8. Identity, Originality, Authenticity, and Other Unreliable Terms in Art: Artist Jun Yang’s Name Takes Name Takes

In this episode of Name Takes, artist Jun Yang discusses his artistic journey and the significance of names in the art world. Here, he explores the challenges of cultural expectations and biases in the art community, including instances of exhibition exclusion based on his name. This has raised an interest in artistically exploring the concept and roles of autobiography in the arts. Yang also challenges notions of artistic singularity in his work. Among the projects he speaks about is one involving another artist with the same name. In this interview conducted by writer Mary Wang, Yang makes a compelling case for using names to disrupt institutional conventions and drive change in the art world.