Lotus L. Kang’s Hopeful Doom Scrolling

Lotus L. Kang’s Hopeful Doom Scrolling

We are greeted by what appears to be a pair of metal drums suspended from the ceiling upon entering Lotus L. Kang’s exhibition Already at 52 Walker, curated by Ebony L. Haynes. Their musical potential, quieted for now, is instead visualized through sharp metal forms tumbling vertically downward. A closer look reveals that these quasi-chimes — they have functioned as such in previous iterations — are cast into the shape of anchovies, their slende…