Bei ihrer ersten arbeit dieser art, the tourist project, prasentierte sich nikki s. Oclc s webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. In a series of extraordinary transformations, this young, koreanborn conceptual artist unfolds a multiplicity of lives and. In a series of extraordinary transformations, this young, koreanborn conceptual artist unfolds a multiplicity of lives and identities documented through the lens of her pointandshoot camera as she becomes a young punk in the east village, a.
The exotic dancer project 23 national museum of women. Lee seemed to be everywhereand everyonein the late 90s and early 2000s. It may be available from zvab or other secondhand book portals. Lee, adrian piper, and anna deavere smith, cherise smith download citation file. On view exhibitions artists news art fairs publications gallery. See more ideas about photography, contemporary photography and portrait. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. Koreanborn, new yorkbased conceptual artist nikki s. Lees projects and the repackaging of the politics of identity. Lee chose her american name when she came to new york in 1994. Lee blends photography and performance to investigate the fluidity of individual and group identities. Enacting others is both an important primer on performance and an exploration of the u. On view exhibitions artists news publications gallery. Lee is one of the most original and creative artists out today.
Lee succeeds in an almost uncanny way to carry her embodiments beyond masquerade and pastiche. Lees projectsand the ongoing circulation of blackface. For this and other projects, lee typically spent several months altering her appearance, style, and mannerisms in order to blend in with a specific social a groupswing dancers or. The snapshots, taken by friends, document her temporary immersions into the roles of japanese east village punk in the punk project 1997, tough barrio chick in the hispanic project 1998, wall street professional for the yuppie. In one project, she is a lesbian in plain wire eyeglasses, tank top, and frumpy jeans, intimately posing with a bleachedblond lover. Projects, is part street photography, part performance ar. Consisting of simple documentarystyle snapshots, nikki neatly portrays her scrapbook of how she meshes seamlessly into another subgroup latinas, skaters, schoolgirls, senior citizens, punks by.
Lees work, the hispanic project 25, depicts a woman of somewhat ambiguous decent, definitely east asian, possibly also hispanic, sitting on a step outside, in an urban setting. Other projects followed, and they are documented for the first time in this book. Of the two the bourgeoisie is the stronger, more developed work. Lee believes that essentially life itself is a performance. Lees projects photographs taken from 1997 to 2001 and their entanglement with discourses of culture and identity. Lee is a photojournalist who mimics the diverse cultures of the world. Lee is best known for several series of photographs, entitled projects 19972001, in which she appears as a member of various american subcultures. She is best known for her projects series 19972001, in which she attempted to. Projects, is part street photography, part performance art. Through impressive studies of four artists, adrian piper, eleanor antin, anna deavere smith, and nikki s. Learn more about the piece and artist, and its final selling price. She is a koreanborn artiste who lives and works in new york. Projects 01 by ferguson, russell, martin, lesley, vicario, gilbert, lee, nikki isbn.
Please note that artwork locations are subject to change, and not all works are on view at all times. Lee and her photoessays into becoming part of a social monosphere, i decided to check this book out. See more ideas about photography, contemporary photography and surrealist manifesto. Her acclaimed projects document her transformation sometimes drastic and. Lee blends photography and performance to investigate the fluidity of. Lee is the only compensated and credited artist of projects. Parts these halved images clearly and disturbingly point out the empty spots, the striking dependencies and the ways that we all women particularly. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Dissertation or thesis carolina digital repository.
Lee, cherise smith examines the remarkable reach of the embodied idea and the use of strategies from conceptual art to traditional theater, and tactics from. For projects, a series of photographs that won her notoriety soon after they were first shown in group shows and art fairs in 1998. The book is split between two projects parts and the bourgeoisiewith an easy in the middle. Often shot with disposable cameras by passersby, lee s most recognizable photographs including her hispanic project, are selfportraits reminiscent of those by cindy sherman.
In a series of extraordinary transformations, this young, koreanborn conceptual artist unfolds a multiplicity of lives and identities documented through the lens of her pointand shoot camera as she becomes a young punk in the east village, a connecticutbased exotic dancer, or a senior citizen picking through thrift. Often shot with disposable cameras by passersby, lees most recognizable photographs including her hispanic project, are selfportraits reminiscent of those by cindy sherman. Like the tropical chameleon, lee has camouflaged herself into the environment of specific social groups. Combining photography, performance, film, and multimedia, nikki s. Now she examines the construction and interpretation of identity in works that combine performance and photography. In the series, lee produced the hispanic project and the hip hop project, both of which she. In this series, a collection of snapshots captures lee in different guises as she engages with members of several cultural communities after whom she models her appearance. Dressed and made up in different outfits, lee posed herself as a punk, yuppie, hispanic woman, or black hiphop star. When we change our clothes to alter our appearance, the real act is the transformation of our way of expressionthe outward expression of our psyche.
Lee transforms her appearance in an effort to place herself as a subject in her own photographs. Lee is a contemporary korean artist best known for her identity shifting photographs and videos of american subcultures. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. She graduated from the university of korea, studied at the fashion institute of technology, and received her masters degree from new york university. Lee is perhaps best known for projects series 19972001, in which she. Unlike in parts where lee takes performs in scenes of intimacy, in projects she can be seen taking on various forms of ethnic drag. Watch as she peels back the layers of her seemingly simplistic. Projects, are 12 forays into what critics who write about lee inevitably call subcultures. Lees motives and final execution is a far cry from shermans.
Born lee seunghee in korea, lee dreamed of a career as a movie actress, before deciding filmmaking was a more practical and attainable artistic vocation. We use cookies to deliver our online services and to provide more personalized services to you. Lees projects allows for conversations around asianamerican identity and femininity, but also raises important questions and critiques about the limits of such a project. Lee s projects and the repackaging of the politics of identity, enacting others. The date stamp on the image suggests that the person responsible for it is likely using a consumergrade film camera, a. Its a nice little book but not nearly as good in scope as her projects book. In her projects series, lee transforms herself through dress, makeup, gesture and posture and then. Lee, born in south korea in 1970, blends performance with photography in much of her work.
Lee transformed her own identity through a blend of clothes, makeup, tanning salons, diets and sheer determination to fit into cultural groups from the punks, tourists, lesbians, hispanics, yuppies, seniors, skateboarders and schoolgirls. Projects hardcover september 2, 2001 by russell ferguson author, gilbert vicario author 4. Dressed and made up in different outfits, lee posed herself as a punk, yuppie, hispanic. Nikki sixx books list of books by author nikki sixx. Lee moved to new york to attend the fashion institute of technology and to work as a fashion photographers. Isbn 9783775710916 9783775710916 hardcover, hatje cantz publishers, 2001 philipp lachenmann. Lees projects and the repackaging of the politics of identity, enacting others. See all 2 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Her acclaimed projects document her transformation sometimes drastic and assimilation into a wide range of subcultures and social and ethnic groupsfrom sophisticated ladies of the finest.
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