WHEN THE ARTIST Haegue Yang shows old artworks in new places, she likes to create a fresh piece that links the exhibition to the local context. For her current presentation at the Bass, a museum in Miami Beach, Yang asked the curators what the region’s famously multicultural residents have in common. With sensual, melancholy works made from venetian blinds and other domestic objects, Yang has managed to escape the conspicuous identity politics that define much of the contemporary art world. At its worst, it can mean that non-Western artists are tacitly required to represent (or perform) the cultures they came from. By embracing ambiguity, Yang has found a way to make art about identity without tying herself to one based on gender, race or geography.

Source: International New York Times February 26, 2020 13:52 UTC