Lee Ufan

Lee Ufan (b. 1936), a critical member of the Korean Dansaekhwa (“Monochrome”) artistic movement, has explored themes of contemplation, repetition, and temporality throughout his career. The artist’s work is a part of many institutional collections globally, including the National Museum of Modern Art in Tokyo, the Tate Modern Gallery in London,The Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Guggenheim Museum in New York, and the National Museum of Modern Art in Seoul. The Lee Ufan Museum, designed by architect Tadao Ando and dedicated to the artist’s work, opened in Naoshima, Japan in 2010. In addition to his painting and sculpture, Ufan is also a prolific theorist who has published extensively in the areas of art history, art criticism, poetry, and philosophy.