Nikki S. Lee

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Korean | 1970

Nikki S. Lee is a Korean photographer who was born in 1970. Their work is currently being shown at multiple venues like National Gallery of Australia in Canberra. Numerous key galleries and museums such as The Metropolitan Museum of Art have featured Nikki S. Lee's work in the past.Nikki S. Lee's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 150 USD to 19,200 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork. Since 2003 the record price for this artist at auction is 19,200 USD for Selected images, sold at Christie's New York in 2006. Nikki S. Lee has been featured in articles for , and . The most recent article is written for Frieze Magazine in November 2024.

Artist's alternative names: Nikki Lee

At Auction

Notable Lots

Selected images

By Nikki S. Lee

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The Young Japanese in East Village (13) - Nikki S. Lee

The Young Japanese in East Village (13) ,1997

By Nikki S. Lee

+14%

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Layers_Buenos Aires 1,2,3 - Nikki S. Lee

Layers_Buenos Aires 1,2,3 ,2007

By Nikki S. Lee

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Recent Auction Results

Untitled

By Nikki S. Lee

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The Yuppie Project (2 ,1998

By Nikki S. Lee

+51%

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The Hispanic Project (19 ,1998

By Nikki S. Lee

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Current Exhibitions

Fictions of Display

MOCA Grand Avenue

Downtown Los Angeles | Los Angeles | California | USA

29 Jun, 2025 - 04 Jan, 2026

New Asian Art. Collection Display

National Gallery of Australia

Canberra | Australia

13 Sep, 2025 - 18 Apr, 2027

Past Exhibitions

Alter Egos. Projected Selves

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Upper East Side | New York | USA

22 Nov, 2021 - 01 May, 2022

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鈥� ..Lee investigates notions of identity through the medium of photography and film... 鈥�
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Sikkema Jenkins & Co.

鈥� ..After the photograph is produced Lee cuts away the portion showing her male companion, adding to the open-ended narrative suggested in each work... 鈥�
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Sikkema Jenkins & Co.

鈥� ..For her latest series, Layers, Lee continues her exploration of identity... 鈥�
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Sikkema Jenkins & Co.

鈥� ..Lee is interested in how one鈥檚 identity is constructed in relation to others鈥攈ow our sense of self can be affected and altered by the presence of other people... 鈥�
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University of Michigan Museum of Art

鈥� .. These issues are front and center in Nikki S... 鈥�
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Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art

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Nikki S. Lee

At Auction

Notable Lots

Selected images

The Young Japanese in East Village (13) ,1997

Layers_Buenos Aires 1,2,3 ,2007

Recent Auction Results

Untitled

The Yuppie Project (2 ,1998

The Hispanic Project (19 ,1998

Current Exhibitions

Fictions of Display

New Asian Art. Collection Display

Past Exhibitions

Alter Egos. Projected Selves

Articles

Nikki S. Lee Stays in the Picture

鈥楲egacies鈥� Celebrates Asian American Artistic Strategies

The Baltimore Museum of Art adds more than 200 new works to collection

Coverage