 x 15.75 x 1.5 in (161 x 40 x 4 cm)

Suki Seokyeong Kang, Mat 61 x 81 #22-54+58

2019–22 

Painted steel, woven dyed Hwamunseok, thread, wood frame, brass bolts, leather scraps

Diptych: 32.25 x 24 x 3 in (82 x 62 x 8 cm) each; overall: 32.25 x 49 x 3 in (82 x 124 x 8 cm)

Suki Seokyeong Kang, Heavy Round 460—hole #20-01

2020
Painted steel, woven dyed Hwamunseok
Approx. 18 x 18 x 7 in (46 x 46 x 18 cm)

Suki Seokyeong Kang, Heavy Round 340—hole #19-01

2019

Painted steel

Approx. 13 x 13 x 7 in (34 x 34 x 18 cm)

Suki Seokyeong Kang, Tender Meander #20-06

2019-20
Assembled units: painted steel, thread, wire, tree trunk, leather scraps, nail, wooden wheels
Approx. 72 x 30 x 13 in (183 x 76 x 33 cm)

Suki Seokyeong Kang, Mat Black Mat 122 x 163 #19-08

2019

Woven dyed Hwamunseok, thread, painted steel
65.5 x 49 in (166 x 124 cm)

Suki Seokyeong Kang, Foot #19-02

2018-19

Painted aluminum wire, thread

Two parts: approx. 16 x 24 x 6 in (41 x 61 x 15 cm); approx. 19 x 20 x 3 in (48 x 51 x 8 cm)

Carmen Argote, Ripe Child (a cosmic one)

2022

Cochineal, papier-mâché on linen
Approx. 72 x 60 x 1.5 in (183 x 152 x 4 cm)

Carmen Argote, Pain Body

2022
Oil on canvas
72 x 49 x 1.5 in (183 x 125 x 4 cm)

Carmen Argote, The Missing People

2022

Archival inkjet prints, banana peels, clear gesso, watercolor, acrylic, graphite on paper, walnut frame
Approx. 29.75 x 22.5 x .5 in (76 x 57 x 1 cm)

Framed: 33.5 x 26 x 3 in (85 x 66 x 8 cm)

Carmen Argote, comforting object: familial mask

2022
Plastic bags, crayon, acrylic, iron powder, crepe rubber band, twine

Approx. 14 x 28 x 18 in (36 x 71 x 46 cm)

Carmen Argote, comforting object: always alive, always dying

2022
Gathered tree bark and wood, oak galls, muslin, iron powder, crepe rubber bands, banana peels, acrylic, canvas, zip ties, grocery bag, linen, palm frond
Approx. 18 x 34 x 17 in (46 x 86 x 43 cm)

Leslie Martinez, The Wholeness of Infinity is the Doing that Undoes

2022

Fabric and paper scraps, dried paint chips, pumice and acrylic on canvas

Approx. 90 x 70 x 5 in (229 x 178 x 12.7 cm)

Leslie Martinez, Cones of Smoke Spinning Off the Solar Slag

2022
Fabric and paper scraps, dried paint chips, pumice and acrylic on canvas
Approx. 80 x 60 x 5 in (203 x 152 x 12.7 cm)

Lecia Dole-Recio, Untitled (pink and purple curves in floor paper)

2022

Acrylic, gouache, oak gall ink, cochineal ink, walnut ink, graphite, paper, cardboard, glue

Approx. 68.75 x 50.25 x .25 in (175 x 128 x 1 cm)

Lecia Dole-Recio, Untitled (pch.red.crvs.)

2010

Acrylic, graphite, paper, tape, glue, cardboard, canvas, wood 

57.5 x 49.25 x 1 in (146 x 125 x 3 cm)

Lecia Dole-Recio, Untitled (gold sidelines, purple corner)

2022
Acrylic, gouache, oak gall ink, paper, wood
16.75 x 13.25 x 1 in (43 x 34 x 3 cm)

Lecia Dole-Recio, Untitled (small cardboard curve, wood trim on left and right)

2020
Acrylic, gouache, oak gall ink, paper, cardboard, wood
Approx. 21.25 x 17.25 x 1.5 in (54 x 44 x 4 cm)