Nikki S. Lee
The Hispanic Project (6)

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Artist Nikki S. Lee(Korean, born 1970)Korean, born 1970

CultureKorean

Titles

The Hispanic Project (6)

Date1998

MediumSilver dye bleach print

DimensionsImage: 15 13/16 × 23 9/16 in. (40.2 × 59.8 cm)
Sheet: 21 15/16 × 29 11/16 in. (55.7 × 75.4 cm)

Credit LineGift of the artist and Leslie Tonkonow Artworks and Projects, New York

Object number2001.468

Not on view

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Photography

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PHOTOGRAPHS

DescriptionNikki S. Lee is among
the younger generations of artists indebted to Cindy Sherman. Her work marks a
distinctive departure from Sherman’s style in terms of methodology. Lee’s
starting point was a real community of people she observed for months in order
to learn their gestures and dresses, and to develop a persona as a member of
the group. In The Hispanic Project
series, Lee spent a few months with teenagers in New York City’s East Harlem.
Provenance Research Ongoing Exhibition History"Ruptures and Continuities: Photography Made after 1960 from the MFAH Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Brown Foundation Galleries, February 21 - May 9, 2010.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Marked on verso lower left after signature: "The Hispanic Project (25), 1998 (Ap1)"

Marked on verso lower left: "Nikki s. Lee"

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