William Yang
(Australia 1943– )
- Title
- The St Marcillin Cheese Incident, from the series miscellaneous obsessions
- Year
- 2002
- Media category
- Photograph
- Materials used
- type C photograph
- Edition
- 1/20
- Dimensions
-
35.5 x 53.5cm image; 40.5 x 58.5cm sheet
- Signature & date
- Signed and dated u.r.corner, black pen ".../... William Yang/ 2002 ...".
- Credit
- Gift of the artist 2003
- Accession number
- 33.2003.8
- Copyright
- © William Yang
- Location
- Not on display
- Further information
William Yang was born in North Queensland, a third generation Chinese-Australian. He is known both as a photographer and for his monologues with slides which he has presented around the world to great acclaim. One of these, 'Sadness' 1992, was adapted for the screen by Tony Ayres and won AWGIEs amongst other awards. A major retrospective of Yang's work, 'Diaries', was held at the State Library of NSW in 1998. Through April 24 - June 1, 2003 Yang is presenting all his monologues at Belvoir St Theatre, Sydney.
Yang has documented various subcultures over the last 30 years and this is reflected in his photographs as well as his monologues. A remarkable storyteller with a unique style, his current work is a synthesis of his ongoing concerns. While these concerns spring very much from his experiences growing up with a Chinese background in far north Queensland, through to his exploration of the gay community in Sydney, the work transcends the personal and becomes a meditation on the subtleties of the ordinary and everyday.
- Exhibition history (1)
-
miscellaneous obsessions: William Yang, Stills Gallery, 16 Oct 2002–16 Nov 2002.
