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Jun Yang

The Artist, the Work and the Exhibition

13.02.-19.05.2019


In cooperation with Art Sonje Center, Seoul and Neue Galerie Graz

 

Curated by: Barbara Steiner and Jun Yang

Press tour: 13.02.2019, 12 am
Opening: 14.02.2019, 7:30 pm
Duration: 15.02.-19.05.2019

 

Info exhibition: +43-316/8017-9200
Info press: +43-316/8017-9213 and DDI -9211
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About the exhibition

The solo exhibition by Jun Yang is dedicated to fundamental questions of artistic work: what significance do original works, unique pieces, series and reproductions have in art today? How is artistic practice defined when exchanged with others?

At the beginning of 2018, The Monograph Project by Jun Yang was published, a monograph totalling six volumes about the artist and his work, which – in a sort of paradoxical reversal – challenges monographic conventions and biography. For the format, cover and even spelling of the artist’s name changes from volume to volume. This evokes various artists, which is precisely what interests Yang: to break the narrative of authentic, brilliant creators – a narrative that has proven particularly well-suited to the branding of an artist and his/her work. The solo exhibition at the Kunsthaus Graz links up to this. The exhibition, like the monograph, becomes itself the subject of artistic investigation. Besides the presentation of Yang’s works, the exhibition reflects authorship, constructions of identity and allocations of roles. In this, cooperation with others plays a special role.

 

Alongside this, from February 15th, 2019, the Neue Galerie Graz addresses issues of the reproducibility of art, the significance of the original work, the one-off work and reproduction, in the exhibition titled Too Much Is Not Enough.

 

With works by Lee Kit, Paul McCarthy/Mike Kellcey, Michikazu Matsune, Yuki Okumura, Koki Tanaka, Bruce Yonemoto and Maja Vukoje.

 

 

Images

Publication is permitted exclusively in the context of announcements and reviews related to the exhibition. Please avoid any cropping of the images. Thank you for crediting the photographs according to the enclosed indications.

 

Group picture

Material


Group picture,
Group picture,

Artist Jun Yang and Head of Kunsthaus Barbara Steiner, Photo: Universalmuseum Joanneum/N. Lackner


Jun-Yang-Barbara-Steiner.jpg (1.26 MB)

Subject for download

Material


Jun Yang, Chinatown Graz, < rotor >in the context of Graz 2003 - Cultural Capital of Europe, 2003,
Jun Yang, Chinatown Graz, < rotor >in the context of Graz 2003 - Cultural Capital of Europe, 2003,

Photo: Jun Yang


Jun-Yang-Sujet.jpg (1.31 MB)

Installation views for download are available here Expand Box

Material


Jun Yang, Paris Syndrome, 2007-2008,
Jun Yang, Paris Syndrome, 2007-2008,

Photo: Jun Yang, © Jun Yang


Jun-Yang-Paris-Syndrome.jpg (2.08 MB)

Jun Yang, Chinatown Graz, < rotor > in the context of Graz 2003 - Cultural Capital of Europe, 2003
Jun Yang, Chinatown Graz, < rotor > in the context of Graz 2003 - Cultural Capital of Europe, 2003

photo: Jun Yang


Jun-Yang-Chinatown-Graz.jpg (2.29 MB)

Jun Yang, "Jun Yang meets Jun Yang, Guangzhou, November 15, 2015", 2015,
Jun Yang, "Jun Yang meets Jun Yang, Guangzhou, November 15, 2015", 2015,

Photography, Photo: Times Museum, Guangzhou


junyangmeets.jpg (2.86 MB)

Jun Yang, SM 01 – 80, 1997,
Jun Yang, SM 01 – 80, 1997,

photo booth pictures, © Jun Yang


Jun-Yang-SM-1-80.jpg (2.62 MB)

Jun Yang, Seoul Fiction, 2010,
Jun Yang, Seoul Fiction, 2010,

photo: Kim Taedong, © Jun Yang


Jun-Yang-Seoul-Fiction.jpg (1.57 MB)

Jun Yang, A Short-Story on Forgetting and Remembering, super16mm film still, 2007,
Jun Yang, A Short-Story on Forgetting and Remembering, super16mm film still, 2007,

© Jun Yang


Jun-Yang-Short-Story-Filmstill.jpg (1.04 MB)

