Kennedy Yanko
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| Born | 1988 (age 35–36) Saint Louis, Missouri, US |
| Occupation(s) | Painter, sculptor, installation artist |
Kennedy Yanko (born October 21, 1988, in St. Louis, Missouri)[1][2] is an American sculptor, painter and installation artist known for working with "paint skins" and found metal.[3] Yanko sources discarded objects and other material from salvage yards and manipulates or modifies their form, shape, or structure into her vision. Her abstract work draws upon surrealism, abstract expressionism and physical austerities and her background in performance art.[3][4][5]
Work
[edit]To create “paint skins,” Yanko pours large amounts of paint and lets it dry into a tarp-like material. From there, she sculpts the paint skin, using her whole body to manipulate the heavy sheet of paint. The paint skin thus becomes a structural material not dissimilar from the metal she utilizes in her sculptures. At times, the two materials are indistinguishable.[6]
In 2023, she presented the solo exhibition Kennedy Yanko: Tilted Lift at the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit, as part of this institution's Mike Kelley Mobile Homestead lawn program.[7] In 2024, the Pérez Art Museum Miami, acquired her wild wild country (2023) as part of its PAMM Fund for Black Art.[8]
Public art
[edit]In 2019, Yanko installed her first public sculpture, titled 3 WAYS, as part of the Poydras Corridor Sculpture Exhibition,[9] funded by the Helis Foundation, in New Orleans.[10]
Residencies
[edit]- 2021 Artist in Residence, Rubell Museum in Miami[1]
- 2017 Fountainhead Residency, Miami [11]
Public collections
[edit]- wild wild country (2023), Pérez Art Museum Miami, Florida[8]
- Rubell Museum, Miami[12]
- Espacio Tacuarí, Buenos Aires, Argentina[12]
- The Bunker Artspace, West Palm Beach, Florida[12]
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Ologundudu, Folasade (2021-05-04). "Kennedy Yanko: Postcapitalist Desire". The Brooklyn Rail. Retrieved 2021-06-09.
- ^ Rosier, J. Howard (October 29, 2019). "Kennedy Yanko at Kavi Gupta Gallery | Elizabeth St". www.artforum.com. Retrieved 2021-06-09.
- ^ a b Huzenis, Ella (2020-10-06). "Kennedy Yanko's Sculptures Are a Certain Kind of Woman". Interview Magazine. Retrieved 2021-06-09.
- ^ Waddoups, Ryan (2020-10-20). "Kennedy Yanko Isn't Afraid to Take Up Space". SURFACE. Retrieved 2021-06-09.
- ^ "Meet the Buzzy Brooklyn Artist Creating Powerful Sculptures out of Found Materials". Galerie. 2023-03-17. Retrieved 2024-09-10.
- ^ Miller, Michelle (2021-12-04). "Artist Kennedy Yanko makes a name for herself at the return of Art Basel Miami". CBS News.
- ^ mocad (2023-03-21). "KENNEDY YANKO: TILTED LIFT". MOCAD. Retrieved 2024-09-10.
- ^ a b "Pérez Art Museum Miami Announces Acquisition of Artworks by Isaac Julien and Kennedy Yanko at Eleventh Annual Art + Soul Celebration • Pérez Art Museum Miami". Pérez Art Museum Miami. Retrieved 2024-09-10.
- ^ Maccash, Doug (3 October 2019). "Five new mod sculptures on Poydras Street are 'greatest drive-by art exhibit'". NOLA.com. Retrieved 2021-06-09.
- ^ "Public Art - The Helis Foundation Advancing Access to the Arts in NOLA". The Helis Foundation. Retrieved 2021-06-09.
- ^ "Kennedy Yanko". Fountainhead. Retrieved 2021-06-09.
- ^ a b c "Learn more about Kennedy Yanko's past work and forthcoming shows". Kennedy Yanko. Retrieved 2021-06-09.