On the occasion of Lee Ufan's exhibition of new paintings at Pace Gallery in New York, the artist sat down with writer Philip Larratt-Smith to discuss his artistic practice, painting as an act of "empty consciousness," and art in the age of artificial intelligence.

Pace Gallery congratulates Lee Ufan and Yto Barrada for their inclusion in 2018's Art Basel Unlimited. Curated by the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden's Gianni Jetzer, the Unlimited sector of Art Basel is a platform for large-scale installations and sculptures, projected video works, live performances, and anything else that can’t be contained in the art fair booth. This year, the projects span the breadth of these media and formats, with new video works, performance works both new and old,

‘The work of art is a representation of the stage.’—Lee Ufan The Serpentine continues its exploration of public art with a sculptural commission by Lee Ufan, to be installed outside the Serpentine Gallery in Kensington Gardens in early February 2018. Lee Ufan came to prominence in the late 1960s as one of the major theoretical and practical proponents of the avant-garde Mono-ha group. The first contemporary art movement in Japan to gain international recognition, Mono-ha (Object School) reje