Pace Gallery has announced the representation of Korean-born, New York-based conceptual artist Anicka Yi, who joins the gallery's roster while maintaining her existing relationships with Gladstone Gallery, 47 Canal, and Esther Schipper. Yi will debut a new painting at Pace’s Art Basel Hong Kong booth this month, followed by a solo exhibition in New York in 2027 and upcoming projects at the New Museum and Storm King Art Center.
This move signals a significant expansion for Yi, a Hugo Boss Prize winner known for her multisensory and biologically-driven works involving unconventional materials like snail slime and scents. By joining a powerhouse like Pace, Yi aligns her experimental practice with a lineage of phenomenological artists like Robert Irwin and James Turrell, further cementing her commercial and institutional standing in the global art market.