The Hip Hop Project (2)

2001

Nikki S. Lee

Associated Names
Nikki S. Lee

Artist, Korean, born 1970

This photograph displays three people from the waist upwards. On the left, a man stands, leaning against a car, his left arm holding his right elbow. He wears a blue shirt that is open over an off-white undershirt, and he has a black mesh cap or durag on his head. In the center, a woman with long braided hair stands with her hands on her hips. She wears a sleeveless shirt featuring an eagle and American flag design and wears a cross necklace. She has thin, arched eyebrows, dark eyeliner, and darkly lined lips. On the right, another man stands. He wears a white shirt over a white tank top, sunglasses, and a chain necklace with a cross pendant. The two men have dark brown skin, while the woman has slightly lighter, orange-toned skin. The background features a green building facade with large windows, parked cars, and a blurry person in the distance wearing a bright orange shirt.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Leslie Tonkonow Artworks + Projects, New York); Heather and Tony Podesta, Washington, DC; gift to NGA, 2011.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2012

  • The Serial Portrait: Photography and Identity in the Last One Hundred Years: National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, September 30–December 31, 2012

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, lower left in graphite: Nikki S. Lee The Hip Hop Project (2) 2001 (2/3)

Markings

in image, digital date stamp: 6 17 '01

Wikidata ID

Q64158544

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