Eyes Facing Backward / 눈이 뒤집히다: Tae Hwang x Lawrence Weiner
132.1 x 330.2 cm
Artist Statement:
I am interested in every form of propaganda.
I use exaggeration, humor, and juxtaposition in my work. Through this act, sometimes, I come across a pathway, a pattern, a logic that reveals to me why they fascinate me in the first place and how they have conditioned me.
The work I make is largely a response to trying to understand how to live here. For me, art has always been a response, an act, a force that helps me make sense of myself and the world around me. It doesn't begin as a research project or an idea to investigate; it begins with a moment of dissonance, when I realize something is off. From there, I explore it, seeking a way to comprehend the situation and justify my existence here.
Read the full transcript of the conversation between Art Historian Kathy Chiong and Tae Hwang here.
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Boston, MA — LaiSun Keane is proud to present Eyes Facing Backward / 눈이뒤집히다, an exhibition by Korean American artist Tae Hwang in relation to American Sculptor, Lawrence Weiner, fellow artist and mentor to Hwang since she was a young adult. The exhibition places Hwang’s recent paintings and drawings in dialogue with language works by Lawrence Weiner (1942–2021).
The title of the exhibition, in both Korean and English, draws on a Korean idiom that describes sudden, irrational acts - from extreme violence to minor excesses. For Hwang, the phrase recalls her mother’s humorous scolding when she spent long hours watching cartoons. The English version, Eyes Facing Backward, is a loose translation chosen to reflect her dialogue with Weiner’s practice. It conveys both anger and restless energy, while also signaling the artist’s position of looking both forward and backward, navigating memory, influence, and the shared logic of art.
