Anicka Yi
Sister, 2011. Mixed media, 41 x 19 x 7 inches. Courtesy the artist
Auras, Orgasms and Nervous Peaches, 2011. Mixed media, 96 x 20 x 80 inches. Courtesy the artist
BIOGRAPHY
Born: Seoul, Republic of Korea
Resides: New York, New York
Selected Solo and Two-Person Exhibitions
2011
"Sous-Vide," 47 Canal, New York.
"Excuse Me, Your Necklace Is Leaking," Green Gallery East, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
"Anicka Yi & Tim Lee," Galerie Roediger Schoettle, Munich.
2010
"Loveless Marriages," with Josh Kline, 179 Canal, New York.
Selected Group Exhibitions
2011
"Looking Back/The 6th White Columns Annual," White Columns, New York.
"Dressing the Monument," Lynden Sculpture Garden, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
"Belief and Understanding," Nicole Klagsbrun Gallery, New York.
"SKIN SO SOFT," Gresham's Ghost, New York.
"Join the Black Mamba," Karma International, Zurich.
"Addicted to Highs and Lows," Bortolami, New York.
"HOW DO YOU DO," NOMA Gallery, San Francisco.
"No More Presents," The Artist's Institute, New York.
2010
"179 Canal / Anyways," White Columns, New York.
2009
"The Living and The Dead," Gavin Brown's enterprise, New York.
"Today and Everyday," X-Initiative, New York.
"Nobodies New York," 179 Canal, New York.
"ABCYZ," Silvershed, New York.
2008
"Sleepwalkers," video and performance, New Museum Side Wall, New York.
"High Desert Test Site," Swap Meet, Joshua Tree, California.
Selected Performances
2011
"What Was Collaboration?" The Artist's Institute, New York.
2010
"Nuts in May," Jack Hanley Gallery, New York.
2009
"Circular File Channel," PERFORMA 09, New York.
2008
"Un-Spa," Albion, New York.
Selected Projects
2008–
Anicka Yi and Maggie Peng, "Shigenobu Twilight" handcrafted scent.
Circular File Collective, "Circular File Channel," Manhattan Cable Access, Vimeo, YouTube, and PERFORMA.TV.
Selected Bibliography
2012
Demby, Nicole. "Feminine Airs and Awkward Remainders: Alexandra Bircken, Anicka Yi, and Elaine Cameron-Weir," BOMBlog (January 2)
2011
Asfour, Nina. "The Art of Giving, The Paris Review (January 27).
Diamond Hamer, Katie. Flash Art (December).
Everett Howe, David. "Sous-vide," ArtReview (December).
"Goings On About Town," The New Yorker (June 27).
"Goings On About Town," The New Yorker (October 13).
Russeth, Andrew. "Top Ten Gallery Shows," The New York Observer (September 15).
Thompson Baker, Allese. "Critics' Picks," Artforum.com (October 10).
2010
Chamberlain, Colby. "Critics' Picks," Artforum.com (November 18).
Fiduccia, Joanna. "Critics' Picks," Artforum.com (April 20).
Kitnick, Zak. "not so autonomous maybe: 179 Canal at White Columns," IDIOM (November 10).
2009
Clary, Katherine. "On High Alert: Shigenobu Twilight," Interview Magazine Blog (February 2).