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I wrote an essay for @stephenlichty’s extraordinary show @yveyanggallery. The essay is available on the gallery’s website and the exhibition is up through July 3rd.

This is Stephen Lichty’s (@stephenlichty) studio in San Francisco. At the entrance, quartz boulders sit on tables after being excavated, splashed by the sunlight and massaged by water. In one corner, window panes lean against the wall, getting readied for pine rosin to be melted over them, filling the room with the subtlest fresh scent. And in other corners of the room, the tools of the artist’s trade, neatly organized, paralleling the scientific foundation of his work.

It started with a single boulder — one Lichty came across while doing stone masonry work in the Bay Area. He followed it to its origin: an old mine in the Sierra Nevada foothills, on land that was gutted by Gold Rush-era hydraulic mining before becoming protected National Forest. The same destructive forces that tore through that hillside are what pushed these stones to the surface in the first place. That tension between damage and discovery sits at the heart of his first show with YveYANG (@yveyanggallery).

Stephen Lichty: Ghost Stone
May 8–Jul 3, 2026
YveYANG
New York 🇺🇸

I am excited to announce my solo exhibition, Ghost Stone, opening @yveyanggallery on Friday, May 8 from 12-8 PM.

each drawing by Stephen Lichty, carbon transfer on Dura-Lar, 210 x 297 mm. 309 x 222 x 22 mm framed.

1:  Ideomotor Drawing with Helene Appel, 2024
2:  Ideomotor Drawing with Malte Zenses, 2024
3:  Ideomotor Drawing with Friedemann Heckel, 2024
4:  Ideomotor Drawing with Aline Schwibbe, 2024
5:  Ideomotor Drawing with Jess Morgan, 2024
6:  Ideomotor Drawing with Sarah Block-Leopold, 2024
7:  Ideomotor Drawing with Vanessa Mauz, 2024
8:  Ideomotor Drawing with Natalia Rolón Sotelo, 2024
9:  Ideomotor Drawing with Stephanie Imbeau, 2024
10: Ideomotor Drawing with Una Björg Magnúsdóttir, 2024

Currently on view in…

hungry lines @michaelbeneventogallery curated by @bob_linder November 2 - December 18, 2024

William Anastasi, Anthony Burdin, Matias Faldbakken, Fabian Herkenhoener, Ann Greene Kelly, Byron Kim, Stephen Lichty, Vernon Price, Chadwick Rantanen, Nancy Spero, Kaari Upson, Liat Yossifor, Otis Houston Jr.

each drawing by Stephen Lichty, carbon transfer on Dura-Lar, 210 x 297 mm. 309 x 222 x 22 mm framed.

1:  Ideomotor Drawing with Helene Appel, 2024
2:  Ideomotor Drawing with Malte Zenses, 2024
3:  Ideomotor Drawing with Friedemann Heckel, 2024
4:  Ideomotor Drawing with Aline Schwibbe, 2024
5:  Ideomotor Drawing with Jess Morgan, 2024
6:  Ideomotor Drawing with Sarah Block-Leopold, 2024
7:  Ideomotor Drawing with Vanessa Mauz, 2024
8:  Ideomotor Drawing with Natalia Rolón Sotelo, 2024
9:  Ideomotor Drawing with Stephanie Imbeau, 2024
10: Ideomotor Drawing with Una Björg Magnúsdóttir, 2024

Currently on view in…

hungry lines @michaelbeneventogallery curated by @bob_linder November 2 - December 18, 2024

William Anastasi, Anthony Burdin, Matias Faldbakken, Fabian Herkenhoener, Ann Greene Kelly, Byron Kim, Stephen Lichty, Vernon Price, Chadwick Rantanen, Nancy Spero, Kaari Upson, Liat Yossifor, Otis Houston Jr.

each drawing by Stephen Lichty, carbon transfer on Dura-Lar, 210 x 297 mm. 309 x 222 x 22 mm framed.

