Cyshimi | Viviane Lee Hsu (1998)
Chinese and Taiwanese Brazilian artist based in São Paulo.
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Their work explores issues of ancestry, identity, beauty and body through their nail research. For Cyshimi, nails are “Performative Sculptures”, a term coined by the artist who affirms that their nails are not just a static object, but a sculpture that shapes the performativity of bodies. They are a symbol of resistance, empowerment and identity. Cyshimi sees each nail as a new world, built by shapes, colors and textures that, when together, cross those who see and use them.
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Nominee at Dazed 100 - Generation 3.0
Clients include Instagram, Dazed, Apple, Spotify, Colors Studios, Vogue Portugal, Metal Magazine, Comme des Garçons and more

Solo exhibitions​
2018
Exhibition "ImportedCompactedDemarcatedIdentities.zip" at 18 Gallery
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Collective Exhibitions
2023
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"Reverse French Nails" installation and "Training Wear" at A gentil Carioca SP and RJ part of Abre Alas
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"Emoção de Lidar" exhibition in Quadra gallery, São Paulo
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NFT Brasil at Bienal Pavilion
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"Wayward Refusal at USC Roscki Los Angeles
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2022
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"Reverse French Nails" installation part of the residency at Jagermeister
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"Treasure Knots" in SuperTrans exhibit at Super Rare gallery in NYC
"Aquatic Zone" in Refraction Festival x Magma at The Force
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"Fresh Energy" at NFT RIO
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"Melted Scorpion" and "Sinked Jewel" in Het Nieuwe Instituut, The Netherlands
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"Treasure Knotting" photography in FLUP 22 (Essa minha letra - Lima Barreto e
os modernismos negros)
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2021
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NFTs ehxibition through Magma Batch on Foundation Worlds
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"Emoji Flag" sculpture in Circuito Latino Americano de Arte Contemporânea
at Casa de Cultura Mario Quintana
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2020
"Training Wear" and "Happy 2021" Performance at Centro Cultural São Paulo(CCSP), curator Paula Garcia
“Untitled” Performance at Salão de Arte Contemporânea Luiz Sacilotto
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2019
Photos and Videos exhibits of the installation "ImportedCompactedDemarcatedIdentities.zip” through Nacional Trovoa at Void
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“IICDZ” Video-art exhibit in the show "Se vienen por la manana..." at Interior 2.1 - MEXICO
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“Corporal stamps ll” Performance by Inserto at Cartel 011 with Aun Helden and Estileras
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2018
“Untitled” Performance at Quadrienal de Praga - PQ Brasil
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2017
"Corporal Stamps" Performance by Inserto and Foguentinhe Online at Void
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Residencies
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2020
Web Residency OLHÃO by Inserto Collective
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Talks
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2022
""Breaking Beauty" at the Instagram event in Los Angeles - CA
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Nomations
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2022
Dazed 100 - Generation 3.0 in partnership with Coach
Education
2021
Course "Rock and air" at Parque Lage Visual Art School with curator
Clarissa Diniz and Ulisses Carrilho
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2020
Artistic Accompaniment at Adelina Institute with curator Marcio Harum
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2016 - 2018
Graduated in Fashion Design in Centro Universitário Belas Artes
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