Younhee Yang
| Younhee Yang | |
| Hangul | 양 윤희 |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization | Yang Yun-hui |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yang Yunhŭi |
Younhee Yang (양윤희, Seoul, Republic of Korea, July 10, 1977) is a contemporary Korean painter.
Life and Work
Yang received the BFA in painting in 2005 from the Parsons School of Design in New York City.[1] In 1998, she studied Oriental painting at the Dankook University (단국대학교) in Cheonan, Korea.[1] Her artist work consists of painting,[2] Installation art,[3] Sculpture and Video art.[4]
Yang's art has been exhibited internationally in Germany, Austria, Republic of Korea, Canada, and in the United States of America. Among the museums and galleries having shown her work are the Korean Broadcasting and Advertisement Museum [5][6] in Seoul Republic of Korea, the Gong Art Space gallery [7] in Seoul, Republic of Korea and the DadaPost Galerie [8] in Berlin, Germany. Besides other art publications,[1][9] the American sculptor Howard McCalebb published the monograph Silent Pictures, The paintings of Yang YounHee [10] about Yang's work in 2012.
Yang works as an independent artist and founded the fine art studio Kunstatelier Younhee Yang, Berlin 2009 [11] in Berlin-Mitte, Germany. The art studio moved 2012 to its current location in Berlin-Charlottenburg, Germany. Yang supports international social projects [12] through her work.
Yang lives in Seoul, Republic of Korea and in Berlin, Germany.
Exhibitions (Selection)
- 2016: Sprudelwasser {Reflections}, 2016, AMgallery, Germany [13]
- 2014: Silent Pictures II, 2014, DadaPost Galerie, Berlin, Germany [14]
- 2013: Photo Op: Photo Opportunity: The Ubiquity of Photography, 2013, DadaPost Galerie, Berlin, Germany [15]
- 2012: Gasteig Open Video, Gasteig, Munich, Germany [16]
- 2012: Silent Pictures, DadaPost Galerie, Berlin, Germany [17]
- 2012: Bilder, Briefe, Noten LXXVI, Autorengalerie 1, Munich, Germany [18]
- 2012: Bilder, Briefe, Noten LXXIV, Autorengalerie 1, Munich, Germany
- 2011: Gasteig Open Video, Gasteig, Munich, Germany [19]
- 2011: Imaginative fairytale, Gong Art Space Gallery, Seoul, Republic of Korea [20]
- 2010: Gasteig Open Video, Gasteig, Munich, Germany [21]
- 2010: 14th Art Exhibition: Unification of Korea, Korean Broadcasting and Advertisement Museum, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- 2010: Scope Miami Artfair, Miami, United States
- 2010: Youth Cult, DadaPost Galerie, Berlin, Germany
- 2010: Mit den Augen der Anderen, Galerie Magnificat, Berlin, Germany [22]
- 2009: Rise & Fall, BOA Life LLC, travelling exhibition, United States [23]
- 2009: Personally Political – Contemporary Sensation, Kunsthaus Tacheles, Berlin, Germany [24]
- 2008: Imagination and Reality, International Academy for Fine Arts Salzburg, Hallein, Austria
- 2005: Threaded, Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Gallery, Parsons, New York City, NY, USA
- 2004: Obsession, Arnold and Sheila Aronson Gallery, Parsons, New York City, NY, USA
Literature
- Lemonidou, Eve (2010), International Contemporary Artists, Vol. 1, TCA Publishing, 2010, ISBN 9789609322980
- Tunberg, Despina (2011), International Dictionary of Artists, World Wide Art Books, 2011, ISBN 0980207940
- McCalebb, Howard (2012), Silent Pictures: The Paintings of YounHee Yang, BOD, ISBN 9783848208555
- McCalebb, Howard (2013), Autobiography as Critique, DadaPost, ISBN 9783000427916
References
- 1 2 3 Tunberg 2011
- ↑ Project Din A4: Younhee Yang, accessed 28/03/2012
- ↑ Rise & Fall gallery: Installation project, accessed 30/03/13
- ↑ Playlist Gasteig Open Video, accessed 30/04/2013
- ↑ McCalebb 2012
- ↑ Korean Broadcasting and Advertisement Museum, accessed 01/05/13
- ↑ Exhibition "imaginative fairytale" by Younhee Yang, accessed 29/04/13
- ↑ Previous exhibitions DadaPost gallery, accessed 29/04/13
- ↑ Lemonidou 2010
- ↑ German National Library: New Publications Listing, accessed 29/04/13
- ↑ Fine Art Studio Younhee Yang, Berlin, accessed 25/03/2012
- ↑ Art and Prison eV. Younhee Yang, accessed 24/03/12
- ↑ Exhibition planner AMgallery, accessed 26/08/2016
- ↑ DadaPost Gallery Berlin, accessed 31/08/2014
- ↑ DadaPost Gallery Berlin, accessed 24/10/2013
- ↑ Information on Gasteig Open Video, accessed 19/01/13
- ↑ DadaPost Gallery Berlin, accessed 18/09/12
- ↑ Homepage Autorengalerie 1, accessed 19/09/12
- ↑ Gasteig Open Video 2011, accessed 26/03/12
- ↑ Imaginative fairytale, Gong Art Space, accessed 29/04/2013
- ↑ Press release Gasteig Open Video (PDF; 95 kB), accessed 26/03/12
- ↑ Winners of the art-contest 2009 Younhee Yang, accessed 26/03/12
- ↑ Rise & Fall gallery: Installation project from Younhee Yang, accessed 25/03/12
- ↑ Exhibition: Personally political - Contemporary sensation, accessed 26/03/12