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Nikki S. Lee
Born in 1970, Geochang, South Korea
Lives and works in Seoul, South Korea, New York City, United States
Overview
Nikki S. Lee is a photographer and filmmaker who creates durational bodies of work. Stretching the parameters of performance and identity politics, Lee’s best known series is Projects (1997-2001) which Lee began while studying at NYU. Selecting various sub-cultural identities such as skateboarders, exotic dancers, swingers, yuppies or senior citizens, Lee would spend three or four months with each community, learning their social intricacies, expressions, behaviours, ways of dressing etc. After ...Read more
Selected artworks
Nikki S. Lee
The Skateboarders Project (25), 2000
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Nikki S. Lee
Part (6), 2002
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Nikki S. Lee
The Schoolgirl Projects (22), 2000
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Nikki S. Lee
The Seniors Project (12), 1999
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Nikki S. Lee
The Swingers Project (6), 1998 - 1999
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Nikki S. Lee
The Exotic Dancers Project (31), 2000
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Nikki S. Lee
The Lesbian Project (3), 1997
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Nikki S. Lee
The Punk Project (5), 1997
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Nikki S. Lee
The Tourist Project (13), 1997
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Nikki S. Lee
The Seniors Project (10), 1999
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Nikki S. Lee
Part (26), 2003
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Nikki S. Lee
The Skateboarders Project (31), 2000
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Nikki S. Lee
The Schoolgirls Project (5), 2000
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Nikki S. Lee
The Yuppie Project (15), 1998
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Nikki S. Lee
Part (14), 2002
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