Commonwealth and Council

Secret Asian Man presents: 언니 (unni)

Carrie Yamaoka, Dongho Kang, Grim Park, Isaac Chong Wai, Kang Seung Lee, Muyeong Kim, Young Joon Kwak

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Press Release

Installation view

Installation view

Carrie Yamaoka

12 by 10 (black and white), 2017
Urethane resin, reflective polyester film, mixed media on wood panel
12 x 10 x 1.5 in (30 x 25 x 4 cm)

Photo: Paul Salveson

Young Joon Kwak

Uh, As If!, 2012
Single-channel HD video, color, sound; 2 min 22 sec
Edition of 3, 2 AP

Video still of Uh, As If!

Carrie Yamaoka

12 by 10 (blue + white), 2013/2017
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

Installation view

Young Joon Kwak

Trans Creation Relic II, 2019
Resin casts of inverted male sex toys, interior of male sex toy, and artist’s hand; aluminum, dirt, rocks, silver leaf
Approx. 8 x 15 x 5 in (20 x 38 x 13 cm)

Photo: Paul Salveson

Detail of Trans Creation Relic II

Photo: Paul Salveson

Detail of Trans Creation Relic II

Photo: Paul Salveson

Installation view

Kang Seung Lee

Untitled (Pansies, 1968, Joe Brainard), 2025
Watercolor on paper, walnut frame
11 x 8.75 in (28 x 22 cm)
Framed: 20 x 18 x 1.5 in (51 x 46 x 4 cm)

Photo: Paul Salveson

Dongho Kang

Salon, 2024
Acrylic on canvas
25.75 x 25.75 in (65 x 65 cm)

Installation view

Grim Park

untitled, 2023

Korean traditional paint on silk

10.75 x 14 in (27 x 36 cm)

Kang Seung Lee

Untitled (Untitled (If Nancy was a boy), 1972, Joe Brainard), 2025
Antique 24k gold thread on sambe, brass nails, walnut wood
13.25 x 14.25 x .5 in (34 x 36 x 1.5 cm)

Photo: Paul Salveson

Installation view

Muyeong Kim

The Clinicians Mirth, 2025 

1910's pinhole camera, glass aquarium, glass enclosure, artist's plinth

10 x 6 x 6 in (25 x 15 x 15 cm)

Installation view

Muyeong Kim

Riser, 2026 

Wood, paint, shellac, fiberglass, eel leather

16 x 28.75 x 23.75 in (41 x 73 x 60 cm)

Issac Chong Wai

Touched: Rouge—Fluttering Fan, 2025
Etching on glass, tinted acrylic, mirror, aluminum frame
23.75 × 20 × 1.25 in (60 x 51 x 3 cm)

Detail of Touched: Rouge—Fluttering Fan

Carrie Yamaoka

10 by 8 (black/white/blue), 2017 

Urethane resin, reflective polyester film, mixed media on wood panel 

10 x 8 x 1 in (25.4 x 20.3 x 2.5 cm)

Photo: Paul Salveson

Detail of 10 by 8 (black/white/blue)

Photo: Paul Salveson