Nikki S Lee Photography

Her work is informed as an asian notions of identity where identity is not a static set of traits belonging to an individual but something constantly changing and defined through relationships.

Nikki s lee photography. When we change our clothes to alter our appearance the real act is the transformation of our way of expression the outward expression of our psyche born lee seung hee in korea in 1970 nikki s. She graduated from the university of korea studied at the fashion institute of technology and received her master s degree from new york university. Her twist is as a korean to become seamlessly integrated into the setting and. Nov 14 2014 explore melissa hudson davis s board nikki s.

Icp international center of photography 1133 ave of the americas at 43rd street ny 10036 new york 1 212 8570000. Lee chose her american name when she came to new york in 1994. Art basel hong kong 72 gloucester road wanchai hong kong. Lee 1 cindy sherman.

I ve been avoiding writing about lee. Art basel hongkong cn. Lee blended photography and performance in her expansive projects series in which she carefully observed and then adopted general styles of dress and gesture within several american sub cultures when identifying as a latina for the photographs in the hispanic project lee wore colored contact lenses a ponytail extension and clothing and make up she. The hispanic project 19.

Andrea robbins max becher nancy burson wendy ewald barbara kruger nikki s. Similar to photographer cindy sherman s examination of cliched feminity lee inserts herself into her work as well. Lee as cultural chameleon. Lee is a contemporary korean artist best known for her identity shifting photographs and videos of american subcultures.

Leslie tonkonow artworks projects specializes in representing contemporary painting sculpture photography and video art from the 1960s to the present. News events of nikki s. It s the end of aapi month so i suppose this is the perfect time to critique nikki s. Nikki seung hee lee born 1970 is a visual artist born in kye chang south korea.

See more ideas about nikki lee photography. Currently working in new york city nikki seunghee lee works professionally in the field of photography and film. Artists exhibitions news art fairs publications about the gallery nikki s. Lee believes that essentially life itself is a performance.

Often shot with disposable cameras by passersby lee s most recognizable photographs including her hispanic project are self portraits reminiscent of those by cindy sherman dressed and made up in different outfits lee posed herself as a punk yuppie hispanic.