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Anicka Yi — The Mother Tongue
Anicka Yi

The Mother Tongue

2022

Anicka Yi's The Mother Tongue is a UV print on silk screen mesh mounted in a cherry frame, created in 2022. Yi's contemporary work explores themes of language, identity, and materiality through innovative printing and sculptural techniques.

Medium
UV print on silk screen mesh, in a cherry frame

🔨 Auction Lot

Nina Simone Childhood Home: Benefit Auction Co-Presented by the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund and Pace Gallery | Hosted by Sotheby’s

May 12, 2023

Estimate: $90,000$110,000

Lot 11

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Anicka Yi, The Mother Tongue , 2022

Anicka Yi's The Mother Tongue is a UV print on silk screen mesh mounted in a cherry frame, created in 2022. Yi's contemporary work explores themes of language, identity, and materiality through innovative printing and sculptural techniques.

Medium
UV print on silk screen mesh, in a cherry frame
Year
2022
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Conceptual, Installation, Silk Screen, Mixed Media, 2020s, Korean-American, UV Print, Colorful, Abstract, Contemporary