Exhibition run
15 October 2020 to 31 March 2021
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Exhibition Opening
Online Event | General Public
Thursday, 15 October 2020 | 5PM [GMT +8]
MCAD’s exhibition, Haegue Yang: The Cone of Concern is the first solo exhibition in the Philippines of celebrated Korean artist Haegue Yang (b. 1971, Seoul, South Korea), who lives and works between the cities of Seoul and Berlin since the mid-nineties. One of the most widely shown artists of her generation in the world today, Haegue is known for producing a form of conceptual language and an aesthetic vocabulary that is uniquely interwoven.
The title of the exhibition, The Cone of Concern, refers to a graphic tool for weather forecasting which specifically traces the path of an oncoming storm or tropical depression. This system built to predict the path of a typhoon presents how the human will attempts to confront the nature of natural phenomena. The artistic proposal in the midst of this concept is to draw out the metaphoric towards the notion of solidarity amongst those facing difficult circumstances, and with human imagination, understand our very own condition in the universe. Her interest in phenomena foregrounds the exhibition, placing a complex layer of objects— woven anthropomorphic sculptures, light sculptures, rotating sound bells, whirlwind-derived structures, textile canopies and sound elements—against a lenticular print backdrop of a digitally altered meteorological image.
The exhibition launched exclusively for viewing via MCAD’s online social channels on Thursday, 15 October 2020 at 5PM [GMT +8] with a series of supporting digital events.
Haegue Yang: The Cone of Concern is generously supported by the Goethe-Institut Philippinen, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Korea, Korea Arts Management Service, Fund for Korean Art Abroad, Hyundai Card, ifa (Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen), and produced in collaboration with S.C. Vizcarra.
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Online Public Programs
Cross-continental Conversations in the Cone of Uncertainty
8 October 2020, 8PM [GMT +8]
Creative Exchanges in the Cone of Concern with Rita Nazareno
28 October 2020, 3pm [GMT +8]
Observation Series – Research and Observation: Multidisciplinary Approaches in Designing for Function with Gabby Lichauco
17 November 2020, 3pm [GMT +8]
Observation Series – A Look on Social Evolution in The Age of Social Media and Surveillance with Padma Perez
19 November 2020, 3PM [GMT +8]
Observation Series – Synergizing Creative Energies
A Talk on Creative Expression, Interdisciplinary Collaboration and Public Engagement With Rico Entico
26 November 2020, 3pm [GMT +8]
Humanizing Climate: A Panel Discussion with PAGASA, Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities, OML Center and Manila Observatory
12 January 2021, 3pm [GMT +8]
Designing Solutions: A Conversation on Re-imagining the Environment with Norberto Roldan and Erwin Romulo
26 January 2021, 3pm [GMT +8]
Weaving Vitality: A Workshop on Basic Handloom Weaving with the Philippine Textile Research Institute
27 February 2021, 2pm [GMT +8]
