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McCune–Reischauer. I Sŭnghŭi. Lee Seung-hee ( Korean : 이승희; born 1970), [2] known professionally as Nikki S. Lee, is a South Korean visual artist with a focus on performance, photography, and film. [3] Lee often explores themes of identity through her work — specifically as it relates to others, rather than individual identity. [4]
Nikki S. Lee is a contemporary Korean artist best known for her identity shifting photographs and videos of American subcultures. 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 ...
The artist Nikki S. Lee seemed to be everywhere—and everyone—in the late ’90s and early 2000s. She is best known for her “Projects” series (1997–2001), in which she attempted to ...
Nikki S. Lee. Born Lee Seung-Hee in Korea, Lee dreamed of a career as a movie actress, before deciding filmmaking was a more practical and attainable artistic vocation. Her parents discouraged her from entering cinema school, but approved of her interest in photography. After moving to New York City, she selected her American name, Nikki S. Lee.
Nikki S. Lee is best known for her “Projects” series in which she mimicked the styles and mannerisms of social and subcultural groups
Nikki S. Lee was born in Kye-Chang, Korea, and immigrated to the United States in 1994. She graduated from the University of Korea, studied at the Fashion Institute of Technology, and received her master’s degree from New York University. In her Projects series, Lee transforms herself through dress, makeup, gesture and posture and then ...
Nikki S. Lee, Part 12, 2003; Fijiflex print on aluminum, 30 x 26 1/4 in.; NMWA, Gift of Heather and Tony Podesta Collection, Washington, D.C. This mysterious process imbues meaning and surprise: Lee often created varied, in-depth narratives around her scenes, from routine day-to-day activities to cheerful tourist-style snapshots, to a woman on ...
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