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Ahead of a major survey exhibition at Hayward Gallery in London, Haegue Yang, one of the most celebrated artists of her generation, tells Tatler why she makes art that can’t be put in a box

By Aaina Bhargava.

Haegue Yang doesn’t believe in easy. “I once heard [the saying] ‘There is a trap in an easy thing’,” the artist says with a wry smile. “Once I encounter something, whether it’s a method or a material, I have to make it as demanding as possible. It’s my job as a sculptor.” For Yang, “the material dictates; I’m simply following the material’s potential.” A continuous combination of rattling and chiming persists in the background as the artist speaks to Tatler by video call from her Seoul studio. She has a second studio in Berlin and splits her time between the German and South Korean capitals. “I hope you can hear me—it’s the bells,” she says of the noise caused by metallic bells that feature prominently in Yang’s works. They are…

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Tatler Hong Kong (Digital) - 1 Issue, October 2024

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