HAEGUE YANG awarded 13th Benesse Prize at the Singapore Biennale 2022

Haegue Yang
Oblique Gymnastic, 2010
two drying racks on casters
64.17 x 53.15 x 26.18 inches
163 x 135 x 66.5 cm
Haegue Yang, Installation view, Emergence, Art Gallery of Ontario, Canada, 2020
Haegue Yang, Installation view, Emergence, Art Gallery of Ontario, Canada, 2020
Haegue Yang, Installation view, Handles, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 2019
Haegue Yang
Sonic Handles – The Fourth Force
2019
Powder-coated aluminum frame, powder-coated metal grid, nickel plated bells, metal rings, casters
83.46 x 83.86 x 76.77 inches (212 x 213 x 195 cm)
Haegue Yang
Crystalline Hovering and Projecting – Trustworthy #361, 2018
Various security envelopes, graph paper, laser prints on paper, self-adhesive holographic and reflective vinyl film on cardboard, framed, self-adhesive holographic and digitally color printed vinyl film
Installation dims: 139.76 x 149.61 inches (355 x 380 cm)
Collage Dimensions (4 total):
1 Frame: 22 1/2 x 22 1/2 inches (57.2 x 57.2 cm)
3 Frames: 11 1/2 x 11 1/2 inches (29.2 x 29.2 cm) each
Haegue Yang
Voltaic Montane – Trustworthy #359, 2018
Various security envelopes, graph paper, sandpaper, laser prints, self-adhesive holographic and reflective vinyl film on cardboard, framed, self-adhesive holographic vinyl film and digitally color printed vinyl film, paint
Installation Dimensions: 196.85 x 405.51 inches (500 x 1030 cm)
Haegue Yang
The Intermediate – Dragon Conglomerate, 2016
Artificial straw, steel stand, powder coating, artificial plants, artificial fruits, artificial vegetable, plastic twine, Indian bells, fringes, casters
70 7/8 x 45 1/4 x 45 1/4 inches (180 x 115 x 114.9 cm)
Haegue Yang
The Intermediate – Inceptive Sphere, 2016
Artificial straw, steel stand, powder coating, artificial plants, artificial fruits, plastic twine, Indian bells, casters
53 1/8 x 45 1/4 x 45 1/4 inches (135 x 115 x 115 cm)
Cittadella, 2011
Aluminum Venetian blinds, aluminum hanging structure, powder coating, steel wire, moving spotlights, scent emitters (Campfire, Mountain Mist, Oudh, Rainforest, Cedarwood, Ocean, Fresh Cut Grass, Tamboti Wood)
Dimensions variable
Installation view, Shooting the elephant thinking the elephant, Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea, 2015
Haegue Yang
Flashy Prismatic Composition - Trustworthy #232, 2013
Various envelope security patterns, framed
8 Paper collages
Haegue Yang
Textural Homo Erectus -Trustworthy #226, 2013
Various envelope security patterns, Sandpaper, framed
Haegue Yang
Windmill - Trustworthy Triple Wings #251, 2015
Various envelope security patterns, graph paper, origami paper, framed
Paper: 27 1/2 x 27 1/2 inches (70 x 70 cm) each
Framed: 28 3/8 x 28 3/8 inches (72.2 x 72.2 cm) each
Haegue Yang
Sonic Rotating Geometry Type D - Nickel Plated #17, 2013
Steel sheet, powder coating, ball bearings, metal grid, nickel plated bells, metal rings
39 3/8 x 39 3/8 inches (100 x 100 cm)
Haegue Yang
Sonic Rotating Line Type A - Nickel Plated #10, 2013
Steel sheet, powder coating, ball bearings, metal grid, nickel plated bells, metal rings
5 1/2 x 39 3/8 inches (14 x 100 cm)
Haegue Yang
Approaching: Choreography Engineered in Never-Past Tense, 2012
Installation with motorized aluminum venetian blinds, aluminum hanging structure
Dimensions variable
Installation view, dOCUMENTA (13), Kassel, 2012
Haegue Yang
Tower on String - Facing New York, 2012
Aluminum Venetian blinds, powder-coated aluminum frame
137 x 120 x 100 inches (348 x 304.8 x 254 cm)
Haegue Yang
Tower on String - Seated in New York, 2012
Aluminum Venetian blinds, powder-coated aluminum frame
137 x 120 x 120 inches (348 x 304.8 x 304.8 cm)
Haegue Yang
Tower on String – Crawling Over New York, 2012
Aluminum Venetian blinds, powder-coated aluminum frame
137 x 124 x 142 inches (348 x 315 x 360.7 cm)
Haegue Yang
Can Cosies Pyramid - Spam 340g Gold, 2011
378 cans of precooked pork, each 340g, knitting yarn
48 1/2 x 80 x 100 inches
123.2 x 203.2 x 254 cm
Haegue Yang
Towel Light Sculpture - Organic Hygienic, 2012
