{"id":37348,"date":"2023-12-06T11:33:27","date_gmt":"2023-12-06T02:33:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kiaf.org\/?post_type=insights&#038;p=37348"},"modified":"2023-12-06T11:33:27","modified_gmt":"2023-12-06T02:33:27","slug":"the-book-of-i","status":"publish","type":"insights","link":"https:\/\/kiaf.org\/en\/insights\/37348","title":{"rendered":"The Book of I"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Alice Yaelin Yang<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-37352 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/static-edge.kiaf.org\/web\/2023\/12\/06202736\/Alice-Yaelin-Yang-Heaven-Baby-03-2023-20x20cminkjet-print-acrylic-on-canvas-made-in-conversation-with-AI-1022x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"641\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static-edge.kiaf.org\/web\/2023\/12\/06202736\/Alice-Yaelin-Yang-Heaven-Baby-03-2023-20x20cminkjet-print-acrylic-on-canvas-made-in-conversation-with-AI-1022x1024.jpg 1022w, https:\/\/static-edge.kiaf.org\/web\/2023\/12\/06202736\/Alice-Yaelin-Yang-Heaven-Baby-03-2023-20x20cminkjet-print-acrylic-on-canvas-made-in-conversation-with-AI-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static-edge.kiaf.org\/web\/2023\/12\/06202736\/Alice-Yaelin-Yang-Heaven-Baby-03-2023-20x20cminkjet-print-acrylic-on-canvas-made-in-conversation-with-AI-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/static-edge.kiaf.org\/web\/2023\/12\/06202736\/Alice-Yaelin-Yang-Heaven-Baby-03-2023-20x20cminkjet-print-acrylic-on-canvas-made-in-conversation-with-AI-768x769.jpg 768w, https:\/\/static-edge.kiaf.org\/web\/2023\/12\/06202736\/Alice-Yaelin-Yang-Heaven-Baby-03-2023-20x20cminkjet-print-acrylic-on-canvas-made-in-conversation-with-AI-1533x1536.jpg 1533w, https:\/\/static-edge.kiaf.org\/web\/2023\/12\/06202736\/Alice-Yaelin-Yang-Heaven-Baby-03-2023-20x20cminkjet-print-acrylic-on-canvas-made-in-conversation-with-AI-2044x2048.jpg 2044w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Alice Yaelin Yang, Heaven Baby 03, 2023, 20x20cm,inkjet print, acrylic on canvas made in conversation with AI,<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>SARAHCROWN<\/strong> is delighted to announce the upcoming solo exhibition, &#8220;<strong><em>The Book of I<\/em><\/strong>,&#8221; featuring evocative works of emerging Korean artist <strong>Alice Yaelin Yang<\/strong>. The exhibition, set to captivate audiences from <strong>November 30 to January 10, 2024<\/strong>, showcases a unique <strong>fusion of traditional Korean elements and cutting-edge Artificial Intelligence.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-37354 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/static-edge.kiaf.org\/web\/2023\/12\/06202744\/IMG_4406-868x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"755\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static-edge.kiaf.org\/web\/2023\/12\/06202744\/IMG_4406-868x1024.jpg 868w, https:\/\/static-edge.kiaf.org\/web\/2023\/12\/06202744\/IMG_4406-254x300.jpg 254w, https:\/\/static-edge.kiaf.org\/web\/2023\/12\/06202744\/IMG_4406-127x150.jpg 127w, https:\/\/static-edge.kiaf.org\/web\/2023\/12\/06202744\/IMG_4406-768x906.jpg 768w, https:\/\/static-edge.kiaf.org\/web\/2023\/12\/06202744\/IMG_4406-1301x1536.jpg 1301w, https:\/\/static-edge.kiaf.org\/web\/2023\/12\/06202744\/IMG_4406-1735x2048.jpg 1735w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>SARAHCROWN, Alice Yaelin Yang \u201cThe Book of I\u201d exhibition, installation view, 2023<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The Book of I <\/em>unfolds like an <em>Epic theater<\/em> play. The protagonists are sculptural works made with traditional Korean architectural and domestic elements such as an original guardian pole (a Jangseung Korean. Korean: \uc7a5\uc2b9), a hanging scroll ( a Jokja. Korean: \uc871\uc790), and a folding screen (a Byeong-poong. Korean: \ubcd1\ud48d ). The artist used a Brechtian Verfremdungseffekt (&#8220;estrangement effect&#8221; or &#8220;alienation effect&#8221;) depleting the object\u2019s original functions and assigning them multiple roles and meanings through painterly elements leveraged through the use of Artificial Intelligence (DALL\u00b7E 2).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-37356 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/static-edge.kiaf.org\/web\/2023\/12\/06202757\/IMG_4428-743x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"882\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static-edge.kiaf.org\/web\/2023\/12\/06202757\/IMG_4428-743x1024.jpg 743w, https:\/\/static-edge.kiaf.org\/web\/2023\/12\/06202757\/IMG_4428-218x300.jpg 218w, https:\/\/static-edge.kiaf.org\/web\/2023\/12\/06202757\/IMG_4428-109x150.jpg 109w, https:\/\/static-edge.kiaf.org\/web\/2023\/12\/06202757\/IMG_4428-768x1058.jpg 768w, https:\/\/static-edge.kiaf.org\/web\/2023\/12\/06202757\/IMG_4428-1115x1536.jpg 1115w, https:\/\/static-edge.kiaf.org\/web\/2023\/12\/06202757\/IMG_4428-1486x2048.jpg 1486w, https:\/\/static-edge.kiaf.org\/web\/2023\/12\/06202757\/IMG_4428-scaled.jpg 