Lee Kun-Yong, Bodyscape 76-2-2021, 2021, Acrylic on canvas, 172 cm × 150 cm (67-11/16" × 59-1/16") © Lee Kun-Yong Lee Kun-Yong Details:b. 1942, Sariwon, Korea Read More Lee Kun-Yong is known for his performances that reimagine the ways that the body and its movements can be understood across time.Lee cultivated his highly experimental practice during the 1970s, when martial law and authoritarianism presented a major affront to civil rights and freedom of expression in South Korea. Lee began creating performances that he called “Events” in 1975, first presenting Same Area (1975) and Indoor Measurement (1975) at Baekrok Gallery in Seoul. Soon after, he introduced the term “Logical Event” to further articulate the conceptual framework of the series, later inverting the phrase to “Event-Logical” to place greater emphasis on the event itself. Events consisted of simple, repeated physical actions to produce varied marks, culminating in a work reflective of the interactions between the artist and environment. Performances from this period—now consolidated under the term “Event-Logical”—such as The Logic of Place (1975), Relay Life (1976), and Snail’s Gallop (1979), were attempts to utilize the body as a medium for perceiving the world.Lee’s body-based drawing and painting works, referred to as Bodyscapes (1976), challenge conventional modes of painting and art-making through a unique method in which Lee approaches the canvas from different angles and uses paint to record the motions of his limbs, creating spontaneous and expressive marks across the surface. The abstract works in this ongoing series reflect the artist’s interest in documenting the process and physicality of painting.Lee is considered a key figure of the AG (Korean Avant-Garde Association) as well as a founding member of the ST (Space & Time) group. He earned a BFA from Hongik University in Seoul in 1967 and an MA in art education from Keimyung University in Daegu in 1982. Recent solo exhibitions include Lee Kun-Yong: Bodyscape, Palazzo Cabotto, Venice (2022); Lee Kun-Yong: Reborn, Leeahn Gallery, Seoul (2022); Lee Kun-Yong: Bodyscape Since 1973, 313 Art Project, Paris (2022–23); Lee Kun-Yong: Snail’s Gallop, Pace Gallery, New York (2023); Lee Kun-Yong: Archival Rhythm, Gyeongnam Art Museum, Seoul (2023); Lee Kun-Yong, Kunsan National University Art Museum, South Korea (2024); Lee Kun-Yong, Leeahn Gallery, Daegu, South Korea (2024); and Lee Kun-Yong, Dugaheon house, Gallery Hyundai, Seoul (2024–25).Recent notable group exhibitions include Human, 7 questions, Leeum Museum of Art, Seoul (2021–22); Being In the World: The Tenth Anniversary of the Long Museum, Long Museum, Shanghai (2022–23); Only the Young: Experimental Art in South Korea, 1960s–1970s, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul, which traveled to the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York (2023–24), and the Hammer Museum, University of California, Los Angeles (2024); and For What It’s Worth: Value Systems in Art since 1960, The Warehouse, Dallas, Texas (2024). He has participated in the Paris Biennale (1973); the Bienal de São Paulo (1979); the Gwangju Biennale (2000 and 2023); and the Busan Biennale (2014 and 2016).Lee’s work is held in numerous collections worldwide, including the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art, Seoul; Long Museum, Shanghai; Los Angeles County Museum of Art; and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, among others. Read More Lee Kun-Yong, Bodyscape 76-6-2019, 2019, Acrylic, pencil on canvas, 182 cm × 227 cm (71-5/8" × 89-3/8") © Lee Kun-Yong Lee Kun-Yong, Bodyscape 76-1-2021, 2021, acrylic on canvas, 172 cm × 152 cm × 4 cm (67-11/16" × 59-13/16" × 1-9/16") © Lee Kun-Yong Lee Kun-Yong, Bodyscape 76-1-variation-2021, 2021, acrylic on canvas, 116.5 cm × 90.8 cm × 4 cm (45-7/8" × 35-3/4" × 1-9/16") © Lee Kun-Yong Lee Kun-Yong, Logic of Hands, 1975 / 2019, c-print, 4 works framed, image size: 85 cm × 85 cm (33-7/16" × 33-7/16") Edition of 12 © Lee Kun-Yong Lee Kun-Yong, Detail of Snail’s Gallop, 1979 / 2021, Dimensions variable, Photo by