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The Buck Stops Here
Jun Yang2018/2019
REAL DMZ PROJECT
Seoul, South Korea
The Buck Stops Here is a phrase U.S. president Harry S. Truman kept as a sign on his office desk in the White House. It refers to the notion that he was appointed to make final decisions and therefore had to accept the ultimate responsibility for those decisions. Truman was the president who approved the dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. This piece calls attention to notions of individual and collective responsibility and the interrelationship of the two.
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- Title: The Buck Stops Here
- Creator: Jun Yang
- Date Created: 2018/2019
- Physical Dimensions: 182 x 22cm
- Type: Installation
- Medium: Red neon light
- 작가 정보: Jun Yang (b. 1975, Qingtian) is an artist based in Vienna, Taipei, and Yokohama. Having grown up and lived in various cultural contexts, Jun Yang examines in his artistic works the influence of clichés and media images on identity politics. His works encompass various media including film, installations, performance, and projects in public spaces while addressing themselves to institutions, society, and general audiences. He recently had solo shows at Kunsthaus Gratz (2019) and Art Sonje Center (2018). Previous exhibitions include the Biennale of Sydney 2018; the Gwangju Biennale 2018 and 2012; the Taipei Biennial 2008; the Liverpool Biennial 2006; the 51st Biennale di Venezia 2005; and the Manifesta 4 in 2002. He is the recipient of the 25th Otto Mauer Art Award and the Award for Fine Arts of the City of Vienna 2017. He is also one of the founders of Taipei Contemporary Art Center, which evolved following a project he initiated at the Taipei Biennale 2008.
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