A famous artist returns to Kukje Gallery with a thought-provoking solo exhibition

Kukje Gallery

Kukje Gallery proudly presents a solo exhibition by renowned artist Lee Ufan from April 4 to May 28, 2023. This exhibition is Lee Ufan's second solo exhibition held at Kukje Gallery following his first showcase in 2009. It is also meaningful that this is the first major exhibition to be held in Korea in 10 years, except for the Busan Museum of Art, 'Lee Ufan Space', which opened in 2015. , as well as the garden, this exhibition consists of six sculptures and four drawings representing the artist's works from the 1980s to the present.

Lee Ufan's art embodies a profound inquiry into contemporary existence in which the domains of 'god' and 'human' give way to the ethereal specter of 'information'. His works transcend traditional notions of art by exploring the intangible and immaterial aspects of reality. Transcending the boundaries of physical and information, the artist's work plays the role of a mediator allowing the audience to meet the inner and outer world at the same time. It provides a glimpse into a new reality that transcends the limits of individual consciousness. The artist describes her work as a place where she meets herself and others, a space that suggests the emergence of a new reality by beckoning in and out. 

▲ Kukje GalleryLee's sculptures focus primarily on his Relatum series, a work he began in 1968 while serving as a pioneer in the avant-garde monoha movement. Through these pieces, Lee explores the fluid nature of relationships and the ever-changing context in which individual elements interact. Each piece, titled Relatum, invites the audience to participate in a dialogue between different elements, such as the stone symbolizing nature and the iron plate symbolizing industrial society. As the audience participates in this silent dialogue, they reflect on coexistence and their place in the world. The artist's work fosters a sense of symbiosis in which a stone carrying the weight of time and an iron plate derived from the stone have a conversation that transcends the boundaries of nature and civilization.

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