Book Signing
Y.Z. Kami
Works 1985–2018
Wednesday, September 25, 2019, 5:30–7pm
Gagosian Shop, New York
Y.Z. Kami will sign copies of his new monograph, Y.Z. Kami: Works 1985–2018, at the Gagosian Shop in New York. The comprehensive publication explores the breadth of Kami’s work, from his early figure studies and photographic works to his portraits, Dome paintings, sculpture, and works on paper. The publication includes texts by leading scholars and curators Laura Cumming, Elena Geuna, and Robert Storr. To attend the free event, RSVP to kamirsvp@gagosian.com.
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Y.Z. Kami: Works 1985–2018 (Milan: Skira; New York: Gagosian, 2019)
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Y.Z. Kami
2022 Asia Arts Game Changer Awards
Y.Z. Kami has been selected to receive a 2022 Asia Arts Game Changer Award. The award, presented by Asia Society at a gala on May 19, 2022, honors important figures across the arts who have made a significant impact on society and brings together artists, arts professionals, collectors, and Asia Society trustees and patrons to celebrate excellence in the arts from across Asia and the diaspora. Asia Society is the leading educational organization dedicated to promoting mutual understanding and strengthening partnerships among peoples, leaders, and institutions of Asia and the United States in a global context.
Photo: Sueraya Shaheen
Book Signing
Y.Z. Kami
Works 1985–2018
Tuesday, February 25, 2020, 6–8pm
Gagosian, Paris
Y.Z. Kami will sign copies of his new monograph, Y.Z. Kami: Works 1985–2018. Copublished by Skira and Gagosian, this comprehensive monograph presents more than three hundred of Kami’s artworks in color, from his early figure studies and photographic works to his portraits, Dome paintings, sculpture, and works on paper. The publication features essays by curator and critic Robert Storr, Guardian art critic Laura Cumming, and curator Elena Geuna. To attend the free event RSVP, to kamirsvp@gagosian.com. Space is limited.
Y.Z. Kami, White Dome VI, 2012–13 © Y.Z. Kami
Book Signing
Y.Z. Kami
Works 1985–2018
Thursday, November 7, 2019, 6:30pm
Libreria Bocca, Milan
www.libreriabocca.com
Y.Z. Kami will sign copies of his new monograph, Y.Z. Kami: Works 1985–2018, at an event hosted by Skira. Copublished by Skira and Gagosian, this comprehensive monograph collects over three hundred of Kami’s works in color along with essays by curator and critic Robert Storr, Guardian art critic Laura Cumming, and curator Elena Geuna. The event is free and open to the public.
Y.Z. Kami signing a copy of his monograph at the Gagosian Shop, New York, 2019
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