Haegue Yang

Haegue Yang (b. 1971, Seoul) lives in Berlin and Seoul. Her works are known for their eloquent and seductive sculptural language of visual abstraction, often derived from her research on historical figures, events, and traditional techniques. Yang’s diverse oeuvre includes conceptual works that display aspects of institutional critique. Observing hidden social structures to reimagine a possible community, themes such as migration, postcolonial diasporas, and social mobility are reinterpreted and recur in her works. Yang has exhibited in major international exhibitions including: the 16th Istanbul Biennial (2019); 21st Biennale of Sydney (2018); La Biennale de Montréal (2016); 12th Sharjah Biennial (2015); 9th Taipei Biennial (2014); dOCUMENTA (13), Kassel (2012); and the 53rd Venice Biennale (2009) representing South Korea. Her recent solo exhibitions were held at South London Gallery (2019); La Panacée-MO.CO, Montpellier (2018); La Triennale di Milano (2018); Govett-Brewster Art Gallery, New Plymouth and Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane (2018); Museum Ludwig, Cologne (2018); Kunsthaus Graz (2017); KINDL – Centre for Contemporary Art, Berlin (2017); Hamburger Kunsthalle (2016); Serralves Museum, Porto (2016); Centre Pompidou, Paris (2016); Ullens Center for Contemporary Art, Beijing (2015); and Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art, Seoul (2015). Her work will be part of the reopening of the Museum of Modern Art, New York on October 21, and her solo exhibition at the Bass Museum of Art, Miami will open on November 2 later this year.