ArtDrunk © Lee Kun-Yong Lee Kun-Yong, Logic of Place, 1975 / 2019, c-print, 4 works framed, image size: 50 cm × 50 cm (19-11/16" × 19-11/16") Edition of 12 © Lee Kun-Yong Lee Kun-Yong, Corporal Term, 2018, tree, red soil, gravel, sand, cement, 408 cm × 261 cm × 245 cm (13' 4-5/8" × 8' 6-3/4" × 8' 7/16") © Lee Kun-Yong Exhibitions View All Upcoming Lee Kun-Yong Body as Thought Feb 5 – Mar 28, 2026 Seoul Past Lee Kun-Yong Aug 28 – Nov 6, 2024 Geneva Past Lee Kun-Yong Snail’s Gallop Jul 14 – Aug 18, 2023 New York Past Lee Kun-Yong Jan 14 – Mar 3, 2022 Hong Kong Journal View All Pace Live Watch Lee Kun-Yong's "Snail's Gallop" Aug 04, 2023 Exhibitions Our Artists in Gwangju Apr 03, 2023 Films A Film on Lee Kun-Yong Feb 08, 2022 News Lee Kun-Yong Joins Pace Gallery Jan 12, 2022 One-Artist Exhibitions Group Exhibitions Public Collections Periodicals Books and Catalogues Close One-Artist Exhibitions Lee Kun-Yong One-Artist Exhibitions DatesBorn 1942, Sariwon (in current day North Korea), KoreaLives and works in SeoulEducation1967 BFA, Hongik University, Department of Painting, Seoul1982 MA, Art Education, Keimyung University, Daegu, South Korea2024Lee Kun-Yong, Dugaheon house, Gallery Hyundai, Seoul, December 5, 2024–January 9, 2025.Lee Kun-Yong, Leeahn Gallery, Daegu, South Korea, November 21–December 28, 2024.Lee Kun-Yong, Kunsan National University Art Museum, South Korea, October 16–November 8, 2024.Lee Kun-Yong, Pace Gallery, Geneva, August 28–November 6, 2024.2023Lee Kun-Yong: Archival Rhythm, Gyeongnam Art Museum, Seoul, July 21–October 29, 2023.Lee Kun-Yong: Snail’s Gallop, Pace Gallery, New York, July 14–August 19, 2023.2022Lee Kun-Yong: Bodyscape Since 1973, 313 Art Project, Paris, December 15, 2022–February 18, 2023.Lee Kun-Yong: Reborn, Leeahn Gallery, Seoul, August 25–October 29, 2022.Lee Kun-Yong: Bodyscape, Palazzo Cabotto, Venice, April 20–July 3, 2022.Lee Kun-Yong, Pace Gallery, Hong Kong, January 14–March 23, 2022.2021Lee Kun-Yong: Bodyscape, Gallery Hyundai, Seoul, September 8–October 31, 2021.Lee Kun-Yong: Moving the Museum, Asan Gallery, Korea, August 17–29, 2021.2019Lee Kun-Yong: Relay Life, Busan Museum of Art, South Korea, June 28–October 13, 2019Lee Kun-Yong: Form of Now, Pace Gallery, Seoul, June 5–August 24, 2019Lee Kun-Yong: Body+Scape=Bodyscape, Leeahn Gallery, Daegu, Korea, March 7–April 30, 2019Lee Kun-Yong: Text in bodyscape, Date Gallery, Busan, Korea, December 12, 2019– January 20, 2020.2018Lee Kun-Yong, Pace Gallery, Beijing, July 14–September 1, 2018. (Catalogue)2017Lee, Kun-Yong, Asan Gallery, Asan, Korea, June 20–August 25, 2017.Lee Kun-Yong, LEEAHN Gallery, Seoul, May 18–July 29, 2017.2016Lee Kun-Yong: Event-Logical, Gallery Hyundai, Seoul, August 30–October 16, 2016.2015Lee Kun-Yong, UM Gallery, Seoul, November 23, 2015–January 22, 2016.2014Lee Kun-Yong: Lee Kun-Yong in Snail's Gallop, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Gwacheon, Korea, June 24–December 14, 2014. (Catalogue)2012Lee Kun-Yong, Gallery Godo, Seoul, 2012.2011Lee Kun-Yong: Performance Relay Life, One Village, Los Angeles, 2011.Lee Kun-Yong Special Exhibition, Asan Gallery, Korea, 2011.2010Lee Kun-Yong: Special Exhibition, Gallery Casa di Lago, Gunsan, Korea, 2010.Lee Kun-Yong: Underground 2010, Asan Gallery, Asan, Korea, 2010.Lee Kun-Yong: Special Exhibition, Oulim Art Show, 2010.2008Lee Kun-Yong: Solo Exhibition in Commemoration of the 8th Lee In-Sung Art Prize, Daegu Culture and Arts Center, Daegu, Korea, 2008.Invitational Solo Exhibition of Lee Kun-Yong: Drawing Underground 2008, Asan Gallery Drawing Hall, Asan, Korea, 2008.Lee Kun-Yong: I.NOW.This Place: Lee Kun-Yong Solo Exhibition, Bongsan Cultural Center, Daegu, Korea, 2008.Lee Kun-Yong: Bodyscape, Asan Gallery, Asan, Korea, 2008.2007Lee Kun-Yong in Inmo Gallery, Los Angeles, 2007.Lee Kun-Yong Solo Exhibition, The Modern Art Gallery, Los Angeles, 2007.Lee Kun-Yong: ART STAR 100, COEX, Seoul, 2007.2002Lee Kun-Yong Invitational Solo Exhibition of Sori Art Center of Jeollabuk-do 2002, Jeonju, Korea, 2002.1999Lee Kun-Yong: Logic, Life and the Commonplace, The Korean Culture and Arts