Korean, b. 1942
Born in 1942 in Hwanghae-do and studied Fine art at the Hongik University, Seoul, Korea. During post-war recovery Lee Kun-Yong paved the way for pioneering and championing experiments in art from the late 1960s onwards. From surviving and flourishing through the rough days of Korean history,
to making a global impact, the art of Lee Kun-Yong occupies a special place in contemporary art history.
Selected exhibitions
2019
Lee Kun-Yong, Form of Now, Pace Gallery, Seoul, Korea
Lee Kun-Yong, Relay Life, Busan Museum of Art, Busan, Korea
2018
Lee Kun-Yong, Pace Gallery Beijing, Beijing, CHINA
Lee Kun-Yong: Equal Area, 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art, Sydney, Australia
Contemporary Art Dictionary, 7 Keywords, Jeonbuk Museum of Art, Wanju, Korea
Renegades in Resistance and Challenge, Daegu Art Museum, Daegu, Korea
2017
LEE Kun-Yong, LEEAN Gallery, Seoul, Korea
LEE Kun-Yong, Gallery Hyundai, Seoul, Korea
Rehearsals from the Korean Avant-Garde Performance Archive, Korean Cultural Centre UK, London, UK
Experimental Art of Suwon in the 1980-1990s, It’s Not Quiet That, Suwon iPark Museum of Art, Suwon, Korea
2016
As the Moon Waxes and Wanes, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, MMCA Gwacheon
Busan Biennale 2016, Busan Museum of Art, Busan
Story Blossoms in art, Gyeonggi Museum of Modern Art, Ansan
2015
LEE Kun-Yong, UM Gallery, Seoul, Korea
Special Exhibition, International CheongJu Art Fair, Korea
Cheongju International Art Fair Special Exhibition, Cheongju, Korea
2014
Lee Kun-Yong in Snail’s Gallop, MMCA, Gwacheon, Korea
The Magic of Spring, Asan Gallery, Asan, Korea
BAMA Busan Art Market of Galleries Affairs, Bexco, Busan, Korea
2012
Lee Kun-Yong, Gallery Godo, Seoul, Korea
Fountain Art Fair, New York, USA
50 Years of Korean Drawing, Seoul Arts Center, Hangaram Museum, Seoul, Korea
The Spectrum of Contemporary Korean Art, Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts, Taiwan
2011
Lee Kun-Yong Performance, Relay Life, One Village in L.A., USA
Lee Kun-Yong Special Exhibition, Asan Gallery, Asan, Korea
The 4th ART DAEGU International Art Fair’s Special Artist, EXCO, Daegu, Korea
Korean Art Show 2011, Soho, New York, USA
Koln Art Fair, Koln, Germany
ASIA TOP Gallery Hotel Art Fair Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Qi is Full, Daegu Art Museum, Daegu, Korea
The 14th Beijing Art EXPO, China World Trade Center, Beijing, China
2010
Lee Kun-Yong Special Exhibition, Gallery Casa di Lago, Gunsan, Korea
Lee Kun-Yong Underground 2010, Asan Gallery, Asan, Korea
Lee Kun-Yong Special Exhibition, Oulim Art Show
Hotel Fair, Onyang Hotel, Asan, Korea
Art Hamptons - The International Art Fair, Sayre Park, Bridgehampton, New York, USA
The 3rd Art DAEGU International Art Fair’s Special Artist, EXCO, Daegu, Korea
Korean Avant-garde Drawing 1970~2000, Seoul Olympic Museum of Art, SOMA, Seoul, Korea
Korean Historical Conceptual Art 1970-80 Jack of All Trades, Gyeonggi Museum of Modern Art, GMA, Ansan, Korea
Art Daegu 2010 -The Journey of Creations’International Art Fair, Daegu, Korea
2009
The 2nd Art DAEGU International Art Fair’s Special Artist, EXCO, Daegu, Korea