A couple of weeks ago we had Lee Bul vocalising without consonants; tomorrow we have Haegue Yang, who represented Korea at the 2009 Venice Biennale, doing knitting and origami. You can’t say the Hayward Gallery’s Wide Open School season is mainstream. Haegue Yang: Vita Activa Hayward Lecture Theatre Saturday 7 July 2012 Haegue Yang hosts … [Read More]
Artist: Haegue Yang (page 2)
Haegue Yang: Teacher of Dance at Modern Art Oxford
In 2009, Haegue Yang represented Korea at the Venice Biennale. Now she has a 3-month exhibition in Oxford: HAEGUE YANG TEACHER OF DANCE 11 June – 4 September 2011 Modern Art Oxford presents Teacher of Dance, the first major UK exhibition of the Seoul- and Berlin-based artist Haegue Yang. Yang has developed a distinctive practice … [Read More]
Haegue Yang’s exhibition in Oxford
Joongang Ilbo has an interesting interview-feature on Haegue Yang’s exhibition in Oxford. http://bit.ly/kbwxFI #. I wondered about going on a day trip to her exhibition this weekend, but then realised I needed to do something practical with my own clothes dryer instead. [Read More]
Fan Death in Venice – the Korean Pavilion at the Biennale
In a collection of National Pavilions which includes a big aluminium cage (France), some unfinished pine kitchen furniture (Germany) and a reconstruction of a celebrity gay swimming pool death (Nordic countries) the Korean pavilion at the Venice Biennale is in good company in making you scratch your head a little bit. What is one to … [Read More]
Condensation: Haegue Yang at the Venice Biennale
A press release giving details of the Korean Pavilion at the Venice Biennale 2009 Condensation: Haegue Yang June 7–November 22, 2009 Korean Pavilion 53rd International Art Exhibition—La Biennale di Venezia Commissioner: Eungie Joo In the exhibition “Condensation”, Haegue Yang explores private or hidden spaces that might be considered nebensächlich (marginal or insignificant) but to the … [Read More]