Lee Bul: From 1998 to Now is a comprehensive overview of the important trajectories in Lee’s practice from the late 1990s to the present, bringing together approximately 150 works. The exhibition includes key early pieces from the turn of the century—such as the Cyborg and Anagram series—which explore the concept of the human body within a technologically mediated posthuman culture. At its centre is the full scope of the Mon grand récit series, a body of architecturally scaled sculptural installations that Lee has developed since 2005. Also featured are works from the artist’s more recent Willing To Be Vulnerable and Perdu series, and numerous drawings and maquettes that provide insight into her process. Taken together, these artworks highlight Lee’s sustained investigation into utopian modernity, the relationship between people and technology, and humanity’s aspirations and failures in its enduring pursuit of perfection and progress.

Lee Bul: From 1998 to Now is co-curated by Doryun Chong, Artistic Director and Chief Curator, M+, and June Young Kwak, Head of Exhibitions, Leeum Museum of Art, Seoul, with Sunny Cheung, Curator, Design and Architecture, M+, and Heyeon Kim, Curator, Leeum Museum of Art, Seoul. The first comprehensive monograph on Lee Bul’s expansive and multifaceted practice will be launched in conjunction with the exhibition, co-published by Leeum Museum of Art, M+, and the publisher Thames & Hudson.

To find more information about the exhibition head to the Leeum Musem of Art website, click here.
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