Lyric Shen (born 1993) is an American artist based in Los Angeles, California.[1][2] Shen is a sex workers' rights activist.[2]

Notable Art

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Shen was featured in art exhibitions such as Jupiter Finger, hosted by Real Pain Los Angeles and Wall Sits by the art collective Kunstverein München.[3][1] The artist uses the mediums of movement, ceramic, paper, metal, and tattoo art.[2][1][3]

Shen produced a collage and painting series, a four-page spread in collaboration with volume two of the All Sex Workers Go to Heaven collective zine.[4] Shen's ceramic piece, crafted using soda-fired stoneware, S. Flower Tray, was displayed at an art exhibition at Kunstverein München in 2019.[1] The artist's metalwork, Jewel Stand, was exhibited at Jupiter Finger.[3] The base of Jewel Stand is crafted from steel, and the central tabletop section is created from resin, clay, condoms, and plant matter.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Kunstverein München. (2019). Wall Sits [Exhibition catalog] (in German). München, Germany: landeshauptstadt münchen kulturreferat.
  2. ^ a b c "Cultured Editors Like: August Has Us Thinking About Green Expanses and Bugged Out Ceramics". www.culturedmag.com. Retrieved 2022-02-06.
  3. ^ a b c d "Cranbrook Ceramics Student Featured in Real Pain Los Angeles". Cranbrook Academy of Art. 2021-07-16. Retrieved 2022-02-06.
  4. ^ "Lyric Shen". lyric-shen.com. Retrieved 2022-02-23.
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