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The Swingers Project (43)

Close up of The Swingers Project (43)

Color photograph of a woman in a green dress being flipped upside down by her dance partner dressed in black. Other couples are dancing in the background.
Color photograph of a woman in a green dress being flipped upside down by her dance partner dressed in black. Other couples are dancing in the background.
Nikki S. Lee, The Swingers Project (43), 1998; Fujiflex print, 41 x 31 in.; National Museum of Women in the Arts, Gift of Heather and Tony Podesta Collection; © Nikki S. Lee

Artwork Details

  • Artist

    Nikki S. Lee

  • Title

    The Swingers Project (43)

  • Date

    1998

  • Medium

    Fujiflex print

  • Dimensions

    41 x 31 in.

  • Donor Credit

    Gift of Heather and Tony Podesta Collection

  • Image Credit

    © Nikki S. Lee

  • On Display

    No

The Artist, Nikki S. Lee

Artist Nikki S. Lee blends photography and performance to investigate the fluidity of individual and group identities.
A color photograph of a medium-brown skinned woman, wearing aviator sunglasses against a blue background. She smiles as she gazes upwards, shading her eyes with her hand. The sun glints on the sunglasses and her glossy lips.