Talk and Book Signing
Y.Z. Kami
Works 1985–2018
Tuesday, November 5, 2019, 6:30pm
Gagosian, Britannia Street, London
Ziba Ardalan, founder and artistic and executive director of Parasol unit foundation for contemporary art, and Elena Geuna, independent curator, author, and art advisor, will discuss the work of Y.Z. Kami to celebrate the recent release of his monograph, Y.Z. Kami: Works 1985–2018, published by Skira and Gagosian. After the talk the artist will sign copies of the book. To attend the free event, RSVP to kamirsvp@gagosian.com.
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Y.Z. Kami signing a copy of his monograph at the Gagosian Shop, New York, 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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