Lee Ufan

Lee Ufan Cv

Painter, sculptor, writer and philosopher Lee Ufan came to prominence in the late 1960's as one of the major theoretical and practical proponents of the avant-garde Mono-ha (Object School) group. The Mono-ha school of thought was Japan's first contemporary art movement to gain international recognition. It rejected Western notions of representation, focusing on the relationships of materials and perceptions rather than on expression or intervention. The artists of Mono-ha present works made of raw physical materials that have barely been manipulated.
In 1991 Lee Ufan began his series of Correspondance paintings, which consist of just one or two grey-blue brushstrokes, made of a mixture of oil and crushed stone pigment, applied onto a large white surface. His sculptural series Relatum is equally minimal: each work is comprised of one or more light-colored round stones and dark, rectangular iron plates. The dialectical relationship between the brushstroke and the canvas is mimicked in the relationship between the stone and the iron plate. In Ufan's installations space is at the same time untouched and engaged, at the confines between doing and non-doing. The relationship between painted / unpainted and occupied / empty space lies at the heart of Lee Ufan's practice.

Lee Ufan divides his time between Kamakura, Japan and Paris, France

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Lee Ufan Press

Frieze June,July,August Issue 2011
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Lee Ufan Exhibitions

John Latham / Lee Ufan  February 10 - March 23, 2012
Lisson Presents 5  September 9 - October 3, 2009
Boule to Braid: curated by Richard Wentworth  June 24 - August 15, 2009
Lee Ufan  April 2 - May 10, 2008
Lee Ufan  January 21 - February 28, 2004
Lee Ufan  October 18 - November 16, 1996

Lee Ufan Public Exhibitions

PAST

Ai Weiwei, Lee Ufan,Tatsuo Miyajima, Julian Opie
The Art of Deceleration
Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg (touring exhibition), Germany
Until 9 April 2012
Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg

Lee Ufan: Marking Infinity
Soloman R. Guggenheim Museum, New York
24 June - 28 September 2011
Guggenheim

Lee Ufan Images

<i>Relatum - Position</I>, 2008 Iron plate and stone 220 x 200 x ? (iron plate approx.) 50H cm (stone)
Relatum - Position, 2008 Iron plate and stone 220 x 200 x ? (iron plate approx.) 50H cm (stone)
<i>Dialogue</i>, 2007 Oil on canvas 227 x 182 cm
Dialogue, 2007 Oil on canvas 227 x 182 cm
<i>Correspondance,</i> 2004 Installation View Lisson Gallery January 2004
Correspondance, 2004 Installation View Lisson Gallery January 2004
<i>Relatum - Discussion,</i> 2003 Four iron plates and four stones Stones 50 x 60 cm
Relatum - Discussion, 2003 Four iron plates and four stones Stones 50 x 60 cm
<i>Correspondence, </i>1996 Oil on canvas 146 x 195 cm
Correspondence, 1996 Oil on canvas 146 x 195 cm
<i>Untitled</i> 1989 stone paint on canvas 182 x 228 cm
Untitled 1989 stone paint on canvas 182 x 228 cm
<i>With Winds No 4</i>, 1988 Oil on canvas 227 x 182 cm
With Winds No 4, 1988 Oil on canvas 227 x 182 cm
<i>Relatum - Residence, </i>1988 Iron plate and stone plates 220 x 200 x 1 cm
Relatum - Residence, 1988 Iron plate and stone plates 220 x 200 x 1 cm
<i>Relatum, </i>1979-96 Iron and Stone 240 x 200.5 x 270 cm
Relatum, 1979-96 Iron and Stone 240 x 200.5 x 270 cm
<i>From Point, </i>1973 Glue on canvas 163 x 130 cm
From Point, 1973 Glue on canvas 163 x 130 cm

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