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Artist
Lee Ufan
b. 1936, Seoul, Korea under Japanese rule · Korean-born, based Japan/France · Based in Kamakura, Japan; Paris, France
- Nihon University
- Relatum Sculptures
- Poured Pigment on Canvas
- Natural Stone and Steel Plates
Lee Ufan became the central theorist of Mono-ha in Japan around 1968, arguing for encounters between minimally altered natural and industrial materials rather than conventional object-making. Parallel painting series use repeated brushstrokes and large areas of unpainted canvas to stage relations between mark, surface and time.
Painting; sculpture; installation; writing
Gallery Representation
DOCUMENTATION
EXHIBITION IMAGES via Contemporary Art Library ↗Artist Films
Artist Lee Ufan: Something Appears From Nothing
Louisiana Channel17 minOfficial source ↗ (opens in a new window)
Major Works
- 1968 onwardRelatum
- 1969Relatum (formerly Phenomena and Perception B)
- 1973 onwardFrom Point
- 1974 onwardFrom Line
- 2006 onwardDialogue
- 1991 onwardCorrespondence
- 2008Relatum – Silence
- 2014Relatum – Stage
- 1987–91With Winds
- 2021Response
Museums & Public Collections
Interviews & Writing
- Museum-quality video search →RESEARCH QUEUEvideo
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