Haegue Yang Wins Republic of Korea Culture and Arts Award
Haegue Yang has been awarded the Republic of Korea Culture and Arts Award in visual arts by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of South Korea, acknowledging her profound influence on contemporary Korean art. This recognition was announced alongside awards in other areas, including General Culture, Literature, Music, and Theatre/Dance. Yang's year has been remarkable, having received the Wolfgang Hahn Prize in September and presenting her first mid-career retrospective titled Haegue Yang: ETA 1994-2018 at Museum Ludwig in Cologne. Additionally, she participated in both the 21st Biennale of Sydney and the Liverpool Biennial. Currently, her solo exhibitions are on display at La Panacée – MoCo in Montpellier until January 13, 2019, and at La Triennale di Milano until November 4.
Key facts
- Haegue Yang received the Republic of Korea Culture and Arts Award in visual arts.
- The award was given by South Korea's Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
- Yang was recognized for her overall contribution to contemporary Korean visual art.
- She also won the Wolfgang Hahn Prize in September 2018.
- Museum Ludwig in Cologne presented her first mid-career survey, Haegue Yang: ETA 1994-2018.
- Yang participated in the 21st Biennale of Sydney and Liverpool Biennial.
- Solo exhibition Chronotopic Traverses at La Panacée – MoCo in Montpellier runs through 13 January 2019.
- Solo exhibition Haegue Yang: Tightrope Walking and Its Wordless Shadow at La Triennale di Milano runs through 4 November.
Entities
Artists
- Haegue Yang
Institutions
- Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism
- Museum Ludwig
- La Panacée – MoCo
- La Triennale di Milano
- Biennale of Sydney
- Liverpool Biennial
Locations
- South Korea
- Cologne
- Montpellier
- Milan
- Sydney
- Liverpool