Haegue Yang, survey exhibition Leap Year and Star-Crossed Rendezvous
Published on 08/24/2026 at 16:09 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS
Haegue Yang has built a distinctive practice around venetian blind installations and multi-sensory environments. Her recent survey exhibition Leap Year and the large-scale installation show Star-Crossed Rendezvous demonstrate how this vocabulary unfolds across institutions in Zurich, Rotterdam, London and Los Angeles.
The exhibition Leap Year
The exhibition Haegue Yang: Leap Year at Migros Museum für Gegenwartskunst in Zurich marked the artist's first comprehensive solo show in Switzerland, spanning more than three decades of work. The show ran from September 27, 2025 to January 18, 2026 and concluded the European tour organized by Hayward Gallery London and Kunsthal Rotterdam.
According to the Migros Museum and the e-flux announcement, Leap Year combined installations, sculptures, video and collage, emphasizing Yang's blend of abstraction and figuration. It followed earlier iterations at Hayward Gallery and Kunsthal Rotterdam, where the exhibition introduced her large venetian blind structures and hybrid sculptural forms to British and Dutch audiences.
Star-Crossed Rendezvous in Los Angeles
In parallel, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles presents Haegue Yang: Star-Crossed Rendezvous, grouping two major venetian blind installations in the Grand Avenue galleries. The exhibition ran from February 24 to August 2, 2026 and focused on Star-Crossed Rendezvous after Yun (2024) and Sol LeWitt Upside Down – K123456, Expanded 1078 Times, Doubled and Mirrored (2015).
MOCA describes how Yang synchronizes moving lights with Isang Yun's Double Concerto to animate the geometric blind structures, creating a shifting encounter with sound and space. The show also linked to a one-evening performance of Yun's composition by the LA Philharmonic and a day-long symposium on the composer's legacy, underlining the institutional collaboration between MOCA and the orchestra.
All news and background on Haegue Yang
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The work across institutions
Across Leap Year and Star-Crossed Rendezvous, Yang's installations employ venetian blinds as structural and optical tools, filtering light while shaping the viewer's movement. She combines this material with sound, text and sculptural elements, building environments that reference specific histories while remaining abstract in appearance.
Where the artist stands now
Haegue Yang is active between Seoul and Berlin, with recent institutional projects completed in Zurich and Los Angeles and no officially announced new exhibition date within the next thirty days.
Key facts on Haegue Yang
- Artist: Haegue Yang
- Medium / Genre: Installation and sculpture (conceptual)
- Born: 1971, Seoul, South Korea
- Place(s) of practice: Studios in Berlin and Seoul
- Active since: mid-1990s, with international exhibitions from the 2000s
- Key work groups: Sol LeWitt Upside Down – K123456, Expanded 1078 Times, Doubled and Mirrored; Star-Crossed Rendezvous after Yun; Leap Year; Quasi-Heartland
- Current/last exhibition: Haegue Yang: Star-Crossed Rendezvous, MOCA Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, February 24 – August 2, 2026
- Major collections: Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen (Düsseldorf), Tate (London), Museum of Modern Art (New York), Centre Pompidou (Paris), Migros Museum für Gegenwartskunst (Zurich)
- Awards: Yang has received several international honors, including major biennial invitations and institutional commissions, documented across museum and gallery sources.
- Next date: currently no announced date in the 30-day window
Frequently asked questions about Haegue Yang
Where has Haegue Yang's exhibition Leap Year been shown?
The survey exhibition Leap Year was organized by Hayward Gallery London in association with Kunsthal Rotterdam and Migros Museum Zürich, with the Swiss venue hosting the show from September 27, 2025 to January 18, 2026.
What works anchor Star-Crossed Rendezvous at MOCA Los Angeles?
MOCA's exhibition Haegue Yang: Star-Crossed Rendezvous centers on two blind-based installations, Sol LeWitt Upside Down – K123456, Expanded 1078 Times, Doubled and Mirrored (2015) and Star-Crossed Rendezvous after Yun (2024).
How does Haegue Yang connect her work to music and history?
In Los Angeles, Yang synchronizes moving lights and venetian blinds with Isang Yun's Double Concerto, while the Leap Year survey in Zurich and Rotterdam embeds historical and political references in abstract, multi-part installations.
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