Foundation Fine Art Center, Seoul, 1999.1996Lee Kun-Yong Performance, Jinpo Cultural Center, Gunsan, Korea, 1996.1991Lee Kun-Yong: Human Created by Lee Kun-Yong, Yemac Gallery, Seoul, Korea, 1991.1990Lee Kun-Yong: Installation and Performance, Erl Gallery, Jeonju, Korea, 1990.1989Lee Kun-Yong: Installation Works, Now Gallery, Seoul, Korea, 1989.1987Lee Kun-Yong’s Solo Exhibition, P&P Gallery, Seoul, Korea, 1987.1986Lee Kun-Yong Installations, Kwanhoon Gallery, Seoul, Korea, 1986.1985Lee Kun-Yong’s Solo Exhibition, Yoon Gallery, Seoul, Korea, 1985.1984Lee Kun-Yong’s Solo Exhibition, Soo Gallery, Seoul, Korea, 19841983Lee Kun-Yong’s Solo Exhibition, Kwanhoon Gallery, Seoul, Korea, 1983.1980Lee Kun-Yong’s Event, Bundo Theater, Daegu, Korea, 1980.1979Lee Kun-Yong’s Solo Exhibition, Taein Gallery, Seoul, Korea, 1979.Lee Kun-Yong: Drawing•Event, Namgye Gallery, Daejeon, Korea, 1979.1977Lee Kun-Yong’s Solo Exhibition, Taein Gallery, Seoul, Korea, 1977.1976Lee Kun-Yong’s Solo Exhibition, Dasarang Gallery, Seoul, Korea, 1976. Group Exhibitions Lee Kun-Yong Group Exhibitions 2025Rock, Paper, Scissors: Transformation of Paper, Gallery Hyundai, Seoul, November 12–December 21, 2025.Traces of Time, Gallery Dasun, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea, October 16–November 11, 2025.Essence, AVO, Seoul, July 17–July 31, 2025.Wunderkammer: A Luxurious Realm of Rare Art, MANSION9, Seoul, May 1–May 31, 2025.55 YEARS: A Legacy of Modern & Contemporary Korean Art | Part I, Gallery Hyundai, Seoul, April 8–May 15, 2025.Grains of Time, Traces of Art, UNAW Gallery, Seoul, March 13–April 26, 2025. Piece of Mind, Gallery Joeun, Seoul, February 27–March 29, 2025.2024CKS Exhibition, MANSION9, Seoul, October 23–November 5, 2024.Summer Group Show, Pace Gallery, Hong Kong, June 26–August 9, 2024.For What It’s Worth: Value Systems in Art since 1960, The Warehouse, Dallas, Texas, February 2–June 29, 2024. (Catalogue)2023Only the Young: Experimental Art in South Korea, 1960s-1970s, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul, May 26–July 16, 2023. Traveled to: the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, September 1, 2023–January 7, 2024; Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, February 11–May 12, 2024. (Catalogue)The 14th Gwangju Biennale: soft and weak like water, various venues, Gwangju, South Korea, April 7–July 9, 2023.2022Being In the World: The Tenth Anniversary of the Long Museum, Long Museum, Shanghai, November 13, 2022–February 5, 2023. The Birth of Art, Hangaram Art Museum, Seoul Arts Center, October 1–8, 2022.2021Little Things: Parts I & II, Pace Gallery, Geneva, November 10, 2021–January 29, 2022.Human, 7 questions, Leeum Museum of Art, Seoul, October 8, 2021–January 2, 2022. (Brochure and Catalogue)CORPUS GESTUS VOX, Gyeonggi Museum of Modern Art, Ansan, South Korea, March 11–June 27, 2021.2020HYUNDAI 50- PART, Gallery Hyundai, Seoul, April 17–May 31, 2020.2019Chewing Gum Ill, Pace Gallery, Hong Kong, May 25–July 4, 2019.Awakenings: Art in Society in Asia 1960s-1990s, Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Gwacheon, South Korea; National Museum of Modern Art (MOMAT), Tokyo; National Gallery Singapore, January 31–May 6, 2019.2018Contemporary Art Dictionary, 7 Keywords, Jeonbuk Museum of Art, Wan ju, South Korea, 2018.Renegades in Resistance and Challenge, Daegu Art Museum, South Korea, January 16–May 13, 2018.2017BARCODE, Yangpyeong Art Museum, Yangpyeong, South Korea, 2017.Rehearsals from the Korean Avant-Garde Performance Archive, Korean Cultural Centre, London, 2017.Experimental Art of Suwon in the 1980-1990s: It's Not Quiet That, Suwon iPark Museum of Art, Suwon, South Korea, 2017.2016As the Moon Waxes and Waves, Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Gwacheon, South Korea, 2016.Hybridizing Earth, Discussing Multitude, Busan Biennale 2016, Busan Museum of Art, South Korea, 2016.Story Blossoms in Art, Gyeonggi Museum of Modern Art, Ansan, South Korea, 2016.2015Dong Geo Dong Rak, Namsangol Hanok Village, Seoul, 2015.Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Collection Highlights: Untitled, Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Gwacheon, South Korea, 2015.2014 Busan Biennale 2014: Voyage to Biennale - 50 Years of Korean Contemporary Art in Overseas Biennales, Busan Cultural Center, South Korea, 2014.Loosely Translated..., Sori Art Center, Jeollabuk-do, Jeonju, South Korea, 2014.2012 2012 Daegu Contemporary Art Festival in Gangjeong: Riverside Rhapsody, The ARC, Daegu, South Korea, 2012.50 Years of Korean Drawing, Hangaram Art Museum, Seoul, 2012.The Spectrum of Contemporary Korean Art, Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 2012.2010Korean Avant-garde Drawing 1970-2000, Seoul Olympic Museum of Art, 2010.Propose 7, Kumho Museum of Art, Seoul, 2010.Korean Historical Conceptual Art 1970-B0s: Jack-of-all-trades, Gyeonggi Museum of Modern Art, Ansan, South Korea, 2010.2009 100 Daehangro, Arko Art Center, Seoul, 2009.2008 NOW JUMP!, Nam June Paik Art Center, Yongin, South Korea, 2008.2007Text in Bodyscape, Seoul Museum of Art, 2007.Performance Art of Korea 1967-2007, Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Gwacheon, South Korea, 2007.Restless Hand, Wandering Mind, Seoul Olympic Museum of Art, 2007.I'm the Moak, Anywhere You Lay Your Eyes On: The 11 Invited Artists of Jeonbuk, Jeonbuk Museum of Art, Wan ju, South Korea, 2007.2006 Nature, Environment and Man through Art, Geumgang Nature Art Biennale 2006, Yeonmisan Nature Art Park, Gongju, South Korea, 2006.100 Years of Korean Art Part 2: Tradition, Human, Art, Reality, Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Gwacheon, South Korea, 2006.2005 Concern on the Way, Total Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul, 2005.Pocheon Asian Art Festival, Pocheon Banweol Art Hall, South Korea, 2005.6 Contemporary Artists from Korea, Art Centre Silkeborg Bad, Denmark, 2005.The 3co Ssamzie Space Annual Title Match: Lee Kun-Yong VS. Koh Seung-wook, Ssamzie Space, Seoul, 2005.The Long Breath, Maschinenhaus Essen, Germany, 2005.2004 Network of the 21st Century, Minchon Art Center, Jeonju, South Korea, 2004.You are My Sunshine: Korean Contemporary Art 1960-2004, Total Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul, 2004.Re-viewing Daegu Art: Daegu Contemporary Art Festival '74-'79, Daegu Culture and Arts Center, South Korea, 2004.Inaugural Exhibition of Jeonbuk Museum of Art, Jeonbuk Museum of Art, Wan ju, South Korea, 2004.2003 Drawing: Its New Horizons, Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Deoksugung, Seoul, 2003.The 1st Daegu International Performance Document, Daegu Culture and Arts Center, South Korea, 2003.2001 Korean Contemporary Arts from the mid-1960s to mid-1970s: Age of Transition and Dynamics, Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Gwacheon, South Korea, 2001.2000 The 3rd Gwangju Biennale: The Facet of Korean & Japanese Contemporary Art, Gwangju Museum of Art, South Korea, 2000.Media City Seoul 2000: Subway Project, Seoul City Hall Station, Seoul, 2000.1999The 4th Culture Group: Environment & Culture, Minchon Art Center, Jeon ju, South Korea, 1999.1996Asian Contemporary Art Festival, Daegu Culture and Arts Center, South Korea, 1996.The Present and Future of Korean Contemporary Art, Hongik Museum of Art, Seoul, 1996.1994 300 Seconds Spot Event, Tuh Gallery, Seoul, 1994.Inaugural Exhibition of "The 4th Culture Group", Performance Art Festival, Gunsan Civic Cultural Center, South Korea, 1994.1993 The 1st Exhibition of Scattered and Gathered Artists and Art, Do-ol Art Center, Seoul, 1993.1991 DMZ Cultural Movement Exhibition, Seoul Arts Center, Seoul, 1991.A Groping for the Identity of Korean Contemporary Art II: The Art in the 'Reduction' and 'Expansion' Period, Hanwon Gallery, Seoul, 1991.1990 From Panmunjeom to Brandenburg 1945-1990, Sigong Gallery, Seoul, 1990.Proposal from the East, Sagacho Archives, Tokyo, 1990.New Spirit of the 90s, Kumho Museum, Seoul, 1990.Celebrating Exhibition for the Opening of Seoul Arts Center, Hangaram Art Museum, Seoul, 1990.1989 Arts as Concept and Method, Gallery 2000, Seoul, 1989.Proposal from the East, Dongsoong Arts Center, Seoul, 1989.Message and