• Beatrice Alemagna
    Vi går till parken, 2019

  • Martin Jacobson
    Katedralen, 2018

  • Jenny Holzer
    Wanås Wall, 2002

  • Katarina Löfström
    Open Source, 2018

  • Malin Holmberg
    I will stop loving you, 2010

  • Sarah Schwartz
    Mother, 1990

  • Beatrice Alemagna
    Vi går till parken, 2019

  • Martin Jacobson
    Katedralen, 2018

  • Jenny Holzer
    Wanås Wall, 2002

  • Katarina Löfström
    Open Source, 2018

  • Malin Holmberg
    I will stop loving you, 2010

  • Sarah Schwartz
    Mother, 1990

  • Beatrice Alemagna
    Vi går till parken, 2019

  • Martin Jacobson
    Katedralen, 2018

  • Jenny Holzer
    Wanås Wall, 2002

  • Katarina Löfström
    Open Source, 2018

  • Malin Holmberg
    I will stop loving you, 2010

  • Sarah Schwartz
    Mother, 1990

  • Beatrice Alemagna
    Vi går till parken, 2019

  • Martin Jacobson
    Katedralen, 2018

  • Jenny Holzer
    Wanås Wall, 2002

  • Katarina Löfström
    Open Source, 2018

  • Malin Holmberg
    I will stop loving you, 2010

  • Sarah Schwartz
    Mother, 1990

Art Projects 2023

Young-jun Tak Wish You a Lovely Sunday

Exhibition Period May 6–Nov 5, 2023
Opening May 6, 10 am–5 pm
Curator Milena Høgsberg

Wish You a Lovely Sunday is South-Korean artist Young-jun Tak’s first exhibition in Sweden. The exhibition borrows its title from the film installation on view in the Hay Barn, which combines and juxtaposes two distinctive spatial settings—a church and a queer club.

Young-jun Tak Wish You a Lovely Sunday

For this filmic work, two choreographers and two dancers were paired up to create a new choreography, for the church Kirche am Südstern and the queer club SchwuZ in Berlin respectively. After rehearsals and the choreographies were completed, their designated venues were swapped. The film creates a moving and intimate view of the dancers’ bodies, negotiating the new architectural setting and ambiance. Through the continuous interlacing of scenes from the two distinct architectures and community spaces, the film, shot during the pandemic, suggests their connections as ritual spaces offering comfort to the bodies and minds of visitors.

Photo Credits:
Young-jun Tak 
Wish You a Lovely Sunday, 2021 
Single channel HD video, color, 5.1 sound 
18 mins 38 sec 
Courtesy of the artist 
Supported by Arts Council Korea, Berlin Masters Foundation, Burger Collection and Center Stage 

 

 

Young-jun Tak (born in 1989 in Seoul, South Korea) examines socio-cultural and psychological mechanisms that shape belief systems. His sculptures, installations and films often expose the human body in the context of polarizing norms and conventions. Tak had solo exhibitions at Overgaden (Copenhagen, 2023), Efremidis (Berlin, 2022), Sox (Berlin, 2022) and Fragment (Moscow, 2021). He participated in international exhibitions such as the Lyon Biennale (2022), the Berlin Biennale (2020) and the Istanbul Biennial (2017) among many others. He has degrees in English language and literature and cross-cultural studies at Sungkyunkwan University in Seoul. He lives and works in Berlin, Germany.