Sung Jang at Volume Gallery

Exhibiting monochromatic paintings of fragmented map-like forms and functional sculptures that mix found stones with sophisticated, handmade wooden bases, Sung Jang investigates his inherited Korean culture in response to the industry of production and consumption, process of design, fabrication and labor and individual experience related to artifacts. An award-winning Chicago-based designer and artist, he blurs the boundaries between the two ways of working—creating design objects that aim at improving the quality of life and artworks that express a personal vision. His Shape of Land paintings at the fair presented textured, black, mental maps of past places he has visited, while his Given sculptures joined specifically selected rocks with geometrically crafted bases to construct sublime combinations, which can delightfully be used as either a chair, stool, or small table. Read the full article here.

This is Ambos’s third time at the fair, and this year it is raising funds for its Ambos Ceramics programme, taught at two LGBTQ+ migrant shelters in Tijuana. On display are ceramics made by students—presented on a striking blue “tree of life” sculpture and on sale for prices ranging from $50 to $250—as well as other works created in collaboration with professional ceramicists. Clothing racks, meanwhile, are filled with colourful sweaters and tops, embroidered by residents of 14 other shelters and dyed by the Ambos founder Tanya Aguiñiga in her studio. Read the full article here.