Communication, Cheongnam Museum, Seoul, 1989.1988 Korean Contemporary Art Exhibition, Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Gwacheon, South Korea, 1988.Premonition of Objects, Now Gallery, Seoul, 1988.Today's Art: Horizontality and Verticality, Zukashin Hall, Osaka, 1988.1987 Gallery Hyundai Inaugural Exhibition - Artists of the 1980s, Gallery Hyundai, Seoul, 1987.Contemporary Art of Seoul & Yokohama, Art Cosmos Center, Seoul, 1987.Biennale Commissioner's Exhibition of Young Artists, Nouveau Gallery, Busan, South Korea, 1987.Invitation Exhibition of Contemporary Art '87, Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Gwacheon, South Korea, 1987.1986 The Past and Present of Korean Contemporary Art, Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Gwacheon, South Korea, 1986.'86 Contemporary Art of Seoul and Asia, Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Gwacheon, South Korea, 1986.Contemporary Art of Seoul & Yokohama, Kanagawa Kenmin Hall, Yokohama, Japan, 1986.'86 Seoul Performance and Installation Art, Art Cosmos Center, Seoul, 1986.Examination on Contemporary Art, Baeksong Gallery, Seoul, 1986.1985 Kunsan International Show '85, Jeonbuk Arts Center, Jeonju, South Korea, 1985.Experience of Objects, Hu Gallery, Seoul, 1985.1984 Korean Contemporary Art: The Trend of the 1970s, Taipei Fine Arts Museum, 1984.Korean Contemporary Art: An Aspect in the Latter Half of the 1970s, Fine Arts Center, Seoul, 1984.1983 Grand Exhibition of Shin-han-sung-wha Group, Spring Gallery, Taipei, 1984.Korean Contemporary Art: An Aspect in the Latter Half of the 1970s, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum. Traveled to: Tochigi, Japan, 1984.Korean Contemporary Art, The Foundation Eng. Antonio de Almeida, Porto, Portugal, 1984.1982 Contemporary Paper Craft and Paper Composition, Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul. Traveled to: Kyoto, 1982.Municipal Museum of Art, Kyoto; The Museum of Modern Art, Saitama, Japan, 1982.Ecole de Seoul, Kwanhoon Gallery, Seoul, 1982.1981 Lisbon International Show '81, National Gallery of Modern Art, Lisbon, 1981.The 2nd Contemporary Art Workshop, Dongduk Art Museum, Seoul, 1981.Drawing '81, Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul, 1981.1980 The 7th ST Exhibition, Dongduk Art Museum, Seoul, 1980.The 6th Seoul Contemporary Art Festival, Fine Arts Center, Seoul, 1980.Grand Exhibition of Korean Prints and Drawings, Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul, 1980.Contemporary Asian Art Show 1980, Fukuoka Art Museum, Japan, 1980.1979 Lisbon International Show 79, National Gallery of Modern Art, Lisbon, 1979.Ecole de Seoul, Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul, 1979.The 15th Bienal de São Paulo, São Paulo, 1979.The 5th Daegu Contemporary Art Festival, South Korea, 1979.1978 Trend of the Korean Modern Art for the Past 20 Years, Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul, 1978.The 4th Daegu Contemporary Art Festival, Daegu, South Korea, 1978.1977 Event of Two Artists - Lee Kun-Yong and Yoon Jin-sup, Seoul Gallery, 1977.The 6th ST Exhibition, Gyunji Gallery, Seoul, 1977.The 3rd Daegu Contemporary Art Festival, Daegu, South Korea, 1977.1976 The 5th ST Exhibition, Publishing Culture Hall, Seoul, 1976.The 8th International Festival of Painting, Grimaldi Castle Museum, Cagnes-su r-Mer, France, 1976.Event of Four Artists, Seoul Gallery, 1976.1975 Event of Three Artists, Growrich Gallery, Seoul, 1975.The 4th AG Exhibition, Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul, 1975.The 2nd Daegu Contemporary Art Festival, Daegu, South Korea, 1975.The 4th ST Exhibition, Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul, 1975.SPACE Art Prize Competition Exhibition, Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul, 1975.The 3rd Independent Exhibition, Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul, 1975.Today's Method, Baekrok Gallery, Seoul, 1975.1974 The 1st Daegu Contemporary Art Festival, Daegu, South Korea, 1974.The 3rd ST Exhibition, Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul, 1974.Seoul