Jun Yang, Gá Lā Zí, 2016 chinese ink painting, painted by Lin Jianxun,
Jun Yang, Gá Lā Zí, 2016 chinese ink painting, painted by Lin Jianxun,

© Jun Yang


Jun-Yang-Kunsthaus.jpg (2.13 MB)

Jun Yang, Gá Lā Zí, 2016,
Jun Yang, Gá Lā Zí, 2016,

chinese ink painting, painted by Lin Jianxun, © Jun Yang


Jun-Yang-Uhrturm.jpg (1.89 MB)

Images of exhibits for download are available here Expand Box

Material


Installation view "Jun Yang",
Installation view "Jun Yang",

Photo: Universalmuseum Joanneum/N. Lackner


Ausstellungsansicht-Jun-Yang-01.jpg (1.71 MB)

Installation view "Jun Yang",
Installation view "Jun Yang",

Photo: Universalmuseum Joanneum/N. Lackner


Ausstellungsansicht-Jun-Yang-02.jpg (1.47 MB)

Installation view "Jun Yang",
Installation view "Jun Yang",

Photo: Universalmuseum Joanneum/N. Lackner


Ausstellungsansicht-Jun-Yang-03.jpg (1.32 MB)

Installation view "Jun Yang",
Installation view "Jun Yang",

Photo: Universalmuseum Joanneum/N. Lackner


Ausstellungsansicht-Jun-Yang-04.jpg (1.47 MB)

Installation view "Jun Yang",
Installation view "Jun Yang",

Photo: Universalmuseum Joanneum/N. Lackner


Ausstellungsansicht-Jun-Yang-05.jpg (1.61 MB)

Installation view "Jun Yang",
Installation view "Jun Yang",

Photo: Universalmuseum Joanneum/N. Lackner


Ausstellungsansicht-Jun-Yang-06.jpg (1.57 MB)

Installation view "Jun Yang",
Installation view "Jun Yang",

Photo: Universalmuseum Joanneum/N. Lackner


Ausstellungsansicht-Jun-Yang-07.jpg (1.3 MB)

Installation view "Jun Yang",
Installation view "Jun Yang",

Photo: Universalmuseum Joanneum/N. Lackner


Ausstellungsansicht-Jun-Yang-08.jpg (1.43 MB)

Installation view "Jun Yang",
Installation view "Jun Yang",

Photo: Universalmuseum Joanneum/N. Lackner


Ausstellungsansicht-Jun-Yang-09.jpg (1.46 MB)

Installation view "Jun Yang",
Installation view "Jun Yang",

Photo: Universalmuseum Joanneum/N. Lackner


Ausstellungsansicht-Jun-Yang-10.jpg (1.55 MB)

Installation view "Jun Yang",
Installation view "Jun Yang",

Photo: Universalmuseum Joanneum/N. Lackner


Ausstellungsansicht-Jun-Yang-11.jpg (1.19 MB)

Installation view "Jun Yang",
Installation view "Jun Yang",

Photo: Universalmuseum Joanneum/N. Lackner


Ausstellungsansicht-Jun-Yang-12.jpg (1.5 MB)

Installation view "Jun Yang",
Installation view "Jun Yang",

Photo: Universalmuseum Joanneum/N. Lackner


Ausstellungsansicht-Jun-Yang-13.jpg (1.65 MB)

Installation view "Jun Yang",
Installation view "Jun Yang",

Photo: Universalmuseum Joanneum/N. Lackner


Ausstellungsansicht-Jun-Yang-14.jpg (1.55 MB)

Installation view "Jun Yang",
Installation view "Jun Yang",

Photo: Universalmuseum Joanneum/N. Lackner


Ausstellungsansicht-Jun-Yang-15.jpg (2.05 MB)

Installation view "Jun Yang",
Installation view "Jun Yang",

Photo: Universalmuseum Joanneum/N. Lackner


Ausstellungsansicht-Jun-Yang-16.jpg (1.65 MB)

Installation view "Jun Yang",
Installation view "Jun Yang",

Photo: Universalmuseum Joanneum/N. Lackner


Ausstellungsansicht-Jun-Yang-17.jpg (1.48 MB)

Installation view "Jun Yang",
Installation view "Jun Yang",

Photo: Universalmuseum Joanneum/N. Lackner


Ausstellungsansicht-Jun-Yang-18.jpg (1.39 MB)

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