Yahon Chang's Berlin Painting Performance Merges Ink, Music and Ancient Chinese Aesthetics
On April 29, 2023, from 6–7pm, Yahon Chang, a Taiwanese artist born in 1948, will showcase a solo painting performance called Floating Poetry, Meandering Mindscape at St. Elisabeth-Kirche in Berlin. This event, which includes a book signing, is curated by Manu Park and aligns with Berlin Gallery Weekend. Chang's artistic journey has transitioned from smaller canvases to grand public performances, beginning with a 2011 show at Busan Museum of Art. His work delves into themes of body, mind, and spirituality through large-scale ink performances, accompanied by music from Isang Yun (1917-1995). A monograph titled Yahon Chang: Painting as Performance has been released, and he is set to display ceramic pieces in September.
Key facts
- Yahon Chang presents 45-minute painting performance Floating Poetry, Meandering Mindscape in Berlin on April 29, 2023
- Performance at St. Elisabeth-Kirche coincides with Berlin Gallery Weekend
- Musical accompaniment features compositions by Korean musician Isang Yun
- Chang's first public painting performance was in 2011 at Busan Museum of Art
- Artist integrates Eastern qi traditions with Western Abstract Expressionism
- Chang plans to exhibit ceramic works in September 2023
- Monograph Yahon Chang: Painting as Performance edited by Britta Erickson and Nadine Barth is newly published
- Curator Manu Park first saw Chang's work in 2010 at group exhibition in Gwangju
Entities
Artists
- Yahon Chang
- Manu Park
- Isang Yun
- John Cage
- Nam June Paik
- Britta Erickson
- Nadine Barth
- Yuwen Jiang
Institutions
- ArtReview
- Elizabeth-Kirche
- Nam June Paik Art Center
- Berlin Gallery Weekend
- Busan Museum of Art
- Palazzo Strozzi
- Performa 19
- 56th Venice Biennale
Locations
- Berlin
- Germany
- Taiwan
- Florence
- Italy
- South Korea
- Busan
- Gwangju
- Venice
- Japan
- China