Lee Ufan
The extreme formal simplicity of the work of Lee Ufan (born in 1936 in Haman-gun, South Korea) is as intriguing as its abstract sophistication.
The artist’s work – the “art of encounter” as he himself puts it–connects pictorial marks, stone, metal, glass, shadow and light. This vocabulary, made up of differences and repetitions, places him close to, but not in direct contact with, the biggest names in minimalism. Lee Ufan toils to master the fundamentals of a universal culture where space, elements of nature and materials come together to reveal...Read more
The artist’s work – the “art of encounter” as he himself puts it–connects pictorial marks, stone, metal, glass, shadow and light. This vocabulary, made up of differences and repetitions, places him close to, but not in direct contact with, the biggest names in minimalism. Lee Ufan toils to master the fundamentals of a universal culture where space, elements of nature and materials come together to reveal...Read more
Past exhibition
6 November — 25 January 2014
Mennour, 47 rue Saint-André-des-Arts, Paris 6Mennour, 6 rue du Pont de Lodi, Paris 6