South African artist Cinga Samson’s exhibition of new paintings is titled ‘Ukuphuthelwa’, an isiXhosa word in the artist’s native language that translates as ‘unable to sleep’. Unlike the English word ‘insomnia’, the isiXhosa term carries no negative connotation and accordingly, for Samson, sleeplessness is not a condition to be cured but a state of spiritual alertness, a sensitivity that deepens in the dark.

‘Nine nights; Strange fruit’ brings together a new body of paintings by London-based artist Shaqúelle Whyte that trace the emotional and temporal reverberations of familial grief.

Presenting the work of Lebanese artist Etel Adnan (1925–2021) and South Korean artist Seundja Rhee (1918–2009), ‘To meet the sun’ at White Cube Seoul brings into correspondence two practices shaped by migration, exile and the pursuit of artistic form far from home. Though marked by different geopolitical conditions, their trajectories disclose notable affinities: both were drawn to Paris and turned to painting in adulthood without prior formal training.