Ufan
Lee
Born in 1936 in Haman-gun, Korea
Lives and works in Paris and Kamakura, Japan
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.
Rijksmuseum Gardens, Amsterdam, 2024
Versailles Palace, 2014
Hamburger Bahnhof, Berlin, Germany, 2023
Rijksmuseum Gardens, Amsterdam, 2024
Versailles Palace, 2014
Hamburger Bahnhof, Berlin, Germany, 2023
Rijksmuseum Gardens, Amsterdam, 2024
Versailles Palace, 2014
Hamburger Bahnhof, Berlin, Germany, 2023
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
Videos
exhibitions
L’art de la rencontre
Feb 5 - Mar 19, 2025
Mennour, 47 rue Saint-André-des-Arts
Lee Ufan
Quiet Resonance
Aug 30, 2024 - Aug 31, 2025
Art Gallery of New South Wales
Lee Ufan
Mondes flottants, du Japonisme à l’art contemporain
Jun 22 - Sep 22, 2024
Les Franciscaines
Glimpse of Light
Jun 6 - Sep 25, 2024
Mennour, 5 rue du Pont de Lodi
Available publications
© Lee Ufan, Adagp, Paris, 2025. Courtesy the artist and Mennour, Paris.