For Kennedy Yanko, gravity is more of a suggestion than a rule. The St. Louis-born artist has mastered the art of sculptural alchemy, building a name for herself through her signature paint skin works – sheets of dried paint take on a leathery alterlife, later draped atop metal salvage – which earned their own double showcase in New York earlier this year. While garnering a reputation as a vital voice in the medium, Yanko insists, "I'm a painter that makes sculpture."

Now, she's bringing that claim full circle with her latest exhibition at Pace Prints. On view through October 4, Without Gravity marks a sort of 2D homecoming for the now Miami-based artist, as she brings forth a family of multilayered compositions, echoing the gestural drama and perceptual essence of her three-dimensional p

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