Yooyun Yang: Passing Time

1 Jun-22 Jul 2023

PV 31 May 2023, 6-8pm

Yooyun Yang, Cut, 2022, Acrylic on Korean paper. Credit: Copyright Yooyun Yang. Courtesy the artist and Stephen Friedman Gallery, London.

Overview

Yang’s atmospheric and enigmatic paintings are cloaked in darkness and explore the emotional states of people; with scenes conveying existential thoughts and feelings of solitude. Yang frequently conceals faces and subtly captures intimate moments. By using shadow and composition to create distance between the viewer and the subject, the artist articulates a sense of isolation in what she describes as this ‘age of anxiety’. 

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Press

Yooyun Yang: Passing Time press release
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