Biennale, Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul, 1974.1973 The 2nd ST Exhibition, Myeongdong Gallery, Seoul, 1973.The 8th Paris Biennale, Musee d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, 1973.1972 The 3rd AG Exhibition, Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul, 1972.The 1st Independent Exhibition, Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul, 1972.1971 The 2nd AG Exhibition, Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul, 1971.The 10th Exhibition of Korean Artists Association, Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul, 1971.The 1st ST Exhibition, National Information Center, Seoul, 1971. Public Collections Lee Kun-Yong Public Collections Amorepacific Museum of Art, SeoulArt Sonje Center, SeoulBusan Museum of Art, South KoreaDaegu Art Museum, South KoreaDaejeon Museum of Art, South KoreaGidang Art Museum, Seogwipo, South KoreaGuggenheim Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesGyeonggi Museum of Modern Art, Ansan, South KoreaHongik Museum of Art, Hongik University, SeoulIndang Museum, Daegu, South KoreaJeju Museum of Art, South KoreaJeonbuk Museum of Art, Wanju, South KoreaJeonnam Museum of Art, Gwangyang, South KoreaLeeum, Samsung Museum of Art, SeoulLong Museum, ShanghaiLos Angeles County Museum of ArtMMCA Art Bank, SeoulMuseu de Arte Contemporânea de Serralves, Porto, PortugalMuseum SAN, Wonju, South KoreaNational Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, SeoulSeMA - Photography Seoul Museum of ArtThe Rachofsky House, Dallas, TexasS2A, SeoulSchema Art Museum, Cheongju, South KoreaSeongnam Cube Art Museum, South KoreaSeoul Museum of ArtSeoul Olympic Museum of Art, SeoulSolomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New YorkSuwon Museum of Art, South KoreaTate, LondonThe Warehouse, Dallas, TexasYang Won Sun Foundation, Hong KongYellow Dragon Library, Kunsan National University, Gunsan, South Korea Periodicals Lee Kun-Yong Periodicals 2025Lee, Hyanghwi. "Close to Seoul, Spacious—Why Artists Are Flocking Here." Maeil Business Newspaper, 7 November 2025. https://www.mk.co.kr/en/culture/11462718Lee, Kun-Yong. "BMW Korea marks 30th year with Lee Kun-yong i7 showcase." The Korea Herald, 4 September 2025. https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10568738Lee, Kun-Yong. “Lines That Find Than Define: Kun-Yong Lee x Samsung Art Store." Samsung Newsroom, 2 June 2025. https://news.samsung.com/global/interview-lines-that-find-than-define-kun-yong-lee-x-samsung-art-storePappas, Thanos. "BMW Art Car Transforms Luxury EV Into A Surreal Work Of Rolling Chaos." CarScoops, 29 August 2025. https://www.carscoops.com/2025/08/art-car-treatment-tries-to-make-the-bmw-i7-look-fancier/Park, Yuna. "Six decades of Korean contemporary art unfold in UAE’s largest showcase." The Korea Herald, 16 May 2025. https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10489249Williams, Evan. "BMW And Lee Kun-Yong Deliver The Latest Art Car In Seoul." CarBuzz, 31 August 2025. https://carbuzz.com/bmw-7-series-art-car-seoul/2024“Art Basel Hong Kong 2024 | Exclusive conversation with the top 10 international art galleries.” ARTnews, 27 March 2024. https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/AYXcbvkFFoSYJVjl3lt9YAGoodman, Jonathan. “Alicja Kwade at Pace Gallery” (exhibition review). Whitehot Magazine, 11 September 2025. https://whitehotmagazine.com/articles/alicja-kwade-at-pace-gallery/7207“Pace presents Lee Kun-Yong's first exhibition in Switzerland” (exhibition preview). ArtDaily, 19 August 2024. https://artdaily.com/news/173133/Pace-presents-Lee-Kun-Yong-s-first-exhibition-in-SwitzerlandRusseth, Andrew. “6 Standouts at Art Basel Miami Beach: From Claude Cahun’s Surrealist Photos to a Tour-De-Force Ernie Barnes.” Artnet News, 6 December 2024. https://news.artnet.com/market/art-basel-miami-beach-standout-works-2581042Yuna, Park. “Lady Dior handbag re-imagined by three Korean artists.” The Korea Herald, 17 January 2024. https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20240117000629.2023Bassan, Marco. “Ancient Future. Interview with Korean Artist