group show

LSS NYC

“Focal Point 3”

2024 June 28 to July 28

Focal Point 3 explores how personal and collective identities are shaped by cultural contexts, environments, and historical changes. Each artist brings unique approaches to create reflective and thought-provoking narratives about identity, heritage, and the human experience. Each artist delves into how their surroundings, cultural backgrounds, and histories influence their sense of self and relationships with others.

Shangkai Kevin Yu's artistry examines relationships with thoughts, environments, and each other from an outsider's perspective. Using everyday objects, he crafts contemplative and meticulous narratives, such as kettles partying, intimate encounters in kitchen drawers, lovers vacationing by the sink, and reflections on life and death at a fireplace. Jiajia Wang paintings examine the impact of television, the internet, and pop culture on his generation through digital collage, action painting, and silkscreen printing, creating narratives around contemporary digital landscapes that blend traditional and modern art methods. Ivan David Ng explores identity and belonging by delving into his Hakka heritage, using the sky as a metaphor for shared human experiences. His paintings, layered with collage and paint, connect personal and collective history, memory, and universal themes.

Shangkai Kevin Yu (b. 1987, Taiwan) lives and works in New York. He earned his BFA at Parsons School of Design and MFA at the New York Academy of Art. He has participated in residencies with the Leipzig International Art Programme in Germany and exhibited his work throughout the US, Germany, and Denmark.

Jiajia Wang (b. 1985, Beijing, China) received his BA Honors degree from Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in 2008. He currently lives and works in Beijing. His solo exhibitions include "Electric Disorder" at Andrea Festa Fine Art, Rome (2024) and "You Twist, I Twist Too" at TAO ART, Taipei (2024). He has participated in group exhibitions such as “Apostolic Succession” at SPURS Gallery, Beijing (2021), and “One if by Land” at Powerlong Art Center, Xiamen (2019).

Ivan David Ng (b. 1991, Singapore) is an artist currently based in the US. His practice investigates human existence between land and sky. He attended the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture and received his BFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art. He won the Gold Award in the UOB Painting of the Year in 2020 and has been published in New American Paintings and Art & Market. Ng has also worked on projects with Louis Vuitton, Uber Technologies Inc., and Singapore Land Group