Exterior view of Frieze House Seoul ©FriezeThe inaugural exhibition 《Unhouse》 at Frieze House Seoul is on view
until October 2. The exhibition, curated by writer, curator and gallerist Jae
Seok Kim, reimagines the home — one of the most intimate yet political spaces —
through the frame of queerness.
Featuring works by Joeun Kim Aatchim, Haneyl Choi, Lee
Dong-hyun, Anne Imhof, Em Kettner, Dan Kim, Dew Kim, Kim Minhoon, Rebecca Ness,
Catherine Opie, Grim Park, P. Staff, Willa Wasserman and Xiyadie, 《Unhouse》 will
transform each room of the multi-room space into a distinct narrative thread,
inviting visitors to navigate and inhabit new perspectives.
Bringing together internationally acclaimed artists exploring
queer perspectives and emerging Korean voices, the exhibition is structured
around four thematic axes Body/Identity, Space/Power, Relation/Care, and
Memory/Transmission – offering layered ways to perceive the idea of home.
Participating galleries include Commonwealth and Council,
François Ghebaly, Jessica Silverman, Lehmann Maupin, P21, Sprüth Magers,
Sultana, THEO and xlarge.
Frieze House Seoul’s inaugural exhibition, set within a
long-abandoned residential building, explores both as a site of imposed silence
and gender norms, and as a place of refuge from external violence — a setting
for solitude, self-exploration and the redefinition of belonging.
The exhibition will consider how each artist challenges
normative identity structures, questions spatial hierarchies, and translates
personal emotions and memories into visual form. 《Unhouse》 offers ways of rethinking domestic
space, drawing on diverse cultural, political and personal contexts.
