LACMA asked 12 Korean artists to participate in a group show. I assumed that they would all be from Korea but I was happy to learn that they were from all over the world. One of the artists, Haegue Yang, was Korea's featured artist at this years Venice Biennale.
This is part of her piece called "Storage Piece." On the day of the opening, it consisted of 2 piles of her wrapped and stored artwork- artwork that did not sell in previous shows. As the show progresses, pieces will be unwrapped and displayed to be fully revealed on September 10th.
"Needle Woman" by Kimsooja captures the reaction of passer-byers to an Asian woman in 6 different countries. This video piece is a must-see.
Another worthwhile video...
There were a series of life-sized animal costumed pieces with inscriptions saying that day laborers are being used right now for this piece implying that someone was inside the costumes. I'll guess you'll have to poke them to find out...
