poster for Lee Bul Exhibition

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Lehmann Maupin presents a solo exhibition of new work by Lee Bul. Widely recognized as one of the leading Korean artists of her generation, Lee will present an installation of sculptural works, along with related studies and drawings, comprising a wide range of materials, visual elements, and references. This is Lee Bul's debut exhibition with the gallery.

Anchoring the exhibition is a large, grotto-like sculpture entitled Bunker – M. Bakhtin. The work invites visitors inside to experience what the artist describes as a "sonic simulacrum" of architectural spaces and landscapes; interwoven is a layered narrative of modernity and historical memory emerging from the complex relationship between Korea and Japan in the 20th century. Situated within a mirrored environment that is at once brilliant and disorienting, Bunker – M. Bakhtin is paired with an obsessively intricate structure made of glass, crystals, and aluminum suspended in midair—an homage to the visionary Weimar architect Bruno Taut, whose "peculiar fusion of futurist fantasia, utopian manifesto, and private obsessions," in the artist's words, seems to preside over the exhibition as a whole. Other works in the exhibition include wall pieces and a gridded platform on the floor making use of two-way mirrors to create the illusion of fragmentary architectural structures repeating and receding into infinite space.

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Schedule

from May 08, 2008 to June 14, 2008
Opening Reception: May 8, 6pm – 8pm.

Artist(s)

Lee Bul

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