Artist Lucy Kim uses bacteria, resin, and sand to challenge visual perception

WCVB, June 19, 2025

A multidisciplinary artist and professor at Boston University, Lucy Kim brings humor, intellect, and inventiveness to her art.

 

"The idea of the inventor was so fascinating to me as a kid," says Kim. "I really love this, coming up with something that wasn't there before. And I think that's the draw of art for me."

At her studio in Somerville, Mass., Kim works with paint, resin molds, and biological media. Her work has been displayed at Praise Shadows, an art gallery in Brookline that is making a mark in Boston’s contemporary art world...

 

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