Lee Kun-Yong” (Pace Gallery exhibition review). Artribune, 26 July 2023. https://www.artribune.com/professioni-e-professionisti/who-is-who/2023/07/futuro-antico-intervista-lee-kun-yong/Lee, Kun-Yong. “Interview with Lee Kun-yong" (Pace Gallery exhibition review). Interview with Lee, So-young. Marie Claire Korea, 7 September 2023. https://www.marieclairekorea.com/culture/2023/09/art/Natal-San Miguel, Ruben. “Summer Exhibitions at PACE Galleries” (exhibition reviews). Whitehot Magazine, 18 July 2023. https://whitehotmagazine.com/articles/summer-exhibitions-at-pace-galleries/5902“Only the Young: Experimental Art in Korea, 1960s–1970s.” Apollo, 25 August 2023. https://www.apollo-magazine.com/only-the-young-experimental-art-in-korea-1960s-1970s/Park, Yuna. “Korea's experimental artists reborn in different context at MMCA” (National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Korea exhibition review). The Korea Herald, 8 July 2023. https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20230707000668Russeth, Andrew. “Ephemeral but Unforgettable: Korean Experimental Art Is Having a Star Turn.” The New York Times, 31 August 2023. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/31/arts/design/korean-experimental-art-guggenheim.htmlVilla, Angelica. “Under-Recognized South Korean Artists Come into Focus at the Guggenheim Museum.” ARTnews, 8 September 2023. https://www.artnews.com/art-news/artists/under-recognized-south-korean-artists-focus-og-guggenheim-museum-show-1234678898/.2022Ahn, Dong-Sun. "Questions able to be Raised in the Realm of Art." Bazaar Magazine, February 2022: 52-59, illustratedGaskin, Sam. “Lee Kun-Yong, Painter of Bodyscapes, Joins Pace Gallery.” Ocula Magazine, 14 January 2022. https://ocula.com/magazine/art-news/lee-kun-yong-painter-of-bodyscapes-joins-pace/.Kumar, Rahul. “STIR in conversation with Lee Kun-Yong, the Korean avant garde artist” (Pace Gallery exhibition review). STIRworld, 3 May 2022. https://www.stirworld.com/see-features-stir-in-conversation-with-lee-kun-yong-the-korean-avant-garde-artistKun-Yong, Lee. "Bodily Communication." Interview with Hayoung Chung. Plus Magazine, No. 5, Fall/Winter 2022.Lee Kun-Yong. "STIR in conversation with Lee Kun-Yong, the Korean avant garde artist." Interview with Rahul Kumar. StirWorld, 3 May 2022.Park, Yuna. “[Well-curated weekend] Feast your eyes on art around town.” The Korea Herald, 2 September 2022. https://m.koreaherald.com/amp/view.php?ud=20220901000800Russeth, Andrew. “Korean Artist Lee Kun-Yong, Whose Vital Work Bridges Performance and Abstraction, Joins Pace Gallery.” ARTnews, 12 January 2022. https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/lee-kun-yong-joins-pace-gallery-1234615509/.2021Yoon, Jin-Sup. “Leader of the Korean Avant-Garde Movement, Portrait of a Young Artist.” Art in Culture (November 2021):102-107, illustrated.Chae, Ji-Sun. “Body as a Compass... Seeing Lee Kun-Yong's Bodyscape Series At Once.” (Gallery Hyundai exhibition review). Hankook Ilbo, 15 September 2021.https://www.hankookilbo.com/News/Read/A2021091514120005207Cho, Sang-In. “Brushstrokes that test the limits of the human body...Becoming New Ways of Artistic Expression” (Gallery Hyundai exhibition review). SE Daily News, 26 September 2021.https://www.sedaily.com/NewsVIew/22RM55E59KKim, Eun-Jin. “Art Delivered through the ‘Body’...Artist Lee Kun-Yong's Snail’s Gallop.” (Gyeonggi Museum of Modern Art exhibition review). Kyeonggi Ilbo, 1 April 2021. https://www.kyeonggi.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=2355942Kim, Han-Jung. “Lee Kun-yong: ‘How paintings are created.’” Art Korea TV News, 14 June 2021.http://www.artkoreatv.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=78412Kim, Hyung-Soon. “Getting into an Art School by Drawing Back of the Head of Apollo Belvedere Sculpture... an Artist in His 80s who Paints with His Entire Body” (Gallery Hyundai exhibition review). 