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Lee Ufan

TRACES: Lee Ufan

Today is the occasion to bear in mind the painter, sculptor, writer and philosopher Lee Ufan  (24/6/1936- ), who came to prominence in the late 1960s as one of the major theoretical and practical proponents of the avant-garde Mono-ha (Object School) group. The Mono-ha school of thought was Japan’s first …

Lee Ufan. Photo: Rijksmuseum/Albertine Dijkema

ART CITIES: Amsterdam-Lee Ufan

In the late 1960s and the 1970s Lee Ufan was involved in the Japanese artistic movement Mono-ha and became its spokesman. Using …

Lee Ufan, Relatum – The Arch of Versailles, 2014, Stone and stainless steel, Collection of the artist, © Lee Ufan, Photo: Archives kamel mennour, Courtesy the artist, kamel mennour, Paris, Pace, New York

PRESENTATION: Lee Ufan, Part II

In the late 1960s and the 1970s Lee Ufan was involved in the Japanese artistic movement Mono-ha and became its spokesman. Using …

Lee Ufan, From Line No. 78149, 1978, Oil on canvas, 45 15/16 x 35 3/4 inches, © Lee Ufan, Courtesy the artist and The National Art Center Tokyo

PRESENTATION: Lee Ufan

In the late 1960s and the 1970s Lee Ufan was involved in the Japanese artistic movement Mono-ha and became its spokesman. Using …

Lee Ufan, Dialogue, 2020, acrylic on canvas, 51-3/8" × 38-7/16" × 2" (130.5 cm × 97.6 cm × 5.1 cm) © Lee Ufan, Courtesy the artist and Pace Gallery

ART-PRESENTATION: Lee Ufan

In the late 1960s and the 1970s Lee Ufan was involved in the Japanese artistic movement Mono-ha and became its spokesman. Using …

Lee Ufan, Relatum (Iron field), 1969, 1994, 2018, Installation View Art Basel Unlimited 2018, © Artists Rights Society (ARS)-New York & ADAGP-Paris, Photo: Dawn Blackman, Courtesy Pace Gallery

ART CITIES:N.York-Lee Ufan

In the late 1960s and the 1970s Lee Ufan was involved in the Japanese artistic movement Mono-ha and became its spokesman. Using …

Left: Lee Ufan, Relatum - The Shadow of the Stars, 2014, Steel, 7 stones and gravel of white marble, 200 x 4500 x 4000 cm, View of the exhibition “Lee Ufan Versailles”, Château de Versailles, 2014, Photo. archives Kamel Mennour, Courtesy the artist, Kamel Mennour-Paris/London and Pace-New York, © Adagp, Paris, 2018. Right: Lee Ufan, Dialogue, 2010, Installation at the Lee Ufan Museum in Naoshima, Mural, Space on the ground, 720 x 900 cm 330 cm (minimum height), 360 cm (maximum height), Courtesy the artist and Kamel Mennour-Paris / London, © Adagp, Paris, 2018

ART CITIES:Metz-Lee Ufan

The retrospective “Inhabiting Time” presents the work of artist-philosopher, Lee Ufan, charting his creation of a visual, conceptual, and theoretical terrain that …

Lee Ufan, Painting from the Dialogue series (2017-18), © 2018 Artists Rights Society (ARS)-New York/ADAGP-Paris

ART CITIES:N.York-Lee Ufan

Lee Ufan emerged as one of the leading figures of the Japanese Avant-Garde group Mono-ha, in the late 1960s. Emphasizing the relationships …

Lee Ufan, Untitled, 2016, Painting on porcelain, 66 x 64 cm, © 2015 Artists Rights Society (ARS)-New York / ADAGP-Paris, Photo: Kerry Ryan McFate, Courtesy of Pace Gallery

ART CITIES:N.York-Lee Ufan

Mono-ha began as a sculpture movement, but Lee Ufan extended its literalness to painting. Loading his brush, he patted marks in a …

Lee Ufan, Dialogue, 2015, galerie kamel mennour Archive

ART-PRESENTATION: Lee Ufan

In many ways, Lee Ufan’s practice is a metaphor for the austere simplicity and philosophical point of view that the artist embodies …