1:  Ideomotor Drawing with Helene Appel, 2024
2:  Ideomotor Drawing with Malte Zenses, 2024
3:  Ideomotor Drawing with Friedemann Heckel, 2024
4:  Ideomotor Drawing with Aline Schwibbe, 2024
5:  Ideomotor Drawing with Jess Morgan, 2024
6:  Ideomotor Drawing with Sarah Block-Leopold, 2024
7:  Ideomotor Drawing with Vanessa Mauz, 2024
8:  Ideomotor Drawing with Natalia Rolón Sotelo, 2024
9:  Ideomotor Drawing with Stephanie Imbeau, 2024
10: Ideomotor Drawing with Una Björg Magnúsdóttir, 2024

Currently on view in…

hungry lines @michaelbeneventogallery curated by @bob_linder November 2 - December 18, 2024

William Anastasi, Anthony Burdin, Matias Faldbakken, Fabian Herkenhoener, Ann Greene Kelly, Byron Kim, Stephen Lichty, Vernon Price, Chadwick Rantanen, Nancy Spero, Kaari Upson, Liat Yossifor, Otis Houston Jr.

each drawing by Stephen Lichty, carbon transfer on Dura-Lar, 210 x 297 mm. 309 x 222 x 22 mm framed.

1:  Ideomotor Drawing with Helene Appel, 2024
2:  Ideomotor Drawing with Malte Zenses, 2024
3:  Ideomotor Drawing with Friedemann Heckel, 2024
4:  Ideomotor Drawing with Aline Schwibbe, 2024
5:  Ideomotor Drawing with Jess Morgan, 2024
6:  Ideomotor Drawing with Sarah Block-Leopold, 2024
7:  Ideomotor Drawing with Vanessa Mauz, 2024
8:  Ideomotor Drawing with Natalia Rolón Sotelo, 2024
9:  Ideomotor Drawing with Stephanie Imbeau, 2024
10: Ideomotor Drawing with Una Björg Magnúsdóttir, 2024

Currently on view in…

hungry lines @michaelbeneventogallery curated by @bob_linder November 2 - December 18, 2024

William Anastasi, Anthony Burdin, Matias Faldbakken, Fabian Herkenhoener, Ann Greene Kelly, Byron Kim, Stephen Lichty, Vernon Price, Chadwick Rantanen, Nancy Spero, Kaari Upson, Liat Yossifor, Otis Houston Jr.

each drawing by Stephen Lichty, carbon transfer on Dura-Lar, 210 x 297 mm. 309 x 222 x 22 mm framed.

1:  Ideomotor Drawing with Helene Appel, 2024
2:  Ideomotor Drawing with Malte Zenses, 2024
3:  Ideomotor Drawing with Friedemann Heckel, 2024
4:  Ideomotor Drawing with Aline Schwibbe, 2024
5:  Ideomotor Drawing with Jess Morgan, 2024
6:  Ideomotor Drawing with Sarah Block-Leopold, 2024
7:  Ideomotor Drawing with Vanessa Mauz, 2024
8:  Ideomotor Drawing with Natalia Rolón Sotelo, 2024
9:  Ideomotor Drawing with Stephanie Imbeau, 2024
10: Ideomotor Drawing with Una Björg Magnúsdóttir, 2024

Currently on view in…

hungry lines @michaelbeneventogallery curated by @bob_linder November 2 - December 18, 2024

William Anastasi, Anthony Burdin, Matias Faldbakken, Fabian Herkenhoener, Ann Greene Kelly, Byron Kim, Stephen Lichty, Vernon Price, Chadwick Rantanen, Nancy Spero, Kaari Upson, Liat Yossifor, Otis Houston Jr.

each drawing by Stephen Lichty, carbon transfer on Dura-Lar, 210 x 297 mm. 309 x 222 x 22 mm framed.