Single shaft clothing rack (white) on casters with round top, light bulbs (frosted), cable, towel (white, used and new), knitting yarn, bells, wicker hamster tunnel, bamboo sushi matt, dog training dummy, wooden pet ball with bell, bamboo roots, wicker pet ring, chain, grommets, and glue press
79 1/8 x 45 x 45 inches (201 x 114.3 x 114.3 cm)
Haegue Yang
Towel Light Sculpture - Budget Discipline towards 900 Euro, 2012
Single shaft clothing rack (white, chrome) on casters with 4 arms, light bulbs (frosted), cable, cord, printed towel (Euro and geometric patterns), metal chain, knitting yarn, grommets, umbrella stand
75 5/8 x 34 5/8 x 33 1/2 inches (192 x 88 x 85 cm)
Haegue Yang
Wild in Aspen: Giant Fingers, 2011
Round clothing rack (chrome) on casters, light bulbs (frosted), electric cable,chain, nylon cord, key rings, varnish, shower curtain holders, papier mache, and driftwood
75 1/4 x 45 x 44 5/8 inches (191.1 x 114.3 x 113.3) cm
Haegue Yang
Manteuffelstrasse 112 – Single and Solid: Bathroom radiator, 2010
Wall-mounted light sculpture: Aluminum venetian blinds, powder-coated steel frame, perforated metal plate, light bulbs, cable
34 1/4 x 19 1/4 x 2 inches (87 x 49 x 5 cm)
Haegue Yang
Dress Vehicle – Square Hunter, 2011
Aluminum venetian blinds, powder-coated aluminum frame, casters, and magnets
53 3/4 x 42 7/8 x 42 7/8 inches (136.5 x 108.9 x 108.9 cm)
Haegue Yang
Dress Vehicle – Golden Clowning, 2011
Aluminum venetian blinds, powder-coated aluminum frame, casters, and magnets
59 1/4 x 144 x 114 5/8 inches (150.5 x 365.8 x 291.1 cm)
Haegue Yang
Escaping Transparency, 2011
Aluminum venetian blinds and hanging structure
Dimensions variable
Haegue Yang
Series of Vulnerable Arrangements—Voice and Wind, 2009
Aluminum, venetian blinds, electric fans, scent atomizers
Dimensions variable
Installation view, New Museum, New York, 2010
Haegue Yang
Dilemma Circus, 2010
2 drying racks on casters, light bulbs (frosted), lamp shades, cable, ribbon, aluminum venetian blinds, knitting yarn, dried lotus leaves, cosmetic sponge, metal ring, metal chain, body brush
57 1/8 x 49 1/4 x 72 3/4 inches (145 x 125 x 185 cm)
Haegue Yang
Twin Tower, 2010
Two drying racks, casters, light bulbs, cable, zip ties, terminal strips, metal chain, metal rings, rope, bicycle bell, elastic cord with metal hooks, magnet, mini globe, kitchen rowel stand, steel rack, bicycle rear mirror, plastic spring toy
53 1/2 x 51 7/8 x 37 inches (135.9 x 131.8 x 94 cm)
Haegue Yang
Oblique Gymnastic, 2010
two drying racks on casters
64.17 x 53.15 x 26.18 inches
163 x 135 x 66.5 cm
Haegue Yang, Installation view, Emergence, Art Gallery of Ontario, Canada, 2020
Haegue Yang, Installation view, Emergence, Art Gallery of Ontario, Canada, 2020
Haegue Yang, Installation view, Handles, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 2019
Haegue Yang
Sonic Handles – The Fourth Force
2019
Powder-coated aluminum frame, powder-coated metal grid, nickel plated bells, metal rings, casters
83.46 x 83.86 x 76.77 inches (212 x 213 x 195 cm)
Haegue Yang
Crystalline Hovering and Projecting – Trustworthy #361, 2018
Various security envelopes, graph paper, laser prints on paper, self-adhesive holographic and reflective vinyl film on cardboard, framed, self-adhesive holographic and digitally color printed vinyl film
Installation dims: 139.76 x 149.61 inches (355 x 380 cm)
Collage Dimensions (4 total):
1 Frame: 22 1/2 x 22 1/2 inches (57.2 x 57.2 cm)
3 Frames: 11 1/2 x 11 1/2 inches (29.2 x 29.2 cm) each
Haegue Yang
Voltaic Montane – Trustworthy #359, 2018
Various security envelopes, graph paper, sandpaper, laser prints, self-adhesive holographic and reflective vinyl film on cardboard, framed, self-adhesive holographic vinyl film and digitally color printed vinyl film, paint
Installation Dimensions: 196.85 x 405.51 inches (500 x 1030 cm)
Haegue Yang
The Intermediate – Dragon Conglomerate, 2016
Artificial straw, steel stand, powder coating, artificial plants, artificial fruits, artificial vegetable, plastic twine, Indian bells, fringes, casters
