At Liste Art Fair Basel 2026, Booth 97, Seoul-based gallery Shower presents new works by Ruofan Chen. In this video, Katie Lee Arsac offers an intimate look at the pieces, revealing several unexpected elements.Building on her 2025 solo exhibition Dust at Shower—which traced the invisible continuum from industrial workshops to equestrian arenas, treating particulate matter as forensic evidence of systemic failure—Chen now turns her gaze to the art world’s own hidden ecologies. The new body of work examines the overlooked exposure of all art workers (installers, technicians, artists, fabricators, and gallery staff alike) to the ambient toxins of production: silica dust from composite boards, pigment residues, and the pervasive chemical haze of adhesives and fire retardants.
Ruofan Chen at Shower, Seoul / Liste Art Fair Basel 2026. Basel (Switzerland), June 17, 2026.
