Lee Bul
Perdu CXXXVI
Great Jones Alley
Perdu XXVIII, 2019
Long Lake Estates
Lee Bul (1964) is a contemporary sculpture and installation artist from South Korea who appeared on the art scene in the late 1980s.
She often forms cold, mechanical sculptures and installations that reflect the ideals of a futuristic society. Her work questions patriarchal authority and the marginalization of women by revealing ideologies that permeate our cultural and political spheres. Though Lee was academically trained in sculpture, her early works were often interactive, inviting viewers to create private performances in sleek karaoke pods or to pump air into monumental balloons mimicking manga and anime heroines. Lee’s diverse body of recent work—including installations of sculptures, drawings, and maquettes—continues to cross genres and disciplines, exploring themes of beauty, corruption, and decay.
Articles
Floating cyborgs and a mutant octopus … the grotesque, gorgeous art of Lee Bul
1 JUN - 19 AUG 2018 Lee Bul transforms Hayward Gallery into a spectacular dream-like landscape featuring monstrous bodies, futuristic cyborgs, glittering mirrored environments and an exquisitely surreal monumental foil Zeppelin.