70 7/8 x 45 1/4 x 45 1/4 inches (180 x 115 x 114.9 cm)
Haegue Yang
The Intermediate – Inceptive Sphere, 2016
Artificial straw, steel stand, powder coating, artificial plants, artificial fruits, plastic twine, Indian bells, casters
53 1/8 x 45 1/4 x 45 1/4 inches (135 x 115 x 115 cm)
Cittadella, 2011
Aluminum Venetian blinds, aluminum hanging structure, powder coating, steel wire, moving spotlights, scent emitters (Campfire, Mountain Mist, Oudh, Rainforest, Cedarwood, Ocean, Fresh Cut Grass, Tamboti Wood)
Dimensions variable
Installation view, Shooting the elephant thinking the elephant, Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea, 2015
Haegue Yang
Flashy Prismatic Composition - Trustworthy #232, 2013
Various envelope security patterns, framed
8 Paper collages
Haegue Yang
Textural Homo Erectus -Trustworthy #226, 2013
Various envelope security patterns, Sandpaper, framed
Haegue Yang
Windmill - Trustworthy Triple Wings #251, 2015
Various envelope security patterns, graph paper, origami paper, framed
Paper: 27 1/2 x 27 1/2 inches (70 x 70 cm) each
Framed: 28 3/8 x 28 3/8 inches (72.2 x 72.2 cm) each
Haegue Yang
Sonic Rotating Geometry Type D - Nickel Plated #17, 2013
Steel sheet, powder coating, ball bearings, metal grid, nickel plated bells, metal rings
39 3/8 x 39 3/8 inches (100 x 100 cm)
Haegue Yang
Sonic Rotating Line Type A - Nickel Plated #10, 2013
Steel sheet, powder coating, ball bearings, metal grid, nickel plated bells, metal rings
5 1/2 x 39 3/8 inches (14 x 100 cm)
Haegue Yang
Approaching: Choreography Engineered in Never-Past Tense, 2012
Installation with motorized aluminum venetian blinds, aluminum hanging structure
Dimensions variable
Installation view, dOCUMENTA (13), Kassel, 2012
Haegue Yang
Tower on String - Facing New York, 2012
Aluminum Venetian blinds, powder-coated aluminum frame
137 x 120 x 100 inches (348 x 304.8 x 254 cm)
Haegue Yang
Tower on String - Seated in New York, 2012
Aluminum Venetian blinds, powder-coated aluminum frame
137 x 120 x 120 inches (348 x 304.8 x 304.8 cm)
Haegue Yang
Tower on String – Crawling Over New York, 2012
Aluminum Venetian blinds, powder-coated aluminum frame
137 x 124 x 142 inches (348 x 315 x 360.7 cm)
Haegue Yang
Can Cosies Pyramid - Spam 340g Gold, 2011
378 cans of precooked pork, each 340g, knitting yarn
48 1/2 x 80 x 100 inches
123.2 x 203.2 x 254 cm
Haegue Yang
Towel Light Sculpture - Organic Hygienic, 2012
Single shaft clothing rack (white) on casters with round top, light bulbs (frosted), cable, towel (white, used and new), knitting yarn, bells, wicker hamster tunnel, bamboo sushi matt, dog training dummy, wooden pet ball with bell, bamboo roots, wicker pet ring, chain, grommets, and glue press
79 1/8 x 45 x 45 inches (201 x 114.3 x 114.3 cm)
Haegue Yang
Towel Light Sculpture - Budget Discipline towards 900 Euro, 2012
Single shaft clothing rack (white, chrome) on casters with 4 arms, light bulbs (frosted), cable, cord, printed towel (Euro and geometric patterns), metal chain, knitting yarn, grommets, umbrella stand
75 5/8 x 34 5/8 x 33 1/2 inches (192 x 88 x 85 cm)
Haegue Yang
Wild in Aspen: Giant Fingers, 2011
Round clothing rack (chrome) on casters, light bulbs (frosted), electric cable,chain, nylon cord, key rings, varnish, shower curtain holders, papier mache, and driftwood
75 1/4 x 45 x 44 5/8 inches (191.1 x 114.3 x 113.3) cm
Haegue Yang
Manteuffelstrasse 112 – Single and Solid: Bathroom radiator, 2010
Wall-mounted light sculpture: Aluminum venetian blinds, powder-coated steel frame, perforated metal plate, light bulbs, cable
34 1/4 x 19 1/4 x 2 inches (87 x 49 x 5 cm)
Haegue Yang
Dress Vehicle – Square Hunter, 2011
Aluminum venetian blinds, powder-coated aluminum frame, casters, and magnets
53 3/4 x 42 7/8 x 42 7/8 inches (136.5 x 108.9 x 108.9 cm)
Haegue Yang
Dress Vehicle – Golden Clowning, 2011
Aluminum venetian blinds, powder-coated aluminum frame, casters, and magnets
59 1/4 x 144 x 114 5/8 inches (150.5 x 365.8 x 291.1 cm)
Haegue Yang
Escaping Transparency, 2011
Aluminum venetian blinds and hanging structure
Dimensions variable
Haegue Yang
