Overview
Heji Shin's photographic practice pushes boundaries and challenges societal ideals surrounding fashion, celebrity, and sexuality. ""The German artist . . . is one of the wildest experimentalists working in photography today."" -Interview magazine Shin's practice oscillates fluidly between the commercial and fine-art realms, and the work she exhibits in gallery and museum contexts is strongly influenced by the editorial work she produces. For THE BIG NUDES, a title that reappropriates Helmut Newton's series of the same name, Shin photographed pigs at close range, employing the vernacular of fashion photography to transform the pigs into models who appear to flirt with and pose for the camera. The photographs are paired with MRI scans and a holographic model of Shin's brain-an impression of the self that troubles and transforms our foundational ideas of what constitutes a portrait. Alongside a curator's note from Ebony L. Haynes, this publication features a text by Benoît Lamy de La Chapelle that explores the interplay between Shin's commercial and fine-art practices. This insightful analysis provides a deeper understanding of Shin's work, shedding light on the nuances of her artistic choices.
Full Product Details
Author: Heji Shin ,
Ebony L. Haynes ,
Benoît Lamy de La Chapelle
Publisher: David Zwirner
Imprint: David Zwirner
Weight: 0.400kg
ISBN: 9781644231395
ISBN 10: 1644231395
Pages: 88
Publication Date: 02 January 2025
Audience:
General/trade
,
General
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us.
Author Information
Born in Seoul, Heji Shin (b. 1976) lives and works in New York. She has had solo exhibitions at institutions including KAT_A, Bad Honnef, Germany (2022); Le Consortium, Dijon, France (2021); and Kunsthalle Zürich (2018). Shin has had several solo presentations at galleries worldwide, most recently at Reena Spaulings Fine Art, New York (2018 and 2020); Galerie Buchholz, Berlin (2019); Gaga & Reena Spaulings, Los Angeles (2019); Galerie Bernhard, Zurich (2016); Real Fine Arts, New York (2013 and 2016); and Anna-Catharina Gebbers, Berlin (2010). Ebony L. Haynes is a writer and curator from Toronto. She is based in New York, where she is a senior director at David Zwirner and curator of 52 Walker. Benoît Lamy de La Chapelle is an art critic and curator based in France. He has written for 02, La belle revue, May, Texte zur Kunst, and Joyfully Waiting, as well as for artists' monographs. He is a member of the International Association of Art Critics (AICA) and the acquisitions committee of FRAC Alsace. He is currently the director of Centre d'art contemporain - la synagogue de Delme.
