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

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