biografia di Bul LEE (1964)

Personal data


Birth : 1964 - Yongwol, South Korea (Republic of Korea)
Sex : F
Nationality/Affiliation : South Korea (Republic of Korea)

Address

Seoul, South Korea (Republic of Korea)

Representatives

pkm Gallery – 137-1 Hwa dong – Seoul, South Korea (Republic of Korea)


Education

1987 : Hong-Ik University (BFA Sculpture) – 72-1 Sansu-dong – Seoul, South Korea (Republic of Korea)

Work


Categorie and medium


Painting : Oil/canvas
Sculpture-Volume : Assemblage - Installation
Performing Art : Performance

Works

Live Forever
Date of creation : 2001
Medium : Installation
Size : 100 x 60 x 38 inch
 
Gravity Greater Than Velocity II
Date of creation : 2000
Medium : Installation
Technical data : polycarbonate panels on stainless steel frame, velvet, electronic equipement
Size : 214 x 124 x 184 cm
 
Chrysalis
Date of creation : 2000
Medium : Sculpture
Technical data : polyurethane panels on aluminium armature, polyurethane coating
Size : 270 x 157 x 120 cm
 
Siren
Date of creation : 2000
Medium : Sculpture
Technical data : polyurethane panels on aluminium armature, polyurethane coating
Size : 314 x 215 x 240 cm
 
Supernova
Date of creation : 2000
Medium : Sculpture
Technical data : polyurethane panels on aluminium armature, polyurethane coating
Size : 290 x 290 x 290 cm
 
Crush
Date of creation : 2000
Medium : Sculpture
Technical data : crystal and glass beads, nickel-chrome wire, aluminium armature
Size : 265 x 57 x 59 cm
 
Hydra II (Monument)
Date of creation : 1999
Medium : Sculpture
Technical data : photo print on vinyl, air pumps
Size : 1200 x 700 x 600 cm
 
Amaryllis
Date of creation : 1999
Medium : Sculpture
 
Cyborg W4
Date of creation : 1998
Medium : Oil/canvas
Size : 188 x 60 x 50 cm
 
Cyborg W3
Date of creation : 1998
Medium : Oil/canvas
Size : 185 x 81 x 58 cm
 
Cyborg W2
Date of creation : 1998
Medium : Oil/canvas
Size : 185 x 74 x 58 cm
 
Cyborg W1
Date of creation : 1998
Medium : Oil/canvas
Size : 185 x 56 x 58 cm
 
Majestic Spendor
Date of creation : 1997
Medium : Installation
Technical data : refrigerated vitrine, gold thread, fake hair, fish, sequins
Size : 210 x 130 x 130 cm
 
I Need You (Monument)
Date of creation : 1996
Medium : Sculpture
Technical data : photo print on vinyl, air pumps, toy trumpets
Size : 120 x 50 cm
 

Solo Exhibitions (Selected)


Solo exhibitions

2005

2005 International Artist in Residence
Govett-Brewster Art Gallery – New Plymouth, New Zealand
06/25/2005 – 09/18/2005

2003

The Japan Foundation Asia Center – Tokyo, Japan
06/07/2003 – 07/13/2003

2002

L’Usine – Dijon, France
2002 – 07/31/2002

MAC Galeries Contemporaines des Musées de Marseille – Marseille, France
11/15/2002 – 02/15/2003

Lee Bul
The New Museum of Contemporary Art – New York NY, United States
05/17/2002 – 07/07/2002

Le Consortium – Dijon, France
04/20/2002 – 07/30/2002

Live Forever Act two
OCMA Orange County Museum Of Art, NewPort Beach – Newport Beach CA, United States
01/26/2002 – 05/05/2002

2001

Live Forever Act two
Fabric Workshop and Museum – Philadelphia PA, United States
11/09/2001 – 01/12/2002

San Francisco Art Institute – San Francisco CA, United States
2001

Bawag Foundation – Vienna, Austria
2001

2000

Futuristic Baroque
Kukje Gallery – Seoul, South Korea (Republic of Korea)
05/19/2000 – 06/15/2000

Group Exhibitions (Selected)


Art shows / fairs

2006

Frieze Art Fair
Regent’s Park – London, United Kingdom
10/12/2006 – 10/15/2006
Represented by : pkm Gallery – 137-1 Hwa dong – Seoul, South Korea (Republic of Korea)

2004

Art 35 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/16/2004 – 06/21/2004
Represented by : SCAI Shiraishi Contemporary Art Inc. The Bathhouse – 6-1-23 Yanaka – Tokyo, Japan

2003

Art 34 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/18/2003 – 06/23/2003
Represented by : SCAI Shiraishi Contemporary Art Inc. The Bathhouse – 6-1-23 Yanaka – Tokyo, Japan

