Anicka Yi opens at Storm King with Message from the Mud
Published on 08/21/2026 at 12:37 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS
Anicka Yi is on view at Storm King with Message from the Mud. The outdoor exhibition runs from May 17 to November 9, 2026, according to the Storm King Art Center program, which lists the work among its current summer season items. Storm King Art Center program
Storm King's outdoor scale
Storm King places Yi inside a 500-acre landscape in New Windsor, New York. The museum says its site combines large-scale sculpture with site-specific commissions under open sky.
The setting matters for Yi's practice. Her work often uses biology, scent, machinery and image systems to test where the organic ends and the artificial begins.
New York still frames the run
Yi's 2026 visibility also extends beyond Storm King. Pace Gallery published her Artists on Artists film on June 4, 2026, and the New Museum's New Humans: Memories of the Future places her work inside its expanded building project.
That broader arc gives the Storm King presentation added weight. It links an outdoor commission to the institutional circuit that has defined much of Yi's recent year.
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How Anicka Yi works
Yi's practice moves across sculpture, scent, image and algorithms. Her studio text for the Winsing Art Place exhibition describes a field of interdependence, where bacteria, algae, fungi and artificial intelligence are treated as connected systems.
Work groups such as Sunspool, Winogradsky Lightbox and Quantum Foam Paintings show that method clearly. They turn living processes into exhibition form without flattening their instability.
Where the work stands now
Anicka Yi remains active in New York-based institutional and gallery programming. The current Storm King run keeps Message from the Mud on view through November 9, 2026.
Anicka Yi at a glance
- Artist: Anicka Yi
- Medium / Genre: Installation, sculpture, scent, digital and algorithmic art
- Born: 1971, South Korea
- Place(s) of practice: New York
- Active since: 2000s
- Key work groups: Sunspool, Winogradsky Lightbox, Quantum Foam Paintings, Each Branch of Coral Holds Up the Light of the Moon
- Current/last exhibition: Message from the Mud at Storm King Art Center, May 17 - November 9, 2026
- Major collections: Tate Modern, New Museum, Storm King Art Center
- Next date: November 9, 2026, Storm King Art Center
Frequently asked questions about Anicka Yi
Where is Anicka Yi currently on view?
Her work is on view at Storm King Art Center in Message from the Mud, which runs through November 9, 2026.
What does Anicka Yi's Storm King installation emphasize?
The museum presents it as a site-specific outdoor work within a 500-acre landscape, a setting that fits Yi's focus on biology, technology and perception.
Which recent institutional projects frame Anicka Yi's 2026 presence?
Pace Gallery released her Artists on Artists film on June 4, 2026, and the New Museum includes her in New Humans: Memories of the Future.
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