Unruly Vessel, a solo exhibition by Rachel Youn, opens this week at Scuola Piccola Zattere in Venice. Youn works with kinetic sculpture and installation, combining wellness devices – massagers, baby rockers, exercise equipment – with artificial plants. The works engage with repetitive motion and ritual-like gestures, reflecting on individual and collective behaviors embedded in contemporary life. The exhibition brings together new works developed during a residency at the institution alongside recent works.
About the Artist
Rachel Youn (b. 1994, Abington, US) received a BFA from Washington University in St. Louis and an MFA from the Yale School of Art. Their work has been shown at Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Turin. It has also been presented at Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Rome, and The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Ridgefield.
Additional exhibitions took place at DOX Centre for Contemporary Art, Prague; Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati; and Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, among others.
SPZ is a nonprofit space for continuous education and research in the expanded field of contemporary arts. It presents exhibitions, residencies, and performances on the Zattere in Dorsoduro, Venice.
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Rachel Youn – Unruly Vessel
Opening: Thursday, 7 May, 18:00
On view 8 May – 18 October 2026
Scuola Piccola Zattere
Dorsoduro 1401, Venice
Photo: Rachel Youn, Rend, 2024. Courtesy the artist & Soy Capitán, Berlin. Graphic Design: Giga Design Studio
About Soy Capitán
Soy Capitán is a contemporary art gallery based in Berlin-Kreuzberg, Germany. It focuses on presenting emerging and mid-career artists with an emphasis on experimental, concept-driven practices across media such as installation, sculpture, painting, and new media.
The gallery is known for its collaborative approach with artists and institutions, often working beyond the traditional gallery format through publications, residencies, and curatorial projects. Its program frequently engages with international art discourse while maintaining a strong connection to Berlin’s independent art scene.
Alongside exhibitions in its Berlin space, Soy Capitán also participates in art fairs and off-site projects, supporting artists in developing new bodies of work and expanding their visibility internationally.
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