Mesmerizing Pagoda Lantern – Cabbage-Butterfly Aquatic Ultramundane Flowers

Haegue Yang

BornNationalityBased In
1971South KoreanSeoul, Berlin
Biography

Korean-born, Berlin-based artist Haegue Yang has spent her career traversing boundaries—between geographic regions, historical periods, and artistic styles. Known for her genre-defying approach, Yang embraces fluidity over fixed narratives, creating works that map times and places typically not seen together. Her large-scale sculptures and installations combine industrial objects with everyday materials, such as clothing racks, space heaters, and jingle bells. These contrasts, along with hand-crafted techniques like knitting and weaving, blur the lines between domestic tasks and fine art. ...

Selected Artworks
Mesmerizing Pagoda Lantern – Cabbage-Butterfly Aquatic Ultramundane Flowers
Haegue Yang
Mesmerizing Pagoda Lantern – Cabbage-Butterfly Aquatic Ultramundane Flowers, 2023
116 x 70 x 70cm
Early Spring Flower-Paws Stretching Soul Sheet – Mesmerizing Mesh #206
Haegue Yang
Early Spring Flower-Paws Stretching Soul Sheet – Mesmerizing Mesh #206, 2023
92 x 62 x 3.5cm
Late Summer Moss-Paws Hugging Soul Sheet – Mesmerizing Mesh #207
Haegue Yang
Late Summer Moss-Paws Hugging Soul Sheet – Mesmerizing Mesh #207, 2023
92 x 62 x 3.5cm
Gallery Representation
Awards
Wolfgang Hahn Prize2018
Biennals
Istanbul Biennial2019 - Istanbul
The Biennale of Sydney2018 - Sydney
Liverpool Biennial2018
The Biennale of Sydney2017 - Sydney
Goteborg International Biennial2017 - Göteborg
Sharjah Biennale2015 - Sharjah
La Biennale de Lyon2015 - Lyon
Taipei Biennial2014 - Taipei
Documenta2012 - Kassel
Gwangju Biennial2010 - Gwangju
Venice Biennial2009 - Venice
Glasgow International2008 - Glasgow
Carnegie International2008 - Pittsburgh
Belgrade Biennale2007 - Belgrade
Sao Paolo Biennial2006 - São Paulo
Gwangju Biennial2004 - Gwangju
Busan Biennial2004 - Busan
Gwangju Biennial2002 - Gwangju
Manifesta2002
Tirana Biennial2001 - Tirana
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