2002

Art 33 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/12/2002 – 06/17/2002
Represented by : Kukje Gallery – 59-1 Sokyuk-dong – Seoul, South Korea (Republic of Korea)

2001

Art 32 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/13/2001 – 06/18/2001
Represented by : Kukje Gallery – 59-1 Sokyuk-dong – Seoul, South Korea (Republic of Korea)


Group exhibitions

2003

My Reality : Contemporary Art and the Culture of Japanese Animation
Norton Museum of Art – West Palm Beach FL, United States
2003

My Reality : Contemporary Art and the Culture of Japanese Animation
Huntsville Museum of Art – Huntsville AL, United States
10/13/2003 – 01/04/2004

2002

My Reality : Contemporary Art and the Culture of Japanese Animation
Akron Art Museum – Akron OH, United States
09/21/2002 – 01/05/2003

My Reality : Contemporary Art and the Culture of Japanese Animation
The Chicago Cultural Center – Chicago IL, United States
07/13/2002 – 09/08/2002

My Reality : Contemporary Art and the Culture of Japanese Animation
Tampa Museum of Art – Tampa FL, United States
04/21/2002 – 06/23/2002

My Reality : Contemporary Art and the Culture of Japanese Animation
CAC Contemporary Arts Center – Cincinnati OH, United States
01/24/2002 – 03/31/2002

2001

EGOFUGAL : Fugue from Ego for the Next Emergence – 7th International Istanbul Biennial
Istanbul, Turkey
09/22/2001 – 11/17/2001

Let’s entertain
Miami Art Museum – Miami FL, United States
09/14/2001 – 11/18/2001

My Reality : Contemporary Art and the Culture of Japanese Animation
BMA Brooklyn Museum of Art – Brooklyn, New York NY, United States
07/28/2001 – 10/03/2001

Connivence – 6ème Biennale d’Art Contemporain de Lyon
Lyon, France
06/23/2001 – 09/23/2001

Let’s entertain
Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg – Wolfsburg, Germany
03/16/2001 – 07/15/2001

My Reality: Contemporary Art and the Culture of Japanese Animation
Des Moines Art Center – Des Moines IA, United States
02/10/2001 – 05/06/2001

01.01.01: Art in Technological Times
SFMOMA San Francisco Museum of Modern Art – San Francisco CA, United States
01/01/2001 – 07/08/2001

2000

Au delà du Spectacle / Let’s entertain
MNAM Musée National d’Art Moderne – Centre National d’Art et de Culture Georges Pompidou – Paris, France
11/22/2000 – 01/08/2001

Let’s entertain
Portland Art Museum – Portland OR, United States
07/07/2000 – 09/17/2000

Let’s entertain
Walker Art Center – Minneapolis MN, United States
02/12/2000 – 04/30/2000

1999

d’APERTutto – 48° Biennale di Venezia
Venice VE, Italy
06/13/1999 – 11/07/1999

1998

Hugo Boss Prize
Guggenheim Museum SoHo – New York NY, United States
06/24/1998 – 09/20/1998

1997

Cities on the Move, n°1
Wiener Secession – Vereinigung bildender Künstler – Vienna, Austria
11/26/1997 – 01/18/1998

L’Autre – 4ème Biennale d’Art Contemporain de Lyon
Halle Tony Garnier – Lyon, France
07/09/1997 – 09/24/1997

Projects
MoMA Museum of Modern Art – New York NY, United States
01/23/1997 – 03/25/1997

Bibliography (Selected)


On the artist


Books

2003

Cream 3
Publisher: Phaidon Press – Regent’s Wharf – London, United Kingdom
06/2003
ISBN : 0714843113


Exhibition catalogues

2001

Connivence, 6ème Biennale d’art contemporain de Lyon
Publisher: RMN Réunion des Musées Nationaux – 49 rue Etienne Marcel – Paris, France
2001
ISBN : 2711842592

7th International Istanbul Biennial
Istanbul, Turkey
2001
ISBN : 9757383227

1999

La Biennale di Venezia, 48a Esposizione Internazionale d’Arte
Publisher: Marsilio Editions – Venice VE, Italy
06/1999
ISBN : 882080414X


Periodicals

2002

Lee Bul
in: Flash Art n° 224 p. 70 vol. 34
Milan MI, Italy
05/2002-06/2002

S.K. – Lee Bel – L’amazone Cyberpunk
in: Beaux Arts Magazine n° 216 p. 46
Paris, France
05/2002

SEUNG-DUK KIM – Lee Bul, les deux corps de l’artiste
in: Art Press n° 279 p. 18
Paris, France
05/2002

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