Anicka Yi opens Message from the Mud at Storm King
Published on 08/22/2026 at 15:05 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS
Anicka Yi is at Storm King this summer with Message from the Mud. The museum's collection page says the outdoor installation opened May 17, 2026 and runs through November 9, 2026. Storm King collection entry
Storm King opens the work
The Storm King entry describes the project as Yi's first large-scale outdoor installation. It places acrylic columns filled with organic matter around a shallow pool, with microorganisms, algae, and cyanobacteria emerging over time.
The same page connects the work to soil science and to the landscape of Storm King's South Ponds. That gives the installation a precise material base rather than a purely symbolic one.
The summer 2026 frame
Yi's current institutional visibility also includes a place in Pace Gallery's 2026 artist page, which notes her 1971 birth in Seoul and her move to a studio practice centered in New York. The page also lists recent solo exhibitions at Leeum, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and Tate Modern.
That breadth matters because Yi's practice moves across installation, sculpture, painting, and immersive environments. She works with biological and synthetic systems alike, often treating air, scent, and microbial growth as sculptural material.
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How Yi builds her works
Yi's studio practice depends on unstable materials and controlled systems. Pace describes yeast, fungi, bacteria, tempura batter, glycerin soap, and living organisms among her materials, alongside references to microbiology and artificial intelligence research.
Storm King's wording matches that method. Message from the Mud is built from soil, water, carbon, calcium, and living microbial communities, so the work changes as conditions shift.
Where the artist stands now
Anicka Yi currently has a confirmed run at Storm King through November 9, 2026.
Key facts on Anicka Yi
- Artist: Anicka Yi
- Medium / Genre: Installation, sculpture, painting, immersive environments
- Born: 1971, Seoul
- Place(s) of practice: New York
- Active since: 2008
- Key work groups: Tempura Fried Flowers, You Can Call Me F, Kombucha Sculptures, Aerobes
- Current/last exhibition: Message from the Mud - Storm King Art Center, New Windsor, New York, May 17-November 9, 2026
- Major collections: Museum of Modern Art, New York; Tate, London; Guggenheim Museum, New York; Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
- Awards: Hugo Boss Prize, 2016; Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Award, 2011
- Next date: November 9, 2026, Storm King Art Center, New Windsor, New York
Frequently asked questions about Anicka Yi
Where is Anicka Yi currently on view?
She is on view at Storm King Art Center with Message from the Mud, which runs from May 17 to November 9, 2026.
What is the key fact about Anicka Yi's 2026 outdoor project?
Storm King calls it her first large-scale outdoor project. The installation uses soil, water, and microbial growth as part of the work's structure.
Which collections hold Anicka Yi's work?
Pace lists MoMA, Tate, the Guggenheim, LACMA, and MOCA Los Angeles among the major public collections that hold her work.
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