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by Onajídé Shabaka - 14 Apr., 2007
Identity Hidden or Revealed? by Onajídé Shabaka Thursday, 12 April, 2007 at MoCA was a S. Florida movie premiere of artist Nikki S. Lee. The film, A.K.A. Nikki S. Lee, depicts events of the artist's life (both factual and fabricated) in the last two years, portraying Lee as two distinct personalities, any one of which could be Lee's true self. The movie opens with Nikki S. Lee being interviewed about Nikki S. Lee and shows the artist in her travels to the Venice Biennial, a number of Lee's exhibitions, and various collector's homes. The movie looks very much like what we find commonly on TV with various programs featuring the lives of people as they transverse through various activities of their lives. Here though, Nikki S. Lee talks in the interview about herself in the third person as if she is somebody else. As the movie progresses we find her melding and separating from our own ideas as to who she is. The piece moved well enough to not have us question the journey we were being taken on. If somebody other than the artist had made this movie would we see it in the same way? Although the ending of the movie felt a bit stretched out and labored, the movie was probably more interesting to the art world than the general public. Nikki S. Lee was on hand for an intimate discussion afterwards. Hear the podcast. Click here to Listen Now!
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