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A project space for Asian and Asian diasporic contemporary art.
02.10–19.12.26: ‘true names’

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Meet our new resident, Zishi Han (@zzishihan)

We’re delighted to welcome Frankfurt-based artist Zishi Han to his three-month residency at YDP.

Swipe to see Han’s recent moving-image work, ‘the nocturnal flights of stillness’ (2026), on display in our Artist’s Lab, alongside a low vibrating platform for visitors to sit on and interact with. Performances and small interventions will gradually shift the display throughout the residency.

Admission is free and open to all
Tuesday to Saturday, 11am–6pm

Images:
1. Zishi Han in Artist’s Studio at YDP.
2–4. ‘Zishi Han: the nocturnal flights of stillness’, 2026, installation view, YDP. Photography by Reinis Lismanis (@reinislismanis) taken in London, United Kingdom by @ydp_space

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Our new exhibition ’true names’ is now open!

Between concealment and revelation, this group exhibition considers naming as an ethical practice that opens a space for socio-political negotiation. In ‘true names’, different magics, languages, histories and worlds brush against one another and remain interrelated, without being fully translated, possessed or made the same.

Drop by YDP during Frieze Week to visit ‘true names’, or join us for the upcoming guided tour on 3 November! More information via the link in our bio.

Admission is free and open to all
Tuesday to Saturday, 11am–6pm

’true names’ features: Pacita Abad (@pacitaabad), K Allado-McDowell (@kalladomcdowell), alyene (@taang_qaragha), Bernice Bing, Chen Zhe (@chenzhe_towardsevenings), Stephanie Comilang (@stephaniecomilang), Sara Flores, Gauri Gill (@_gauri_gill_), Pao Houa Her (@paohouaher), Hanna Hur (@hannahurhannahur), Dorothea Lange, Colectivo Los Ingrávidos (@zonaingravida), Georgia O’Keeffe, Natalia Papaeva (@aryatsagan), Julia Rometti & Victor Costales (@rometticostales & @juliarometti), Shao Fan (@shaofanart), Võ An Khánh, Anh Vo (@anhqvo), Tuguldur Yondonjamts (@tuguldur_yondonjamts_), Zeng Xiaolian

Conceived and guest-curated by Yuan Fuca (@heichiyuanr), in collaboration with YDP curator Jun Shen (@junjunbackwards).

Graphic design: @stinsensqueeze
Exhibition scenography: @dyvikkahlen

Image: ‘true names’, 2026, YDP, installation view. Photography by Reinis Lismanis (@reinislismanis). taken in London, United Kingdom by @ydp_space

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Introducing YDP’s new Artist-in-Residence: Zishi Han

We are delighted to host Zishi Han (@zzishihan) as our autumn resident. Based in Frankfurt, Han often develops projects with attention to spatial conditions and material behaviours. Before studying art, Han trained as an engineer and designer.

From 3 October, you will encounter in our Artist’s Lab a display of Han’s recent moving-image work, ‘the nocturnal flights of stillness’ (2026), alongside a low vibrating platform at the centre of the space. Performances and small interventions will gradually shift the display throughout the residency.

Image: Zishi Han, ‘xoxo (traps)’ (detail), 2025. Commissioned by Politikens Forhal, Copenhagen, 2025. Courtesy the artists and Gianni Manhattan. Photo by kunst-dokumentation.

#YDPspace #ContemporaryArt #BedfordSquare #ZishiHan taken in London, United Kingdom by @ydp_space

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Two weeks to go! ✨

Our new group exhibition, 'true names', will open on 2 October. Make sure you sign up for the exhibition opening and upcoming guided tours via the link in our bio.

Exhibition opening
📅 Friday 2 October
⏰ 6:00–8:00pm

Guided tour 1
led by guest curator Yuan Fuca with artists Chen Zhe, Natalia Papaeva and Tuguldur Yondonjamts
📅 Saturday 3 October ⏰ 4.00–5.00pm

Guided tour 2
led by YDP curatorial team
📅 Tuesday 3 November ⏰ 6.30–7.30pm

Guided tour 3
led by YDP curatorial team
📅 Wednesday 25 November ⏰ 6.30–7.30pm

‘true names’ is a group exhibition that considers naming as an ethical practice that opens a space for socio-political negotiation.