1:  Ideomotor Drawing with Helene Appel, 2024
2:  Ideomotor Drawing with Malte Zenses, 2024
3:  Ideomotor Drawing with Friedemann Heckel, 2024
4:  Ideomotor Drawing with Aline Schwibbe, 2024
5:  Ideomotor Drawing with Jess Morgan, 2024
6:  Ideomotor Drawing with Sarah Block-Leopold, 2024
7:  Ideomotor Drawing with Vanessa Mauz, 2024
8:  Ideomotor Drawing with Natalia Rolón Sotelo, 2024
9:  Ideomotor Drawing with Stephanie Imbeau, 2024
10: Ideomotor Drawing with Una Björg Magnúsdóttir, 2024

Currently on view in…

hungry lines @michaelbeneventogallery curated by @bob_linder November 2 - December 18, 2024

William Anastasi, Anthony Burdin, Matias Faldbakken, Fabian Herkenhoener, Ann Greene Kelly, Byron Kim, Stephen Lichty, Vernon Price, Chadwick Rantanen, Nancy Spero, Kaari Upson, Liat Yossifor, Otis Houston Jr.

each drawing by Stephen Lichty, carbon transfer on Dura-Lar, 210 x 297 mm. 309 x 222 x 22 mm framed.

1:  Ideomotor Drawing with Helene Appel, 2024
2:  Ideomotor Drawing with Malte Zenses, 2024
3:  Ideomotor Drawing with Friedemann Heckel, 2024
4:  Ideomotor Drawing with Aline Schwibbe, 2024
5:  Ideomotor Drawing with Jess Morgan, 2024
6:  Ideomotor Drawing with Sarah Block-Leopold, 2024
7:  Ideomotor Drawing with Vanessa Mauz, 2024
8:  Ideomotor Drawing with Natalia Rolón Sotelo, 2024
9:  Ideomotor Drawing with Stephanie Imbeau, 2024
10: Ideomotor Drawing with Una Björg Magnúsdóttir, 2024

Currently on view in…

hungry lines @michaelbeneventogallery curated by @bob_linder November 2 - December 18, 2024

William Anastasi, Anthony Burdin, Matias Faldbakken, Fabian Herkenhoener, Ann Greene Kelly, Byron Kim, Stephen Lichty, Vernon Price, Chadwick Rantanen, Nancy Spero, Kaari Upson, Liat Yossifor, Otis Houston Jr.

each drawing by Stephen Lichty, carbon transfer on Dura-Lar, 210 x 297 mm. 309 x 222 x 22 mm framed.

1:  Ideomotor Drawing with Helene Appel, 2024
2:  Ideomotor Drawing with Malte Zenses, 2024
3:  Ideomotor Drawing with Friedemann Heckel, 2024
4:  Ideomotor Drawing with Aline Schwibbe, 2024
5:  Ideomotor Drawing with Jess Morgan, 2024
6:  Ideomotor Drawing with Sarah Block-Leopold, 2024
7:  Ideomotor Drawing with Vanessa Mauz, 2024
8:  Ideomotor Drawing with Natalia Rolón Sotelo, 2024
9:  Ideomotor Drawing with Stephanie Imbeau, 2024
10: Ideomotor Drawing with Una Björg Magnúsdóttir, 2024

Currently on view in…

hungry lines @michaelbeneventogallery curated by @bob_linder November 2 - December 18, 2024

William Anastasi, Anthony Burdin, Matias Faldbakken, Fabian Herkenhoener, Ann Greene Kelly, Byron Kim, Stephen Lichty, Vernon Price, Chadwick Rantanen, Nancy Spero, Kaari Upson, Liat Yossifor, Otis Houston Jr.

each drawing by Stephen Lichty, carbon transfer on Dura-Lar, 210 x 297 mm. 309 x 222 x 22 mm framed.

