Star-Crossed Rendezvous brings together two major installations executed using customized venetian blinds, a window treatment designed with adjustable angled slats that filter light and structure spatial relationships. This material has been central to Yang’s practice since the mid-2000s, allowing the artist to engage with the viewer’s perception and movement. Made nearly a decade apart, these markedly different works appear as two halves of an imperfect whole, foregrounding Yang’s interest in asymmetry and doubling, both recurring principles in her practice.

On one side of the exhibition, Sol LeWitt Upside Down – K123456, Expanded 1078 Times, Doubled and Mirrored (2015) is a monochromatic installation inspired by the cube structures of American conceptual artist Sol LeWitt (1928–2007). Yang adopts LeWitt’s open cubes and replaces them with a dense accumulation of blinds, with layers of slotted angular forms that oscillate between transparency and opacity. On the other side, Star-Crossed Rendezvous after Yun (2024) pays tribute to the life and work of Isang Yun (1917–95), a pioneering composer and political dissident. Moving lights synchronized to Yun’s Double Concerto (1977) animate vibrant geometric structures, producing a shifting, multisensory encounter with the musical composition.

On March 10, 2026, join MOCA and LA Philharmonic for a special one evening performance of Yun’s Double Concerto, 1977. This project bridges two distinguished cultural organizations and their unique architectural sites, connecting them through time and space, with this immersive sonic and visual experience.

Prior to this special joint presentation, Yang and MOCA organized a day-long symposium Star-Crossed Rendezvous: The Musical Legacy of Isang Yun, gathering leading musicologists, composers and historians on November 22, 2025 at the Ahmanson Auditorium in MOCA Grand Avenue.