Annesta Le
Annesta Le is a multimedia artist living and working in Brooklyn, NY. Le left the University of Texas where she was studying computer science and, following intensive work with a Jungian psychoanalyst and a life-altering visit to the Brazilian rainforest, she shifted from occasional drawing and painting at home to a rigorous studio practice. As the daughter of Vietnamese immigrants, the work of positioning herself vis a vis society and finding ways to translate her inner life is an ongoing process reflected in her work in ways that are—like any human subject—constantly undergoing change. Her work can be divided into two very different but parallel (and occasionally overlapping) practices: sculpting in illuminated neon and drawing in marker. Le’s neon sculptures are not fabricated. The artist creates the shapes herself through an intensively intuitive process that imbues the minimalist works with a bodily and psychic presence. Her drawings are similarly psychological in both production and content. As a daily practice that involves little to no preconceived images, the small, bright, drawings of forms reminiscent of vegetable life and female anatomy, operate as sort of automatic writing. Le’s neon sculptures were the subject of a solo show at Yi Gallery in New York City in 2020. She is the recipient of a grant from the Peter S. Reed Foundation and both her practice and her person have been the subject of numerous pieces of writing.
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Embraces
ART + DESIGN Group Exhibition 7 Aug - 18 Sep 2021OPENING: Saturday, August 7 Yi Gallery is pleased to present a group exhibition, Embraces, featuring works by Annesta Le, In Kyoung Chun, Kate Casanova, Ashley Lyon, April Key, MaryKate Maher...Read more -
The Art of Quarantine
#ArtKeepsGoing - Also On View via ARTSY 20 Apr - 10 Jun 2020Yi Gallery is pleased to present The Art of Quarantine, an online group exhibition of works made during home quarantine between March and May, 2020. Responding to the conditions of self-isolation, the artists from different parts of the world in this exhibition have continued to create. These new, intimate and richly layered works reflect the psychological conditions surrounding the times we live in. The very act of continuing to work under constraints and social distancing suggests hope, solidarity, healing and possibilities.Read more -
Annesta Le - Inner Space
SOLO EXHIBITION 10 Jan - 8 Feb 2020Yi Gallery is delighted to present Inner Space, an exhibition of recent neon sculptures and drawings by Brooklyn-based artist Annesta Le. A full-color catalog will accompany the exhibition with a text by David Ebony. This will be the first artist exhibition presented in the gallery’s new space located inside the 56 Bogart Street art building in Bushwick, Brooklyn.Read more
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Annesta Leden lilla, 2022
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Annesta LeFling, 2022
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Annesta LeUntitled, 2022
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Annesta LeFeely, 2021
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Annesta LeTransmission, 2020
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Annesta LeRevealed No. 1, 2020
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Annesta LeCoral Wave, 2020
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Annesta LeDot Line Zoo, 2020
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Annesta LePermeating, 2020
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Annesta LeUntitled, 2020
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Annesta LeInner Space, 2020
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Annesta LeRevealed No. 2, 2020
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Annesta LeBody II, 2019
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Annesta LeWiggle, 2019
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Annesta LeExposed Form. No.3, 2019
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Annesta LeCaress, 2019
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Annesta LeExposed Form No.4, 2019
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Annesta LeExposed Form No.1, 2019
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Annesta LeUntitled, 2019
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Annesta LeUntitled, 2019
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Annesta LeExposed Form No.2, 2019
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Annesta LeUntitled Study I, II, III, 2019
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Annesta LeBody IV, 2019
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Annesta LeBody III, 2019
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Annesta LeBody I, 2019
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Annesta LeBeings, 2019
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Annesta LeInnerscape, 2019
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Annesta LeUntitled Study I, 2019
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Annesta LeUntitled Study II, 2019
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Annesta LeUntitled Study III, 2019
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Annesta LeExposed Form No.5, 2019
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Annesta LeFloat Fall, 2017
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Annesta LeShimmy, 2016
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Annesta LeVibrations, 2015
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Annesta LeUntitled (Cool White), 2013
Annesta Le is a multimedia artist living and working in Brooklyn, NY. Le left the University of Texas where she was studying computer science and, following intensive work with a Jungian psychoanalyst and a life-altering visit to the Brazilian rainforest, she shifted from occasional drawing and painting at home to a rigorous studio practice. As the daughter of Vietnamese immigrants, the work of positioning herself vis a vis society and finding ways to translate her inner life is an ongoing process reflected in her work in ways that are—like any human subject—constantly undergoing change. Her work can be divided into two very different but parallel (and occasionally overlapping) practices: sculpting in illuminated neon and drawing in marker. Le’s neon sculptures are not fabricated. The artist creates the shapes herself through an intensively intuitive process that imbues the minimalist works with a bodily and psychic presence. Her drawings are similarly psychological in both production and content. As a daily practice that involves little to no preconceived images, the small, bright, drawings of forms reminiscent of vegetable life and female anatomy, operate as sort of automatic writing. Le’s neon sculptures were the subject of a solo show at Yi Gallery in New York City in 2020. She is the recipient of a grant from the Peter S. Reed Foundation and both her practice and her person have been the subject of numerous pieces of writing.
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Take a Leap - Annesta Le
Slow + Sustain Magazine, September 1, 2021 -
Neon Artist Annesta Le Uses Art As Spiritual Guidance
Paulina Fuentes Loza, Art Master Magazine, July 8, 2021 -
Artists and Gallerists Explain How (and Why) to Buy Art Online
Arden Fanning Andrews, VOGUE, June 17, 2021 -
Annesta Le Interview
The Family Review, March 1, 2020 -
Annesta Le at Yi Gallery
Etty Yaniv, Art Spiel, January 16, 2020