1:  Ideomotor Drawing with Helene Appel, 2024
2:  Ideomotor Drawing with Malte Zenses, 2024
3:  Ideomotor Drawing with Friedemann Heckel, 2024
4:  Ideomotor Drawing with Aline Schwibbe, 2024
5:  Ideomotor Drawing with Jess Morgan, 2024
6:  Ideomotor Drawing with Sarah Block-Leopold, 2024
7:  Ideomotor Drawing with Vanessa Mauz, 2024
8:  Ideomotor Drawing with Natalia Rolón Sotelo, 2024
9:  Ideomotor Drawing with Stephanie Imbeau, 2024
10: Ideomotor Drawing with Una Björg Magnúsdóttir, 2024

Currently on view in…

hungry lines @michaelbeneventogallery curated by @bob_linder November 2 - December 18, 2024

William Anastasi, Anthony Burdin, Matias Faldbakken, Fabian Herkenhoener, Ann Greene Kelly, Byron Kim, Stephen Lichty, Vernon Price, Chadwick Rantanen, Nancy Spero, Kaari Upson, Liat Yossifor, Otis Houston Jr.

each drawing by Stephen Lichty, carbon transfer on Dura-Lar, 210 x 297 mm. 309 x 222 x 22 mm framed.

1:  Ideomotor Drawing with Helene Appel, 2024
2:  Ideomotor Drawing with Malte Zenses, 2024
3:  Ideomotor Drawing with Friedemann Heckel, 2024
4:  Ideomotor Drawing with Aline Schwibbe, 2024
5:  Ideomotor Drawing with Jess Morgan, 2024
6:  Ideomotor Drawing with Sarah Block-Leopold, 2024
7:  Ideomotor Drawing with Vanessa Mauz, 2024
8:  Ideomotor Drawing with Natalia Rolón Sotelo, 2024
9:  Ideomotor Drawing with Stephanie Imbeau, 2024
10: Ideomotor Drawing with Una Björg Magnúsdóttir, 2024

Currently on view in…

hungry lines @michaelbeneventogallery curated by @bob_linder November 2 - December 18, 2024

William Anastasi, Anthony Burdin, Matias Faldbakken, Fabian Herkenhoener, Ann Greene Kelly, Byron Kim, Stephen Lichty, Vernon Price, Chadwick Rantanen, Nancy Spero, Kaari Upson, Liat Yossifor, Otis Houston Jr.

Passenger Side Seat on Steel Plate (1986 NUMMI Nova), 2015. Powder coated steel and seat frame, 60 x 32 x 40 inches.

Headrest, 2015. Cherry wood and tung oil, 8 1/4 x 6 3/4 x 3 inches.

Untitled, 2014. Basalt and mounted cat, 18 x 81 x 14 inches.

Untitled, 2014. Basalt and mounted cat, 18 x 81 x 14 inches.

Untitled, 2014. Basalt and mounted cat, 18 x 81 x 14 inches.

Untitled, 2014. Basalt and mounted cat, 18 x 81 x 14 inches.

Bowl, 2016. Urushi, hemp and stone powder, with Japanese urushi artist @gensaratani , 36 x 16 x 36 inches.

Bowl, 2016. Urushi, hemp and stone powder, with Japanese urushi artist @gensaratani , 36 x 16 x 36 inches.

Bowl, 2016. Urushi, hemp and stone powder, with Japanese urushi artist @gensaratani , 36 x 16 x 36 inches.

Untitled, 2019. Steel and wax, 24 x 30 x 12.5 inches

Mural, 2015. Magnetite and breast milk casein binder, 50.4 x 48 inches.

Mural, 2015. Magnetite and breast milk casein binder, 50.4 x 48 inches.

Rehearsal image: Two Slow Falls, 2015. Solo Performance, 45 minutes.

Untitled, 2018. Walnut and tung oil, 14 x 12 x 10 1/4 inches.

Untitled, 2018. Walnut and tung oil, 14 x 12 x 10 1/4 inches.