Seung-taek Lee is a key figure in the Korean avant-garde who is best known for his practice of “non-sculpture.” His groundbreaking multidisciplinary work utilizes traditional material and folk objects and manifests in site-specific environmental land works, interventions, ephemeral performance, appropriated canvas works, sculpture, and photographs. Lee’s works are in numerous collections including, among others: Tate Modern, London; National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul (MMCA); Seoul Museum of Art; the Rachofsky Collection; and the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney.
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Participant NameSeung-taek Lee
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Based inSeoul
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Birth/Formation Year1932
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The 13th Seoul Mediacity Biennale Séance: Technology of the Spirit2025.08.26 – 2025.11.23 -
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The 2nd SEOUL in MEDIA Food, Clothing, Shelter1998.10.16 – 1998.11.04 -
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SMB13DocumentationSeung-taek Lee, Reenactment of the Burning Performance -
SMB13DocumentationSéance: Technology of the Spirit Opening Ceremony