The New York painter, known for his biomorphic abstractions and broadly comic nude-figure scenes, discusses his early devotion to the linear Conceptualism of figures like Sol LeWitt, Agnes Martin and Dorothea Rockburne; his appreciative openness to the work of other artists today; and his fascination with comics.

Describing himself as “uncoordinated and tone-deaf,” Yeh relates how—as an instrumentalist, vocalist, producer, music packager and videomaker—he has created a high-energy sound-and-image art meant for audiences open to radical experimentation.

Singer and artist Anohni tells Ross Simonini what’s on her mind.