This weekend, John Yau writes about the painter Ha Chong-Hyun and the wounds from Korea’s tumultuous
| This weekend, John Yau writes about the painter Ha Chong-Hyun and the wounds from Korea’s tumultuous 20th-century history that scar the artist’s abstractions. “And yet,” Yau writes, “I feel the work’s resistance to any enclosing narrative, the artist’s desire to move beyond any single story.” A refusal to adhere to a single narrative, to be one-dimensional, is a hallmark of exceptional art.At Hyperallergic we seek out this complexity in art and examine it with an equally complex and critical eye. To support our commitment to thoughtful, independent art journalism, please consider becoming a member.— Natalie Haddad, Co-Editor, Hyperallergic Weekend | |
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| | What Abstraction Can Face Up To Ha Chong-Hyun has survived the many catastrophes that have befallen Korea during his lifetime, and his work is inextricable from his life. John Yau |
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| | The Darker Side of Keith Haring The exhibition Keith Haring: Radiant Gambit presents a more complicated — and certainly more interesting — take on an artist best known for his zippy visuals. Eileen G'Sell |
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| Rachel Whiteread’s White Blight Whiteread has made two full-size structures over the course of the lockdown that suggest a candid act of emotional unburdening. Michael Glover |
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| | Seeing Through the Eye of Others Aminder Dhaliwal’s new graphic novel, “Cyclopedia Exotica,” challenges stereotypes by delivering broader messages on the complexity of race, gender, and identity. Ysabelle Cheung |
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| Required Reading This week, new photos from Jupiter, memes as journalism, dating the Cerne Abbas Giant, art cookbooks, the importance of the Attica prison rebellion, and more. Hrag Vartanian |
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