Can Cosies
2010-

Ongoing series of cans with knitted covers

 

Can Cosies
2011

Left to right:
Can Cosy – Kidney-Bohnen 2500 g
Can Cosy – Sweet Corn 2150 g
Can Cosy – Schwarze Oliven geschwärzt mit Stein 2450 g
Can Cosy – Wiener Würstchen 4500 g
Can Cosy – Pomodori Pelati 2500 g
Can Cosy – Deutsche Champignons 4000 g
Can Cosy – Dicke Ammerländer Bockwurst 4500 g
Can Cosy – Artischockenherzen geviertelt 2500 g
Can Cosy – Tuna Chunks in Sunflower Oil 1705 g
Can Cosy – Rotkohl tafelfertig 4040
Can Cosy – Pickled Gherkins 55/60 with Sweetener 9700
Can Cosy – Milchreis tafelfertig 2500 g
Can Cosy – Tuna Chunks in Sunflower Oil 1705
Can Cosy – Fagioli Bianchi di Spagna 2500 g


Photo: Studio Haegue Yang




Can Cosies
2011

Left to right:
Can Cosy – Pomodori Pelati 2500 g
Can Cosy –
Rotkohl tafelfertig 4040 g
Can Cosy – Deutsche Champignons 4000 g
Can Cosy – Artischockenherzen geviertelt 2500 g
Can Cosy – Sweet Corn 2150 g, Kidney-Bohnen 2500 g
Can Cosy – Milchreis tafelfertig 2500 g
Can Cosy – Schwarze Oliven geschwärzt mit Stein 2450 g


Installation view of Teacher of Dance, Modern Art Oxford, Oxford, UK, 2011
Photo: Stuart Whipps





Can Cosies
2010

Left to right:
Can Cosies – Tuna Chunks in Sunflower Oil 1705 g, 2010
Can Cosies – Pomodori pelati 400 g, 2010

Installation view of Teacher of Dance, Modern Art Oxford, Oxford, UK, 2011
Photo: Stuart Whipps

 

Can Cosies – Dicke Ammerländer Bockwurst 4500 g and Wiener Würstchen 4500 g
2011

2 cans of sausages, each 4500 g, knitting yarn

Each 13 x 23.5 x 23.5 cm

Courtesy Galerie Chantal Crousel, Paris

Installation view of Teacher of Dance, Modern Art Oxford, Oxford, UK, 2011
Photo: Stuart Whipps

 

Can Cosy – Kidney-Bohnen 2500 g
2011

Canned kidney beans, 2500 g, knitting yarn

15.3 x 15.8 x 15.8 cm

Courtesy of the artist

Photo: Studio Haegue Yang

 

Can Cosy – Deutsche Champignons 4000 g
2011

Canned mushrooms, 4000 g, knitting yarn

24.5 x 15.6 x 15.6 cm

Courtesy of the artist

Photo: Studio Haegue Yang

 

Can Cosy – Pickled Gherkins 55/60 with Sweetener 9700 g
2011

Canned pickled gherkins, 9700 g, knitting yarn

26 x 23.4 x 23.4cm

Courtesy of the artist

Photo: Studio Haegue Yang

 

Can Cosy – Fagioli Bianchi di Spagna 2500 g
2011

Canned white beans, 2500 g, knitting yarn

15.2 cm x 15.8 x 15.8 cm

Courtesy of the artist

Photo: Studio Haegue Yang

 

Can Cosy – Sweet Corn 2150 g
2011

Canned sweet corn, 2150 g, knitting yarn

15 x 15.5 x 15.5 cm

Courtesy of the artist

Photo: Studio Haegue Yang

 

Can Cosies – Tuna Chunks in Sunflower Oil 1705 g
2011

2 cans of tuna, each 1705 g, knitting yarn

Each 10.5 x 15.7 x 15.7 cm

Courtesy of Galerie Chantal Crousel, Paris

Photo: Studio Haegue Yang

 

Can Cosy – Milchreis tafelfertig 2500 g
2011

Canned rice pudding, 2500 g, knitting yarn

15.7 x 15.6 x 15.6 cm

Courtesy of the artist

Photo: Studio Haegue Yang

 

Can Cosy – Schwarze Oliven geschwärzt mit Stein 2450 g
2011

Canned black olives, 2450 g, knitting yarn

24.5 x 15.7 x 15.7 cm

Courtesy of the artist

Photo: Studio Haegue Yang

 

Can Cosy – Pomodori Pelati 2500 g
2011

Canned tomatoes, 2500 g, knitting yarn

15.2 x 15.8 x 15.8 cm

Courtesy of the artist

Photo: Studio Haegue Yang

 

Can Cosy – Rotkohl tafelfertig 4040 g
2011

Canned red cabbage, 4040 g, knitting yarn

24.5 x 15.5 x 15.5 cm

Courtesy of the artist

Photo: Studio Haegue Yang

 

Can Cosy – Artischockenherzen geviertelt 2500 g
2011

Canned artichoke hearts, 2500 g, knitting yarn

15.5 x 15.7 x 15.7 cm

Courtesy of the artist

Photo: Studio Haegue Yang

 

Can Cosies – Pomodori pelati 400 g
2010

5 tomatoe cans, each 400 g, knitting yarn

11 x 8 x 8 cm

Edition of 5

Collection of Javier Sadaba Collection, Barcelona
Private collection, Baltimore
Collection Meurer, Dresden
The Museum of Modern Art, New York, Committee on Prints and Illustrated Books Fund

Installation view of Closures, Galerie Barbara Wien, Berlin, Germany, 2010
Photo: Nick Ash, Studio Haegue Yang

 

Exhibition history

Haegue Yang: In the Cone of Uncertainty, The Bass Museum of Art, Miami Beach, USA, 2019

ETA 1994-2018, Museum Ludwig, Cologne, Germany, 2018

Contemporary Art Wing Reopening, Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, USA, 2012

Teacher of Dance, Modern Art Oxford, Oxford, UK, 2011

Closures, Galerie Barbara Wien, Berlin, Germany, 2010


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