Ufan
Lee
Born in 1936 in Haman-gun, Korea
Lives and works in Paris and Kamakura, Japan
Ufan Lee is the main theorist and artist of the Mono-ha (« School of Things ») theory in Japan. His paintings greatly contribute to « Korean Monotone Art ». Kamel Mennour and Lee Ufan have been working together since 2013. He was awarded the Praemium Imperiale for painting in 2001 and the UNESCO Prize in 2000. In 2010, the Lee Ufan Museum opened at Benesse Art Site, in Naoshima, Japan.
portfolio
2024

Les jardins du Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

2023
“Lee Ufan, le fil infini”, Domaine de Chaumont-sur-Loire, France
Punta Della Dogana, Venice, Italy
Kukje Gallery, Seoul
Pace London, London
Hamburger Bahnhof, Berlin

© Lee Ufan, Adagp, Paris, 2025. Courtesy the artist and Mennour, Paris.