Series of Vulnerable Arrangements—Voice and Wind, 2009
Aluminum, venetian blinds, electric fans, scent atomizers
Dimensions variable
Installation view, New Museum, New York, 2010
Haegue Yang
Dilemma Circus, 2010
2 drying racks on casters, light bulbs (frosted), lamp shades, cable, ribbon, aluminum venetian blinds, knitting yarn, dried lotus leaves, cosmetic sponge, metal ring, metal chain, body brush
57 1/8 x 49 1/4 x 72 3/4 inches (145 x 125 x 185 cm)
Haegue Yang
Twin Tower, 2010
Two drying racks, casters, light bulbs, cable, zip ties, terminal strips, metal chain, metal rings, rope, bicycle bell, elastic cord with metal hooks, magnet, mini globe, kitchen rowel stand, steel rack, bicycle rear mirror, plastic spring toy
53 1/2 x 51 7/8 x 37 inches (135.9 x 131.8 x 94 cm)
Haegue Yang
Oblique Gymnastic, 2010
two drying racks on casters
64.17 x 53.15 x 26.18 inches
163 x 135 x 66.5 cm
Haegue Yang lives and works in Berlin and Seoul. Solo exhibitions of her work have been held at Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen (2022); Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto (2020); Tate St. Ives, United Kingdom (2020); National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul (2020); Museum of Contemporary Art and Design, Manila (2020); The Bass Museum of Art, Miami Beach, Florida (2019); The Museum of Modern Art, New York (2019); Museum Ludwig, Cologne (2018); Kunsthaus Graz, Austria (2017); Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris (2016); Ullens Center for Contemporary Art, Beijing (2015); Leeum Museum of Art, Seoul (2015); Sculpture Studios, Glasgow (2013); Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston (2013); Haus der Kunst, Munich (2012); Aspen Art Museum (2011); Kunsthaus Bregenz, Austria (2011); New Museum, New York (2010); and Korean Pavilion, 53rd Venice Biennale (2009).
Yang was recently awarded the 13th Benesse Prize at the Singapore Biennale in 2022, and the Wolfgang Hahn Prize by the Museum Ludwig, Cologne in 2018. Her work is included in the collections of the Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto; Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh; Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston; Kunsthalle Hamburg; Leeum Museum of Art, Seoul; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; Los Angeles County Museum of Art; M+, Hong Kong; Museum of Modern Art, New York; Museum Ludwig, Cologne; National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul; The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York; The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; and the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, among others.
HAEGUE YANG awarded 13th Benesse Prize at the Singapore Biennale 2022
HAEGUE YANG in conversation with Clara Schulmann at Beaux-Arts de Paris
Haegue Yang: Monochrome Multitudes Artist Lecture | Smart Museum of Art and University of Chicago | Nov 17, 6 PM CST
In Conversation: Haegue Yang x Doryun Chong | M+, Hong Kong | Aug 19, 2022 | 7 AM EDT
HAEGUE YANG | Moved by Schlemmer – 100 Years of Triadic Ballet | The Staatsgalerie Stuttgart
HAEGUE YANG Double Soul | SMK, Denmark
Enid Tsui on HAEGUE YANG for the South China Morning Post, 2022
Andrew Russeth on HAEGUE YANG for The New York Times, 2022
Harry C. H. Choi on HAEGUE YANG for Texte Zur Kunst, 2021
WORKS ON PAPER
THE PURSUER
Strange Attractors
Emergence
Anthology 2006 - 2018
In the Cone of Uncertainty
ETA 1994 - 2018
ETA 1994–2018, 2018 Wolfgang Hahn Prize
Chronotopic Traverses
Six Folds, Grid Bloc
VIP’s Union 2001-2018
Lingering Nous
Five Folds, Grid Bloc
Four Folds, Grid Bloc
An Opaque Wind
An Opaque Wind Park in Six Folds
The Malady of Death
Shooting the Elephant Thinking the Elephant
How to Write 4
Accommodating the Epic Dispersion – On Non-cathartic Volume of Dispersion
Dare to Count Phonemes and Graphemes
Family of Equivocations
Honesty Printed on Modesty
Grid Bloc A3
Wild Against Gravity
Arrivals
Siblings and Twins
Integrity of the Insider
Condensation
Symmetric Inequality
Asymmetric Equality
Sa-dong 30