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Newsis, 8 September 2021. https://newsis.com/view/?id=NISX20210908_0001576531Park, Yuna. “Avant-garde Lee Kun-yong uses his movements for ‘Body Scape’ series” (Gallery Hyundai exhibition review). The Korea Herald, 7 October 2021. http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20211006000920Park, Yuna. “Gallery Hyundai presents Korea’s experimental art at Art Basel Miami.” The Korea Herald, 2 December 2021. http://m.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20211202000696“Lee Kun-yong's Bodyscape... Seeing art outside of the realm of art.” (Gallery Hyundai exhibition review). MK News, 8 September 2021. https://www.mk.co.kr/news/culture/view/2021/09/868061/2020Chung, Sang-Hyuk. “Artist Lee Kun-Yong Selected as ‘One of the 35 Artists to Watch Out’ in Artsy.” Chosun Ilbo, 23 September 2020.https://www.chosun.com/national/people/2020/09/23/FGISY33DDVGPTOBOVYFQCDQ4LQ/Kwon, Mee-Yoo. “Gallery Hyundai celebrates 50th anniversary with experimental artists” (Gallery Hyundai exhibition review). The Korea Times, 10 July 2020.https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/culture/2021/02/145_292590.htmlLee, Ki-Lim. “Korea’s ‘First Generation Performance Artist’ Lee Kun-Yong Selected as One of the Artists to Look Out Now in Artsy.” News1, 23 September 2020. https://www.news1.kr/articles/?4068223Park, Yuna. “South Korean avant-garde art to be introduced at Guggenheim Museum in 2022.” The Korea Herald, 20 October 2020. http://m.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20201020000876Suh, Hwa-Dong. “Artwork Rendered with the Body...Lee Kun-Yong's ‘Bodyscape’ Series.” Han Kyung News, 12 October 2020. https://www.hankyung.com/life/article/2020101201461“Remembering Lee Kun-Yong.” Jeonbook Ilbo, 15 June 2020. https://www.jjan.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=20851152019Kim, Mee-Han. “Lee Kun-yong: Just the Way He Is.” Noblesse, 9 September 2019.https://www.noblesse.com/home/news/magazine/detail.php?no=8906Kim, Tae-Sung. “Avant-Garde Master Artist Lee Kun-Yong Expands the Landscape of Korean Contemporary Art.” NBN News, 22 April 2019. http://www.nbnnews.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=259730Kwon, Mee-Yoo. “Lee Kun-yong draws with his body” (Pace Gallery exhibition review). 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Koya Culture, 15 July 2014. https://www.koya-culture.com/mobile/article.html?no=962102007Kim, Chang-Sup. “Lee Kun-Yong's Bodyscape Exhibition.” (Hyundai Gallery exhibition review). The Korea Times, 15 August 2007. http://m.koreatimes.com/article/20070815/399249 Books and Catalogues Lee Kun-Yong Books 2024For What It’s Worth: Value Systems in Art since 1960 (exhibition catalogue). Texts by Thomas Feulmer, Lisa Le Feuvre, Cindy Rachofsky and Howard Rachofsky. New York: Monacelli, 2024: 164, illustrated.2023Only the Young: Experimental Art in South Korea, 1960s-1970s (exhibition catalogue). Texts by Kyung An, Kang Soojung, Cho Soojin, Joan Kee, and Yeilim Lee, et al. New York: Guggenheim Museum Publications, 2023.2022Lee Kun Yong. Texts by Joan Kee and Lee Kun-yong. Seoul: aMart Publications Inc., 2022.2021Human, 7 questions (exhibition brochure). Seoul: Leeum Museum of Art, Seoul: 5–6, illustrated.Human, 7 questions (exhibition catalogue). Texts by Kwak June Young, Seo Dongwook, and Shin Sang Gyu. Seoul: Leeum Museum of Art, Seoul: no. 10, illustrated.2020Korean Art from 1953: Collision, Innovation, Interaction. Texts by Yeon Shim Chung, Sunjung Kim, Kimberly Chung and Keith B. Wagner. New York: Phaidon, 2020.2019Lee, Kun-Yong. Lee Kun-Yong. New York: Pace Gallery, 2019.Lee Kun-Yong: Relay – Life (exhibition catalogue). Texts by Cho Eunchung and Massimiliano. Busan, South Korea: Busan Museum of Art, 2019.2016Lee, Kun-Yong. Lee Kun-Yong: Event Logical. Seoul: Gallery Hyundai, 2016.2014Lee Kun-Yong: In Snail’s Gallop (exhibition catalogue). Texts by Chung Hyung-Min, Kim Kyoung-woon, and Yang Jeongmu. Gwacheon, South Korea and Seoul: Chung Hyung-Min; National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, 2014. (Catalogue)2012Lee, Kun-Yong. Lee Kun-Yong: Art is Always Pessimistic but Still Optimistic. Seoul: aMart Publications, Inc., 2021.1994Lee, Kun-Yong. Kun-Yong Lee. Seoul: Sigongsa, 1994.