Lee Ufan: Marking Infinity

Synopsis

The First North American Museum Retrospective Devoted To Artist, Philosopher, And Poet Lee Ufan (b. 1936, Korea), Lee Ufan: Marking Infinity Charts Lee's Creation Of A Visual, Conceptual, And Theoretical Language That Has Radicalized And Expanded The Possibilities For Sculpture And Painting. Deeply Versed In Modern Philosophy, Lee Is An Influential Writer On Aesthetics And Contemporary Art And Is Recognized As The Key Theorist Of Mono-ha, An Antiformalist, Materials-based Art Movement That Developed In Tokyo In The Late 1960s.--book Jacket. Stand Still A Moment / Alexandra Munroe -- The Poetics Of Gaze / Tatehata Akira -- Writings By Lee Ufan / Compiled By Alexandra Munroe And Reiko Tomii. Alexandra Munroe ; With Contributions By Tatehata Akira And Mika Yoshitake. Published To Accompany An Exhibition At The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, Jun. 24-sept. 28, 2011. The First North American Museum Retrospective Devoted To Artist, Philosopher, And Poet Lee Ufan (b. 1936, Korea), Lee Ufan: Marking Infinity Charts Lee's Creation Of A Visual, Conceptual, And Theoretical Language That Has Radicalized And Expanded The Possibilities For Sculpture And Painting. Deeply Versed In Modern Philosophy, Lee Is An Influential Writer On Aesthetics And Contemporary Art And Is Recognized As The Key Theorist Of Mono-ha, An Antiformalist, Materials-based Art Movement That Developed In Tokyo In The Late 1960s. --book Jacket. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 196-198).