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LEE UFAN: THE ART OF ENCOUNTER Amazon.co.uk Lisson Gallery (publication 42), originally published 2004, softback, 246 pages ISBN 0947830316 Born in South Korea in 1936, Lee Ufan briefly studied art at Seoul National University before enrolling in Japan’s Nihon University in 1956 as a student of philosophy. Lee returned to painting in the ’60s and co-founded the Mono-ha (School of Things) art movement, whose members were renowned for their use of simple, barely manipulated materials. Lee’s paintings and sculptures, which juxtapose the natural with the industrial, are characterized by repeated, minimal gestures that are continually updated.
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LEE UFAN: THE ART OF ENCOUNTER

Amazon.co.uk

Lisson Gallery (publication 42),

originally published 2004, softback, 246 pages

ISBN 0947830316

Born in South Korea in 1936, Lee Ufan briefly studied art at Seoul National University before enrolling in Japan’s Nihon University in 1956 as a student of philosophy. Lee returned to painting in the ’60s and co-founded the Mono-ha (School of Things) art movement, whose members were renowned for their use of simple, barely manipulated materials. Lee’s paintings and sculptures, which juxtapose the natural with the industrial, are characterized by repeated, minimal gestures that are continually updated.

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