Pace Gallery Releases Anicka Yi Artists on Artists Film on Paul Thek Show
The Facts
On June 4, 2026, Pace Gallery published an Artists on Artists film in which Anicka Yi explores “Paul Thek: Dream of Vanishing,” on view at Pace in New York through August 14. In the film, Yi, known for research-based installations using organic and human-made materials including animal and plant matter and mechanical, animatronic, and algorithmic elements, draws parallels between Thek’s paintings, sculptures, and notebook pages and her own practice. “I feel a deep kinship here,” Yi says in the release. The exhibition presents Thek’s vivid paintings, visceral sculptures, and intimate notebooks.
The Signal
The commission positions Yi as an interpreter of Thek, underscoring affinities between the artist’s visceral, organic forms and contemporary concerns about biology, technology, and sensory experience. For collectors, Pace’s Artists on Artists series offers a curatorial framework that can lift awareness of Thek’s legacy and place Yi’s practice in a longer lineage. The film also signals the gallery’s ongoing investment in programming that extends exhibitions beyond their physical run in New York.
- Artists: Anicka Yi, Paul Thek
- Galleries: Pace Gallery
- Locations: New York
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