SOHO FLAGSHIP STORE
Another Tomorrow and WOAH (Work of Art Holdings) Unveil a New Exhibition Exploring Transformation through light, sound, memory, and the body.
Featuring works by Tomie Ohtake, Tuan Andrew Nguyen, Paul Mpagi Sepuya, Roe Ethridge, and Uta Barth.
The human experience is shaped by continuous cycles of transformation.
This exhibition positions light and sound as profound conduits of regeneration and physical embodiment. It investigates the visceral ways visual and acoustic frequencies resonate through the physical form, prompting an internal awakening and a recalibration of presence.
Tomie Ohtake’s meditative abstract canvas serves as the visual anchor of the space. As one of the most important pioneers of informal abstraction, Ohtake masterfully renders a sensory dialogue between color and form. Her undulating white horizon line, or perhaps a sudden ray of light, vibrates against a warm field of gold and ochre, creating a subtle trompe l'oeil akin to a luminous fissure in the painting. While Untitled (1979) belongs to the later geometric and color-field phase of her practice, it carries the spirit of her seminal "blind paintings" from the 1950s, in which she painted blindfolded, prioritizing rhythm and bodily gesture over predetermined aesthetics. Here, Ohtake’s organic abstraction evokes a landscape, and foregrounds sensibility and intuition that are central to the artist’s work.
Uta Barth and Paul Mpagi Sepuya explore the body through ephemeral light, shadow, and reflection. Sepuya navigates physical fragmentation, often exploring the human form within the context of studio photography, where light serves as a central element dictating what is rendered visible and what remains hidden from the viewer. Meanwhile, Barth manipulates illumination into fleeting, organic shapes and geometric refractions through the gentle touch of a hand in ...and to draw a bright white line with light (Untitled 11.2) (2011)
Roe Ethridge’s dye-sublimation photograph of a bird caught mid-flight exudes force and momentum. The image elevates a subject as commonplace as the pigeon into a striking symbol of ascension and renewal, captured here with blindingly white feathers against a stark studio backdrop, striking a pose intentionally for the viewer.
Tuan Andrew Nguyen’s bronze sculptures provide an opportunity for deep healing through sound and introspection. Suspended from the ceiling, his kinetic sculpture Rolling Thunder (2023) casts shifting reflections across the brick wall, while a bell echoes once activated at the apex of its arc, offering a sonic and visual manifestation of enduring spirit through cultural loss. Across the way, Nguyen’s Singing Bowl from Brass Shell (2022) further extends this acoustic healing, bridging ancestral memory with bodily rebirth. Constructed from reclaimed war weaponry, Nguyen’s works transcend their destructive origins to become vital symbols of life, restoration, and collective memory.
Another Tomorrow x WOAH explores how memory, energy, and matter are mediums for transformation. Through a continuous dialogue of luminous refractions and acoustic vibrations, the exhibition invites us to contemplate the physical body as the ultimate vessel for renewal and becoming.
