Commonwealth and Council

Frieze Seoul

Beatriz Cortez, Carrie Yamaoka, Clarissa Tossin, Fidencio Fifield-Perez, Gala Porras-Kim, Harold Mendez, Jesse Chun, Kang Seung Lee, Lotus L. Kang, Rosha Yaghmai, Young Joon Kwak

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Beatriz Cortez

Clandestine Garden

2016/2018
Book (They Come and Knock on the Door by Alfonso Quijada Urías, trans. Darwin J. Flakoll, Curbstone Press, 1991), cornstarch, grass seeds, coconut coir soil pods, glass dropper bottle
Approx. 2.5 x 11.5 x 8.75 in (6 x 29 x 22 cm); installation dimensions variable

Photo: Paul Salveson

Beatriz Cortez

Crow Vision (Iridescence)

2025
Steel, rooster tail feathers, pheasant feathers, cotton cordon
12 x 24 x 1.25 in (30 x 61 x 3 cm)

Photo: Paul Salveson

Beatriz Cortez

Crow Vision (Multiplicity)

2025
Steel, goose feathers, cotton cordon
23.5 x 23.5 x 1.25 in (60 x 60 x 3 cm)

Photo: Paul Salveson

Clarissa Tossin

LA Weeds: Biennial Wormwood and Sticky Weed, Downtown Los Angeles

2026
Oil-based printing ink on canvas
59 x 34.25 x 1.25 in (150 x 87 x 3 cm)

Photo: Paul Salveson

Carrie Yamaoka

24 by 24 (no. 4) redux

2000/2022
Urethane resin, reflective polyester film, mixed media on wood panel
24 x 24 x 1.5 in (61 x 61 x 4 cm)

Photo: Paul Salveson

Carrie Yamaoka

12 by 10 (deep blue) redux

2011/2013
Urethane resin, reflective polyester film, mixed media on wood panel
12 x 10 x 1.25 in (30 x 25 x 3 cm)

Photo: Paul Salveson

Carrie Yamaoka

20 by 16 (blue crease)

2026
Urethane resin, white vinyl, mixed media on wood panel
20 x 16 x 1.25 in (51 x 41 x 3 cm)

Photo: Paul Salveson

Fidencio Fifield-Perez

S's Hand

2026
Intaglio ink on woven paper, acrylic on canvas, walnut frame
16 x 12 x 1.25 in (41 x 30 x 3 cm)
Framed: 16.75 x 12.75 x 1.5 in (43 x 32 x 4 cm)

Photo: Paul Salveson

Fidencio Fifield-Perez

dacament 21

2019
Acrylic on envelope, walnut frame
12.5 x 10 in (32 x 25 cm)
Framed: 15.5 x 12.75 x 1.5 in (40 x 32 x 4 cm)

Photo: Paul Salveson

Fidencio Fifield-Perez

dacament 12, 2017
Acrylic on envelope, walnut frame
13 x 9.75 in (33 x 25 cm)
Framed: 15.75 x 12.5 x 1.5 (40 x 31 x 4 cm)

Photo: Paul Salveson

Gala Porras-Kim

Face reclaimed by the jungle at Piedras Negras

2026
Graphite on paper
61.25 x 49.25 x 2 in (156 x 125 x 5 cm)

Photo: Paul Salveson

Gala Porras-Kim

Future artifacts after West Mexico ceramics: Los Angeles Index, 11

2017
Unglazed ceramic, GPS tracker
Approx. 8.75 x 6.75 x 6.75 in (22 x 17 x 17 cm); overall: approx. 11 x 8 x 8 in (28 x 20 x 20 cm)

Photo: Paul Salveson

Gala Porras-Kim

Future artifacts after west Mexico ceramics: Los Angeles Index, 8

2017
Unglazed ceramic, GPS tracker
Approx. 6.75 x 6 x 6 in (17 x 15 x 15 cm); overall: approx. 8.5 x 8 x 8 in (22 x 20 x 20 cm)

Photo: Paul Salveson

Harold Mendez

At the side of the varied 

2024
Porcelain, wax crayon, plants, water (continuously replenished)
Approx. 19.5 x 1 x 1 in (50 x 3 x 3 cm)

Photo: Paul Salveson

Harold Mendez

At the side of the varied

2024
Porcelain with physical vapor deposition, plants, water (continuously replenished)
Approx. 19.5 x 1 x 1 in (50 x 3 x 3 cm)

Photo: Paul Salveson

Harold Mendez

Comma

2025
Raku-fired porcelain, slag, oxides, glaze
Approx. 8 x 3.25 x 1 in (20 x 8 x 3 cm)

Photo: Paul Salveson

Harold Mendez

Comma

2026
Raku-fired ceramic, slag, glaze
Approx. 8 x 4 x 1 in (20 x 10 x 3 cm)

Photo: Paul Salveson

Jesse Chun

gravitational grammar (score for unlanguaging no.9.9.9)

2026
Ink, mineral pigment, pastel, and graphite on janggu drums, hand-scored stainless steel mirrors, stainless steel, viola strings, organza, wood, nails
50 x 25.5 x .25 in (127 x 65 x 1 cm)

Photo: Paul Salveson

Kang Seung Lee

Untitled (Peter Hujar, Flowers for the Dead, Mazatlán, Mexico, 1977)

2026
Graphite on paper, wood frame
8.25 × 8.75 in (21 x 22 cm)
Framed: 16 x 16 x 1.5 (41 x 41 x 4 cm)

Photo: Paul Salveson

Kang Seung Lee

Untitled (David Wojnarowicz, Untitled [Face in Dirt], 1991)

2026
Graphite on paper, wood frame
8 x 8 in (20 x 20 cm)
Framed: 16 x 16 x 1.5 (41 x 41 x 4 cm)

Photo: Paul Salveson

Kang Seung Lee

Untitled (Leonilson’s Letter, 1992) 

2023
Graphite, watercolor, antique 24k gold thread, dried seeds from Elysian Park, feathers, silver wire, pearls, 24k gold leaf on parchment, brass nails, walnut veneer, walnut frame
Two parts: approx. 31.25 x 48 in (79 x 122 cm) each
Framed: 68 x 52.5 x 3 in (172 x 133 x 8 cm)

Photo: Paul Salveson

Lotus L. Kang

Mesoderm (Ecotone II)

2026
Tatami, pigmented silicone, photograph, ink, cast aluminum perilla leaf, artist's frame
9 x 13 x 2.75 in (23 x 33 x 7 cm)

Photo: Paul Salveson

Lotus L. Kang

Tract LII 

2026
Cast aluminum anchovies, cast bronze anchovies, cast bronze lotus roots, silk, nylon, hardware
Approx. 96 x 4 x 3 in (244 x 10 x 8 cm)

Photo: Paul Salveson

Lotus L. Kang

Tract LIII

2026
Cast aluminum anchovies, cast bronze lotus roots, silk, nylon, hardware
Approx. 96 x 3.5 x 3 in (244 x 9 x 8 cm)

Photo: Paul Salveson

Rosha Yaghmai

Afterimage, Vein

2024
Acrylic and ink on organza and cotton, artist's frame
60 x 43 x 2.75 in (152 x 109 x 7 cm)

Photo: Paul Salveson

Young Joon Kwak

Divine Ruin (My Face, Bronze)

2023
Bronze, glass rhinestones, pigmented wax medium
Approx. 11 x 6.75 x 5.25 in (28 x 17 x 13 cm)

Photo: Paul Salveson