Pace Gallery Publishes Anicka Yi Film on Paul Thek Exhibition in New York
The Facts
On June 4, 2026, Pace Gallery published its latest Artists on Artists film, featuring Anicka Yi exploring "Paul Thek: Dream of Vanishing," on view at Pace's New York gallery. Yi's practice uses organic, mechanical, animatronic and algorithmic materials to examine what she calls a "biopolitics of the senses." Looking at Thek's paintings, sculptures and notebook pages, she says, "I feel a deep kinship here." The exhibition presents the work of the late American artist Paul Thek.
The Signal
The film is part of Pace's Artists on Artists series, in which contemporary artists reflect on exhibitions at the gallery. The pairing signals Thek's continued relevance to younger installation artists and strengthens the case for his market and institutional standing. For collectors following the post-war field, Pace's decision to frame Thek through Yi's lens points to a reappraisal of his work among contemporary practitioners.
- Artists: Anicka Yi, Paul Thek
- People: Anicka Yi, Paul Thek
- Galleries: Pace Gallery
- Locations: New York
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