Korean gallery Jason Haam presents a group exhibition “Karma II”, featuring works by Jihyoung Han, Jungwook Kim, and Mike Lee, at Unit 7 of Carlos/Ishikawa on view through February 15.

This exhibition is part of “Condo London 2025,” a city-wide collaborative exhibition featuring 49 galleries across 22 spaces. Jason Haam is the only Korean gallery participating in Condo London 2025.

Jihyoung Han (b. 1994), who has been working with painting as her primary medium, reimagines the extreme futures of a world where today’s issues have grown to dystopian proportions, yet with a playful twist. Han’s dystopia, however, is not merely a space of despair; rather, it brims with an uncanny optimism, where destruction is reinterpreted as a new way of surviving.

Jungwook Kim (b. 1970) explores a complex interplay between physical, conceptual, and transcendental realities, through the lens of Korean ink painting using the cosmos as a unifying theme. Meanwhile, Mike Lee (b. 1983)’s paintings are filled with graphic elements, highlighting his personal narrative. More recent works by the artist have been further contextualized to explore his own identity as a self, influenced by his upbringing as a second-generation immigrant in the United States. In the process, his works serve as a visual language that appeals to the concept of intimacy.

Starting January 31, Jason Haam returns to Frieze No.9 Cork Street with “Karma II,” showcasing works by Jihyoung Han, Jungwook Kim, Mike Lee, and Moka Lee. This iteration of “Karma II” builds on the narrative of Condo London while serving as an independent presentation.

“Condo London 2025: Karma II”
2025.01.18 - 2025.02.15
Wed-Sat 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Carlos/Ishikawa
UNIT 7, Carlos/Ishikawa Gallery, 88 Mile End Road, London E1 4UN, United Kingdom

Ji Yeon Lee has been working as an editor for the media art and culture channel AliceOn since 2021 and worked as an exhibition coordinator at samuso (now Space for Contemporary Art) from 2021 to 2023.