East Contemporary

Dotolim: Zhao Cong 赵丛 / Zhu Wenbo 朱文博 / 진상태 Jin Sangtae / 최준용 Choi Joonyong

Seoul, February 26, 2026, https://www.dotolim.com Another visit to Seoul, another visit to Dotolim. It is incredible, how long this space keeps going. New location in Yeongdeungpo south of the Han River, but same old team and innovative noises and sounds. There were multiple events around the time I was there. This one, as well as…

transmediale 2026: by the mango belt & tamarind road

Berlin, January 29 – February 1, 2029, https://transmediale.de The two new curators – Neema Githere, Juan Pablo García Sossa – gave a new and different feel to the festival compared to prior editions. This was the first edition of a new mode of operation for transmediale, where curators only receive a temporary contract and change…

Schirn: Stephanie Comilang “Search for Life / Diaspora Ad Astra”

Frankfurt, September 25, 2025 – January 4, 2026, https://www.schirn.de Filipino-Canadian artist, presenting a couple of video installations and some related object-based art merchandise. Thematically, it all seemed a bit like “in search of one’s own (Comilang’s) identity: The video works were anchored in interviews she conducted with people that were somehow like her, either a…

GHMP Art Book Fair: Haein Kim, Vera Koss, Fortner Anderson

Prague, Troja Chateau, September 20-21, 2025, https://www.ghmp.cz Troja Chateau is one of the multiple locations of the Prague City Gallery (GHMP) on the outskirts of Prague, next to the Zoo and Botanical Gardens. It is a beautiful baroque manor house, surrounded by a well maintained garden. This place was the site of the recent GHMP…