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    Haegue Yang - ETA
    The Complex Answer
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    The Bastardizer Polishes a Turd
    • The Complex Answer

      On Art as a Non-Binary Intelligence

      • 192 pages
      • 7 hours of reading

      Exploring the intersection of art and nature, this collection of essays delves into how contemporary art practices challenge the culture/nature divide. Divided into four parts, the book addresses critical questions surrounding artistic practice, exhibition, and institutional frameworks. It portrays art as an organ that facilitates profound experiences and understanding of life processes. By examining concepts like multi-species communication and the evolution of artistic practice, the essays highlight art's pivotal role in shaping our perception of intelligence and existence.

      The Complex Answer2024
      3.7
    • The Bastardizer Polishes a Turd

      • 160 pages
      • 6 hours of reading

      The story follows a relentless vigilante known as The Bastardizer, who is driven by a fierce obsession to deliver street justice for the music industry. Despite pressure from his superiors to rein in his violent methods, he continues to escalate his actions, resulting in a rising body count. The narrative explores themes of obsession, justice, and the consequences of operating outside the law, as The Bastardizer ruthlessly eliminates anyone who crosses him.

      The Bastardizer Polishes a Turd2022
      4.4
    • Crude

      • 136 pages
      • 5 hours of reading

      A graphic novel exploring Texaco's involvement in the Amazon, as well as the ensuing legal battles between the oil company, the Ecuadorian government, and the region's inhabitants, from the perspective of Ecuadorian lawyer and activist Pablo Fajardo.

      Crude2021
      4.3
    • Haegue Yang - ETA

      • 416 pages
      • 15 hours of reading

      This comprehensive catalogue raisonné documents and depicts Yang’s entire oeuvre, from early action-based objects to lacquer paintings, photographs, works on paper and video, anthropomorphic sculptures, performative works, and large-scale installations with venetian blinds. The abbreviation ETA is internationally recognized as meaning “estimated time of arrival,” among other things, and points to an artistic career in transit and the constant itineracy of an artist who has exhibited internationally since 1994.

      Haegue Yang - ETA2018