David Zink Yi

David Zink Yi (born 1973, Lima, Peru) is a contemporary artist working primarily in video, photography, and sculpture. He has studied at the Universität der Künste, Berlin, Germany from 1998–2002 and at the Meisterschüler Lothar Baumgarten from 2002-2003. He currently lives and works in Berlin.

His work often deals with the idea of the body, and stems from his Peruvian, Chinese, and German cultural heritage. His videos, "6 x Yta Moreno" (2004) and "Aged Rum" (2003) are prominent examples of his interest in the relations between Latin music, the body, and performance. He has been quoted as saying the ‘body is the space and the medium in which the process of questioning of identity takes place’
He is currently represented by Hauser & Wirth.

Individual exhibitions

2009

• Kunsthalle St. Gallen, Switzerland

2008

• Kunsthalle Düsseldorf, ‘David Zink Yi. Karl Schmidt-Rottluff Stipendium 2008’, Düsseldorf, Germany
• Open Space / Art Cologne, ‘Roma 395’, Germany

2007

• Franco Soffiantino, Turin, Italy

2006

• Johann König, ‘Geschlossene Kurve, bei der für jeden Punkt die Summe der Entfernungen konstant ist. Auslassung insbesondere inmitten von etwas’, Berlin, Germany
• Museum Ludwig, ‘Independencia I’, Cologne, Germany

2005

• Kunstraum Innsbruck, ‘Der soziographische Blick 12. David Zink Yi’, Austria

2004

• Hauser & Wirth, ’6 x Yta Moreno’, Zurich, Switzerland
• Galerie Johann König, Berlin, Germany
• Künstlerhaus Bremen, ‘Alrededor del dosel / Umgehen der Baumkronen’, Bremen, Germany

2003

• Galerie Johann König, ‘De adentro y afuera’, Berlin, Germany

Group Exhibitions

2010

• Fondation Musée d’Art Moderne Grand-Duc Jean, ‘Brave New World’, Luxembourg

2009

• KW Institute for Contemporary Art, ‘FOR THE USE OF THOSE WHO SEE’, Berlin, Germany
• Shedhalle, ‘Nahrung – kaleidoskopische Untersuchung eines Treibstoffs’, Zurich, Switzerland
• 10th Bienal de La Habana, Havana, Cuba
• Kunstvereniging Diepenheim, ‘Backyard’, Diepenheim, Netherlands
• Kunsthalle Tübingen, ‘Der innere Blick – Das Interieur in der zeitgenössischen Kunst’, Germany

2008

• Art Cologne, ‘Global EurAsia’, Germany
• Kunsthalle Düsseldorf, ‘Karl Schmidt Rottluff Stipendium’, Düsseldorf, Germany
• Galerie für Zeitgenössische Kunst, ‘Carte Blanche III: „Gedichte der Fakten“ – Arbeiten aus der Sammlung Arend und Brigitte Oetker’, Leipzig, Germany

2007

• Various locations, ‘Le Printemps de Septembre’, Toulouse, France
• Galerie Museum Bozen / Stadtgalerie Schwaz, ‘Die Kunst des Alterns / L’arte di invecchiare / The Art of Growing Old’, Bolzano, Italy and Schwaz, Austria
• Kestner Gesellschaft / Sprengel Museum / Kunstverein Hannover, ‘Made in Germany’, Hanover, Germany

2006

• Les Abattoirs, FRAC – Fonds Régional d’Art Contemporain Midi-Pyrénées, ‘Le Printemps de Septembre’, Toulouse, France
• Galerie Johann König, ‘New Space’, Berlin, Germany

2005

• NRW-Forum Kultur und Wirtschaft, ‘Video II: Allegorie’, Düsseldorf, Germany
• Centro Atlantico de Arte Moderno, ‘Scrabble. Video, Lenguaje y Abstracción’, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
• OK Centrum für Gegenwartskunst Oberösterreich, ‘Die Ordnung der Natur I’, Linz, Austria
• CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts, ‘Irreducible: Contemporary Short Form Video’, San Francisco CA (Travelling Exhibition)
• Miami Art Central, ‘Irreducible: Contemporary Short Form Video’, Miami FL (Travelling Exhibition)
• Bronx Museum of the Arts, ‘Irreducible: Contemporary Short Form Video’, New York City NY (Travelling Exhibition)
• Kunstverein Langenhagen, ‘Erzähl mal was… ‘, Germany
• Kunsthalle Bremen, ’50 Jahre Kunstpreis der Böttcherstrasse in Bremen’, Germany

2004

• Kunsthalle Mannheim, ‘ars viva 05/05 – Zeit’, Germany (Travelling Exhibition)
• Kunstverein für die Rheinlande und Westfalen, ‘ars viva 05/05 – Zeit’, Düsseldorf, Germany (Travelling Exhibition)
• Zacheta Narodowa Galeria Sztuki, ‘ars viva 05/05 – Zeit’, Warsaw, Poland (Travelling Exhibition)
• Rheinschau, ‘Rheinschau 2004’, Cologne, Germany
• International Foundation Manifesta, ‘Manifesta 5 San Sebastián 2004’, Amsterdam, Netherlands

2003

• Sammlung Falckenberg, Hamburg, Germany
• Frankfurter Kunstverein, ‘Nation’, Frankfurt, Germany
• Opel Berlin, ‘Diffusion’, Berlin, Germany

2002

• Medienkunstarchiv Wien, ‘Kino der Kälte’, Vienna, Austria

2001

• Kunsthaus Raskolnikow, ‘Dedicated to Yi Yen Wu’, Dresden, Germany
• Sammlung Falckenberg, Hamburg, Germany
• Markus Richter Gallery, Berlin, Germany
• Brandenburgischer Kunstverein, ‘Eyes look into the wall – Current Trends in video art’, Potsdam, Germany

2000

• K2 gallery, Leipzig, Germany
• Akademie der Künste, ‘Cooking happening as part of the exhibitioin Z-2000’, Berlin, Germany

1999

• Ackerstrasse Gallery, Düsseldorf, Germany