’true names’ features: Pacita Abad (@pacitaabad), K Allado-McDowell (@kalladomcdowell), alyene (@taang_qaragha), Bernice Bing, Chen Zhe (@chenzhe_towardsevenings), Stephanie Comilang (@stephaniecomilang), Sara Flores, Gauri Gill (@_gauri_gill_), Pao Houa Her (@paohouaher), Hanna Hur (@hannahurhannahur), Dorothea Lange, Colectivo Los Ingrávidos (@zonaingravida), Georgia O'Keeffe, Natalia Papaeva (@aryatsagan), Julia Rometti & Victor Costales (@rometticostales & @juliarometti), Shao Fan (@shaofanart), Võ An Khánh, Anh Vo (@anhqvo), Tuguldur Yondonjamts (@tuguldur_yondonjamts_), Zeng Xiaolian

Conceived and guest-curated by Yuan Fuca (@heichiyuanr), in collaboration with YDP curator Jun Shen (@junjunbackwards).

Graphic design: Stinsensqueeze (@stinsensqueeze)

Artworks:
1. Stephanie Comilang, ‘Manton de Manila - 1‘ (detail), 2024
2. alyene, ’œrystɯla‘(film still), 2023
3. Chen Zhe, ‘Spinal Incense Clock: First Gaze’, 2025-2026 by @ydp_space

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🌙NEW EXHIBITION

Join us on 2 October for the opening of ‘true names’, a group exhibition that considers naming as an ethical practice that opens a space for socio-political negotiation.

A true name often carries the magical power to mark a crossing between person and spirit, self and community, past and future. Across many traditions, the act of naming is a means of sharing knowledge and making connections in response to different historical and material conditions. Diasporic and Indigenous communities have long histories of concealing or modifying names when confronted with displacement, assimilation and political violence.

Between concealment and revelation, ‘true names’ opens a field where imperial epistemologies and capitalist regimes of value can be disarmed. Bringing together artworks emerging from contexts marked by struggles, the exhibition explores how relations among identity, spirituality and power are mediated and regenerated.

In ‘true names’, different magics, languages, histories and worlds brush against one another and remain interrelated, without being fully translated, possessed or made the same.

Exhibition Opening
📅 Friday 2 October
⏰ 18:00–20:00
📍 YDP, 19 Bedford Square, WC1B 3JA
🎟️ Free admission

’true names’ features: Pacita Abad (@pacitaabad), K Allado-McDowell (@kalladomcdowell), alyene (@taang_qaragha), Bernice Bing, Chen Zhe (@chenzhe_towardsevenings), Stephanie Comilang (@stephaniecomilang), Sara Flores, Gauri Gill (@_gauri_gill_), Pao Houa Her (@paohouaher), Hanna Hur (@hannahurhannahur), Dorothea Lange, Colectivo Los Ingrávidos (@zonaingravida), Georgia O'Keeffe, Natalia Papaeva (@aryatsagan), Julia Rometti & Victor Costales (@rometticostales & @juliarometti), Shao Fan (@shaofanart), Võ An Khánh, Anh Vo (@anhqvo), Tuguldur Yondonjamts (@tuguldur_yondonjamts_), Zeng Xiaolian

Conceived and guest-curated by Yuan Fuca (@heichiyuanr), in collaboration with YDP curator Jun Shen (@junjunbackwards).

Graphic design: Stinsensqueeze (@stinsensqueeze) taken in London, United Kingdom by @ydp_space

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We made it back to YDP (@ydp_space) just in time before their first group show, Unlicensed Goods, closes this weekend. It’s a major survey of Asian and Asian diasporic artists exploring the ad hoc networks and shadow economies that accompany the global movements of manufactured goods and migrant communities. Billy Tang (@billytanng) takes us through.

A little bit about YDP: it’s a non-profit dedicated to supporting artists of diverse Asian backgrounds, drawing from different diasporic experiences. Born as a personal project of arts philanthropist Yan Du, it is part of her overarching vision to facilitate transcultural dialogues.

Unlicensed Goods
Until August 15
YDP
London 🇬🇧 taken in London, United Kingdom by @ydp_space

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🫧Thank you to everyone who joined us for our first-ever summer festival, ‘Bubbling’!

Take a look back at the day with this walkthrough by the festival’s curator Erin Li. Across the YDP building and Bedford Square Gardens, participatory performances, workshops and interactive installations by eleven artists and collectives explored how the slow fermentation of micro-actions can catalyse profound personal and social change.

