The Work of South Korean Artist Yang Haegue Will Be Installed at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport
The work of South Korean artist Yang Haegue will be installed at the new Terminal 6 of New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport, which is scheduled to be completed in 2026. This is part of a $22 million art project at JFK Airport. In addition to Yang Haegue, the project will feature 18 artists from 7 countries, including the internationally renowned artist Barbara Kruger and the prominent American conceptual artist Charles Gaines, who are well known among domestic art enthusiasts.
Yang Haegue will present a public installation sculpture as part of this project. The plan is to install the artwork in the skylight at a busy corridor intersection, showcasing cultural dynamism.
More Information About Yang Haegue
· Born in Seoul in 1971, she works between Berlin and Seoul.
· Selected as a participating artist at the Venice Biennale in 2009
· Was appointed as a professor in the Department of Fine Arts at her alma mater, Städelschule, in 2017, where she continues to teach.
· The first Asian female artist to receive the prestigious Wolfgang Hahn Prize in Germany.
· Her work starts from personal and subjective experiences and observations, using everyday objects as mediums to convey light, heat, wind, scent, and sound.
Photo from Kukje Gallery, JFK Millenium Partners
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