1858w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>SARAHCROWN, Alice Yaelin Yang \u201cThe Book of I\u201d exhibition, installation view, 2023<\/em><\/p>\n<p>To create her new canvases and painted elements, Yang feeds the software with images of her own paintings and AI prompts with the request to deconstruct and re-narrate them. (DALL\u00b7E 2) \u201canswers\u201d with newly generated images which Yang uses in a third step as a background to paint new works, slightly emboldening the narrative further. The results are paintings made of many physical and conceptual layers, either minimalistic and quiet or gestural and busy like Hienorymous Bosch\u2019s <em>Garden of Earthly Delights<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-37353 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/static-edge.kiaf.org\/web\/2023\/12\/06202737\/Alice-Yaelin-Yang-New-Adult-2023-inkjet-print-acrylic-on-canvas-made-in-conversation-with-AI-30x30cm.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"886\" height=\"886\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static-edge.kiaf.org\/web\/2023\/12\/06202737\/Alice-Yaelin-Yang-New-Adult-2023-inkjet-print-acrylic-on-canvas-made-in-conversation-with-AI-30x30cm.jpg 886w, https:\/\/static-edge.kiaf.org\/web\/2023\/12\/06202737\/Alice-Yaelin-Yang-New-Adult-2023-inkjet-print-acrylic-on-canvas-made-in-conversation-with-AI-30x30cm-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static-edge.kiaf.org\/web\/2023\/12\/06202737\/Alice-Yaelin-Yang-New-Adult-2023-inkjet-print-acrylic-on-canvas-made-in-conversation-with-AI-30x30cm-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/static-edge.kiaf.org\/web\/2023\/12\/06202737\/Alice-Yaelin-Yang-New-Adult-2023-inkjet-print-acrylic-on-canvas-made-in-conversation-with-AI-30x30cm-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 886px) 100vw, 886px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Alice Yaelin Yang, New Adult, 2023, inkjet print, acrylic on canvas made in conversation with AI, 30x30cm<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In executing these works through her conversational approach with AI, and making them integral part of sculptural elements, Yang creates an experiential exhibition that is a captivating exploration of her own identity and boundaries within a visual context. Furthermore, the participatory aspect requires the audience to question their own perspectives and to reexamine the boundaries between digital image and conventional art making.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-37355 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/static-edge.kiaf.org\/web\/2023\/12\/06202751\/IMG_4415-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static-edge.kiaf.org\/web\/2023\/12\/06202751\/IMG_4415-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/static-edge.kiaf.org\/web\/2023\/12\/06202751\/IMG_4415-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/static-edge.kiaf.org\/web\/2023\/12\/06202751\/IMG_4415-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/static-edge.kiaf.org\/web\/2023\/12\/06202751\/IMG_4415-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/static-edge.kiaf.org\/web\/2023\/12\/06202751\/IMG_4415-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/static-edge.kiaf.org\/web\/2023\/12\/06202751\/IMG_4415-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>SARAHCROWN, Alice Yaelin Yang \u201cThe Book of I\u201d exhibition, installation view, 2023<\/em><\/p>\n<p>SARAHCROWN<br \/>\n373 Broadway #215 New York, NY 10013.<br \/>\n+1 347-393-4911<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sarahcrown.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WEB<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/sarahcrown_ny\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Instagram<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.artsy.net\/partner\/sarahcrown-new-york-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ARTSY<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","categories":[50,51],"class_list":["post-37348","insights","type-insights","status-publish","hentry","category-insight","category-stories"],"translation":{"provider":"WPGlobus","version":"3.0.0","language":"en","enabled_languages":["ko","en"],"languages":{"ko":{"title":true,"content":true,"excerpt":false},"en":{"title":true,"content":true,"excerpt":false}}},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kiaf.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/insights\/37348","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kiaf.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/insights"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kiaf.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/insights"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kiaf.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37348"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kiaf.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37348"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}