Thank you to all the artists, collaborators and visitors who made the festival possible.

‘Bubbling’ featured Jumana Emil Abboud (@jumanasan), Mohammad Alfaraj (@mohammadalfaraj), Michele Chu (@michele_chu_ ), Imogen Kwok (@imogenkwok) , Yoojin Lee (@nijooyl) & Savannah Theis (@practicing_relationality), Qizlar Collective (@qizlarqizlarqizlar), RESOLVE Collective (@resolvecollective), Monya Riachi (@monya.riachi) , Playfool (@studioplayfool), TRANS VOICES (@transvoicesuk), Kaixiang Zhang (@z_kai_x) ft. Yoma Ziyu Liang (@yoma.food.art). Graphic design by Studio Plan B (@weareplan.b)

Curated by YDP curator Erin Li (@erinmoving)

Videography: Arturo Bandinelli

#YDPspace #BedfordSquare #ContemporaryArt taken in London, United Kingdom by @ydp_space

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📣Announcing the finissage of ‘Unlicensed Goods’

Join us for a day of workshops, music and celebration marking the final day of our exhibition ’Unlicensed Goods‘!

🎧 DJ Workshop for Women Beginners with DJ Ritu MBE 11am–5pm, including a lunch break

Led by the legendary DJ Ritu MBE (@djritu) , this intimate, 5–hour hands-on workshop is designed specifically for women complete beginners in a supportive, small-group environment.

📖 Exhibition Booklet Launch with an introduction by Billy Tang 5:15–5:30pm

To mark the exhibition’s conclusion, the ‘Unlicensed Goods’ booklet will be launched in a special edition featuring writings by Ackbar Abbas, Ghislaine Leung and Trà My Hickin (@tr444my) , an afterword by Billy Tang, and newly printed installation views and images.

🎶 DJ Set: Norsicaa 5:30–7pm

Norsicaa (@norsicaa) brings ‘Unlicensed Tropicália’ to life with a vibrant set tracing connections between artists, labels and musical cultures across the Asia-Pacific and Latin America.

📅 Saturday 15 August 📍 YDP, 19 Bedford Square, WC1B 3JA
🎟️ Free events. Booking details via the link in our bio.

Image: ‘Unlicensed Goods’ Copy Shop, 2026, YDP, installation view. Photography by Reinis Lismanis (@reinislismanis).

#YDPspace #UnlicensedGoods #BedfordSquare #ContemporaryArt taken in London, United Kingdom by @ydp_space

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Have you noticed the changes that have been happening in ‘Unlicensed Goods’?

As the exhibition evolves, so do a number of the artworks on view.

In the conservatory, Gala Porras-Kim’s (@itsgala) ‘Out of an instance of expiration comes a perennial showing’ has been transformed by mould liberated from the British Museum’s storage by the artist and allowed to propagate on an agar-soaked cloth. Elsewhere, prints from Christian Kōun Alborz Oldham’s (@flowerplanetberlin) growing archive of Kosen Ohtsubo’s (@kosen_ohtsubo) unconventional ikebana practice rotate throughout the exhibition. Yuyan Wang’s (@yuyanwang) works and Sine Screen’s (@sine_screen) month-long programme in the screening room continue to offer new perspectives on the themes of the exhibition

Make sure you catch the exhibition before it closes on 15 August!

Admission is free and open to all
Tuesday to Saturday, 11am–6pm

Curated by YDP artistic director Billy Tang (@billytanng).

Images: ‘Unlicensed Goods’, 2026, YDP, installation view. Photography by Reinis Lismanis (@reinislismanis) and Anne Tetzlaff (@_annetetzlaff_)

#YDPspace #BedfordSquare #ContemporaryArt #UnlicensedGoods taken in London, United Kingdom by @ydp_space

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🌼In residence: Qizlar Collective (@qizlarqizlarqizlar)

Founded in 2022, Qizlar Collective is a grassroots feminist collective of cultural practitioners, artists and activists from Uzbekistan. Tashkent-based members Rusudan Mirobzalova (@sanka_pho), Sofia Seitkhalil (@hollowmonk) and Malika Zayniddinova (@malikaz_) are in residence at YDP until 31 July.

Drop in between 4pm and 6pm on 25 July for the final tea gathering hosted by Mirobzalova, Seitkhalil and Zayniddinova!

