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Don't Tell Anyone, I'm Seeing This Guy

Group show with Jerai Wilson, Jordan Kelly
Exhibition from October 27 - November 2, 2019
At Tjaden Hall Tjaden Gallery, Cornell University, Ithaca NY

 
 Installation view; paintings on opposite ends of gallery by Jerai Wilson and Jordan Kelly.  
 
Untitled (Temporary Wall)
OSB panels, wood, straw, electric fan, metal standards, piercing rings, gel medium coated laserprint photographs and artists' texts, shipping label, winter boots, gym bag, lacrosse helmets and gloves, webcam, livestream of unsecured surveillance camera from cattle holding pen in Seoul, Korea, orange
Dimensions variable; wall approx. 9' x 5'
   
 
           
     
             
     
     

my first ex boyfriend from fourth grade, Justin, was always mean to me. he was widely known for being a smart boy, a whiz in school. he had these big eyes that made everyone like him. one day, he started calling me a goldfish in front of his friends. word quickly spread that i was bad at math, with a short fused memory, and an attention span lasting no more than 4 minutes at a time. 

i got really mad, of course! this was my close pal, my first, successful crush story. but he couldn’t undo, or stop the rumors from spreading now!

that was too bad. me and the few friends i had left were so angry; who was he to make my life miserable? who wanted to eat lunch with the goldfish girl?

we kicked him at recess, pulled at his hair, and called him Big-Head. he yelled at us, “stop! what are you doing? stupid girls!” 

pushing him backwards, forwards, scratching, pulling at his shirt, until he ripped himself apart and ran away from us.

when it was time to go back in, he was nowhere to be found. everyone scrambled back inside, but i began to search the corners of the playground for hints of Justin. 

finally, i heard a quiet, low sob.

following the desperate sound, i made my way to the back courtyard of my school, which was partitioned by a square wall. the school’s Guardian logo -- a figure vaguely resembling Jesus Christ, holding a sword -- floated in the center of the wall, and sitting slumped right under the looming figure was none other than Big-Head himself (head between knees).

“are you ok? are you crying?”

“what does it look like? you called me Big-Head.”

“everyone calls me goldfish now, thanks to you...”

“i’m fine, just let me be, and don’t bring anyone else to this wall!”

- Song Hyo-Jung
 
 
 
 
           
       
    Untitled (Flood Test 1)
Plastic bags, tape, water, bucket
Dimensions variable
     
           
Untitled (Andrew Yang Edited In Meitu Crushed by a 10 Pound Weight)
Gel medium coated laserprint image of Andrew Yang (edited in Meitu), rusted 10 pound barbell weight, straw
Dimensions variable
   
         
 
 Installation view featuring Untitled (Neolttwigi)   Untitled (Long Straw 1)
Dustpan and brush, rusted 5 pound barbell weight, gel medium coated laserprint meme, straw
Dimensions variable
   
     
 
   
Additional views from rear of Untitled (Temporary Wall)
       
     
Untitled (Neolttwigi)
Wood, steel, wire, cardboard, straw bale, rope, architectural modelling turf, laserprint images, plaster, silicone gap filler, airdry clay, vinyl banner
Dimensions variable; platform board approx. 8' x 1'
 

 
         

     
Untitled (Shakehand 2)
OSB panel, plywood, wood pallet, cinderblocks, lumber, table tennis (ping pong) paddles and balls, red Solo Cups, Korean restaurant water pitcher, milk crates, plastic tub, straw, water, rubber glove; quotes sourced from sporting rules and specifications, bodybuilding and Asian American men's forums, artists' own parodies, chart from exhibition brainstorming
Dimensions variable

Painting by Jerai Wilson, Jordan Kelly
      Untitled (I'm Looking For A Girlfriend Under a 5 Pound Weight)
Gel medium coated laserprint image of Timstar, 5 pound dumb-bell, straw
Dimensions variable
 

     
           

   
 
           
 
     
 
     
 
Untitled (Last Pile)
Ping pong paddle, straw
Dimensions variable
 


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