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David Zink Yi

Biography

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Born

Lima, Peru, 1973

Education

Woodcarving Diploma, Berufsfachschule, Munich, Germany, 1995 – 1998

Kunst Akademie, Munich, Germany, 1997 – 1999

Universität der Künste, Berlin, Germany, 1998 – 2003

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2024

Haubrok Foundation, 'David Zink Yi: All My Colours', Berlin, Germany

2021

König Galerie, 'David Zink Yi. Forms of Misleading', London, UK

Selected Group Exhibitions

2024

Americas Society , 'The Appearance: Art of the Asian Diaspora in Latin America & the Caribbean', New York NY

Sunblanket Foundation, 'The Threshold under Turbine Vents', Seoul, South Korea

The Square, 'Royal Nomad', West Palm Beach FL 

2023

Centre Del Carme Cultura Contemporània, 'Llorenç Barber. La Construcción De Un Nosotros Múltiple', Valencia, Spain 

Hauser & Wirth Somerset, 'Gruppenausstellung', Bruton, UK

Gwangju Biennale, '14th Gwangju Biennale', Gwangju, South Korea

KAI10—Arthena Foundation, 'Phantoms and Other Illusions', Dusseldorf, Germany

Awards and Grants

2004

Schmidt-Rottluff-Stipendium

Ars Viva Preis

MAK-Schindler Stipendium

Talks

2007

Artspeak, ‘The Chatter of Culture’, Vancouver, Canada

Bibliography

Monographs

2012

nbk Berlin, Marius Babias (eds.), 'David Zink Yi. Horror Vacui', Cologne: Publisher of the bookstore Walther König, 2012 (exh. Cat.)

2008

Karl Schmidt-Rottluff Foundation Berlin (ed.), 'David Zink Yi. Karl Schmidt-Rottluff Grant 2008 ', Berlin: Karl Schmidt-Rottluff Grant, 2008

Publications

2022

Kölle, Brigitte, Pisot, Sandra (eds.), 'ATMEN', Hamburg: Hamburger Kunsthalle, Ostfildern: Hatje Cantz, 2022, pp. 16-177, 187, ill. (exh. cat.)

2020

Gebbers, Anna-Catharina (ed.), 'Magical Soup. Medienkunstwerke aus der Sammlung der Nationalgalerie, der Friedrich Christian Flick Collection im Hamburger Bahnhof und Leihgaben. Media Art from the Collection of the Nationalgalerie, the Friedrich Christian Flick Collection im Hamburger Bahnhof and Loans', Berlin: Wienand, 2020, pp. 82-85, ill. (exh. cat.)

Adolphs, Volker, Berg, Stephan (eds.), 'Sound and Silence. Der Klang der Stille in der Kunst der Gegenwart. The Sound of Silence in Contemporary Art', Cologne: Wienand Verlag, 2020, ill. (exh. cat.)

Press

2022

___, 'The critics’ pick of the week: from The Wonder to Strange Clay', on: thetimes.co.uk, 5 November 2022, ill.

Crichton-Miller, Emma, 'Strange Clay: Ceramics in Contemporary Art — immediate, unpredictable and outrageous', on: ft.com [Financial Times], 4 November 2022, ill.

Steer, Emily, '"Strange Clay" review: a mucky, uncanny, visceral survey of ceramic art', on: wallpaper.com, 29 October 2022, ill.

Durrant, Nancy, 'Strange Clay: Ceramics in Contemporary Art at the Hayward Gallery review - weird and wonderful. A show about this extraordinary, humble material that can say so much', on: standard.co.uk, 25 October 2022, ill.

___, 'Strange Clay: Ceramics in Contemporary Art at the Hayward Gallery October', on: londonnewsonline.co.uk [South London Press], 6 August 2022, ill.

2021

Greasley, Remy, 'David Zink Yi. Capturing "endless" performances of Afro-Cuban music', in: Bild Lito!, Liverpool, no. 113, April-May 2021, pp. 40-41, ill.