Lee Bae

Lee Bae is a Korean artist born in Cheongdo District, South Korea in 1956. In 1979, he studied Fine Arts in Seoul. He moved to Paris in 1990 in order to discover contemporary art in Europe and to be inspired by these creations. His first workshop is in Pantin in an old factory in Seita where he begins by working with wooden charcoal instead of charcoal, a less expensive material, with which they find its origins since charcoal evokes the world of ink from china and calligraphy.

He creates paintings, then wooden charcoal installations in order to get out of the restricted framework of the canvas, which allows him to play with space and create a more immersive experience with the viewer. He also works with staples, in order to put these two materials in opposition: one natural and the other industrial linked to the consumer society.

Personnel exhibitions

• 2021 : UNION, Foundation Phi for contemporary art, Montréal, Canada
• 2018: Plus de Lumière, Foundation Maeght, Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France
• 2017: Mir Gallery, Pohang, South Korea
• 2016: Chaumont-sur-Loire Domain, France
• 2015: Guimet Museum, Paris, France
• 2014: Contemporary Art Museum, Daegu, South Korea
• 2014: Fernet Branca Foundation, Saint-Louis, France
• 2014: RX Gallery , Paris, France
• 2013: Holly Hunt, New York, USA
• 2011: Modern Art Museum of Saint-Étienne, Saint-Étienne, France
• 2011: Winter Gallery, Wiesbaden, Germany
• 2010: Andrew Shire Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
• 2009: Art Today Museum, Pékin, China
• 2009: White Box Gallery, New York, USA
• 2005: Kawafune Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
• 2000: Contemporary Art Museum, Séoul, South Korea

Collective exhibitions

• 2016: ArtParis, Art Paris Art Fair 2016, galerie RX, Paris, France
• 2015: Cernuschi Museum, Paris
• 2014: Hong Kong Art Basel, Hak Go Jae Gallery, Hong Kong, Chine
• 2013: International drawing festival, Modern and Contemporary Art Museum, Rijeka, Croatia
• 2008: Art Paris-Abu Dhabi, RX Paris Gallery, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
• 2007: Arco, Hak Go Jae Séoul Gallery, Madrid, Spain
• 1998: FIAC, Ci-Gong, Paris, France
• 1997: Indépendant, Contemporary Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan

Public and private collections

• Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, South Korea
• National Museum of Contemporary Art (MMCA), Gwacheon, South Korea
• Modern Art Museum of Saint Etienne, France
• National Contemporary Art Fund, France
• Privada Allegro Foundation, Madrid, Spain
• CNAP (National Center for Plastic Arts), Paris, France
• Ministry of culture and communication, Paris, France
• Leeum-Samsung Museum of Art, Seoul, South Korea
• Colas Foundation , France
• Carmignac Foundation Carmignac, Paris, France6
• Maeght Foundation, Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France.

Prices

• 2013 : National Association Price of Art Critics, South Korea.
• 2009 : Artist of the Year, Korean Cultural Center, Paris, France.
• 2000 : Artist of the Year, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Gwacheon, South Korea.

Expositions personnelles

• 2021 : UNION, Fondation Phi pour l’art contemporain, Montréal, Canada5
• 2018: Plus de Lumière, Fondation Maeght, Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France
• 2017: Mir Gallery, Pohang, Corée du Sud
• 2016: Domaine de Chaumont-sur-Loire, France
• 2015: Musée Guimet, Paris, France
• 2014: Musée d’art contemporain, Daegu, Corée du Sud
• 2014: Fondation Fernet Branca, Saint-Louis, France
• 2014: Galerie RX, Paris, France
• 2013: Holly Hunt, New York, États-Unis
• 2011: Musée d’art moderne de Saint-Étienne, Saint-Étienne, France
• 2011: Galerie Winter, Wiesbaden, Allemagne
• 2010: Galerie Andrew Shire, Los Angeles, États-Unis
• 2009: Art Today Museum, Pékin, Chine
• 2009: White Box Gallery, New York, États-Unis
• 2005: Galerie Kawafune, Tokyo, Japon
• 2000: musée d’art contemporain, Séoul, Corée du Sud

Expositions collectives

• 2016: ArtParis, Art Paris Art Fair 2016, galerie RX, Paris, France
• 2015: Musée Cernuschi, Paris
• 2014: Foire Hong Kong Art Basel, galerie Hak Go Jae, Séoul, Chine
• 2013: Festival international de dessin, Musée d’art moderne et contemporain, Rijeka, Croatie
• 2008: Art Paris-Abu Dhabi, galerie RX Paris, Abu Dhabi, Emirats Arabes
• 2007: Arco, galerie Hak Go Jae Séoul, Madrid, Espagne
• 1998: FIAC, galerie Ci-Gong, Paris, France
• 1997: Indépendant, Musée d’art contemporain, Tokyo, Japon

Collections publiques et privées

• Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, Corée du Sud
• National Museum of Contemporary Art (MMCA), Gwacheon, Corée du Sud
• Musée d’art moderne de Saint Etienne, France
• Fonds national d’art contemporain, France
• Privada Allegro Foundation, Madrid, Espagne
• CNAP (Centre national des arts plastiques), Paris, France
• Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication, Paris, France
• Leeum-Samsung Museum of Art, Seoul, Corée du Sud
• Fondation Colas, France
• Fondation Carmignac, Paris, France6
• Fondation Maeght, Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France.

Prix

• 2013 : National Association Price of Art Critics, Korea.
• 2009 : Artist of the Year, Korean Cultural Center, Paris, France.
• 2000 : Artist of the Year, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Gwacheon, Korea7.