Admission is free and open to all
Tuesday to Saturday, 11am–6pm

Videography: Arturo Bandinelli

#YDPspace #ContemporaryArt #BedfordSquare #QizlarCollective taken in London, United Kingdom by @ydp_space

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✨Announcing the full programme of ‘Bubbling’! Part 2/2: Inside YDP

The first YDP summer festival, taking place on 26 July, foregrounds how the slow fermentation of micro-actions can catalyse profound personal and social change. Taking place at the height of summer—when the hot weather makes fermentation bubble with the most vigour—participatory performances, workshops and interactive installations by eleven artists and collectives will unfold across the YDP building and Bedford Square Gardens.

More tickets have been released, and you can now also sign up for the workshops that require separate bookings via the link in our bio!

‘Bubbling’ features Jumana Emil Abboud (@jumanasan), Mohammad Alfaraj (@mohammadalfaraj), Michele Chu (@michele_chu_ ), Imogen Kwok (@imogenkwok) , Yoojin Lee (@nijooyl) & Savannah Theis (@practicing_relationality) , Qizlar Collective (@qizlarqizlarqizlar), RESOLVE Collective (@resolvecollective), Monya Riachi (@monya.riachi) ft. Anaïs Mims, Studio Playfool (@studioplayfool), TRANS VOICES (@transvoicesuk), Kaixiang Zhang (@z_kai_x) ft. Yoma Ziyu Liang (@yoma.food.art)

Curated by YDP curator Erin Li (@erinmoving)

📅 Sunday 26 July ⏰ 3:00–9:00pm 📍Bedford Square Gardens and YDP 🎟️ Free event, booking link in bio

Graphic design: Studio Plan B (@weareplan.b)

Images:
1. Rusudan Mirobzalova, Sofia Seitkhalil and Malika Zayniddinova. Photo by Ksenia Gorbacheva. Image courtesy of Qizlar Collective.
2. Kaixiang Zhang. Image courtesy of the artist.

#YDPspace #BedfordSquare #ContemporaryArt taken in London, United Kingdom by @ydp_space

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✨Announcing the full programme of ‘Bubbling’! Part 1/2: In the Bedford Square Gardens

The first YDP summer festival, taking place on 26 July, foregrounds how the slow fermentation of micro-actions can catalyse profound personal and social change. Taking place at the height of summer—when the hot weather makes fermentation bubble with the most vigour—participatory performances, workshops and interactive installations by eleven artists and collectives will unfold across the YDP building and Bedford Square Gardens.

More tickets have been released, and you can now also sign up for the workshops that require separate bookings via the link in our bio!

‘Bubbling’ features Jumana Emil Abboud (@jumanasan), Mohammad Alfaraj (@mohammadalfaraj), Michele Chu (@michele_chu_ ), Imogen Kwok (@imogenkwok) , Yoojin Lee (@nijooyl) & Savannah Theis (@practicing_relationality) , Qizlar Collective (@qizlarqizlarqizlar), RESOLVE Collective (@resolvecollective), Monya Riachi (@monya.riachi) ft. Anaïs Mims, Studio Playfool (@studioplayfool), TRANS VOICES (@transvoicesuk), Kaixiang Zhang (@z_kai_x) ft. Yoma Ziyu Liang (@yoma.food.art)

Curated by YDP curator Erin Li (@erinmoving)

📅 Sunday 26 July ⏰ 3:00–9:00pm 📍Bedford Square Gardens and YDP 🎟️ Free event, booking link in bio

Graphic design: Studio Plan B (@weareplan.b)

Images:
1. Mohammad Alfaraj. Image courtesy of the artist.
2. Jumana Emil Abboud. Photo by Moira Ricci. Image courtesy of the artist.
3. Monya Riachi. Photo by Angus MacKinnon. Image courtesy of the artist.
4. Imogen Kwok. Image courtesy of the artist.
5. Yoojin Lee. Image courtesy of the artist.
6. Savannah Theis. Image courtesy of the artist.
7. TRANS VOICES. Image courtesy of the artists.
8. Michele Chu. Image courtesy of the artist.
9. Playfool. Image courtesy of the artist.
10. RESOLVE Collective. Image courtesy of the artist.

#YDPspace #BedfordSquare #ContemporaryArt taken in London, United Kingdom by @ydp_space

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