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Lee Wan (b.1979) studied Sculpture at Dongguk University and earned a Master's degree in Media Art from the same university's Graduate School of Film and Digital Media. His work explores the impact and inevitable influences that globalization and capitalist systems have on individual lives, through various media including sculpture, installation, and video documentary. By capturing the intersection between vast socio-political structures and personal narratives, Lee Wan offers a critical perspective while prompting viewers to reflect on the essence of human existence. Since being selected as the representative artist for the Korean Pavilion at the 2017 Venice Biennale, he has gained sustained attention both at home and abroad, steadily expanding the reach of his artistic practice.
His major solo exhibitions include 《Random Access Memory, Chapter.3 'Record & Memory'》(House of Woonkyung, Seoul, Korea, 2024), 《Random Access Memory, Chapter.2 'Heir'》(ACT Ground, Hwaseong, Korea, 2023), and 《Lee Wan Solo Exhibition - 313art project》(Art Basel Hong Kong, 2019). He has also participated in notable group exhibitions such as 《The Irreplaceable Human》(Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Fredensborg Kommune, Denmark, 2023), On Boarding(Sungkok Art Museum, Seoul, Korea, 2023), and《Leeum Museum Collection Exhibition: Contemporary Korean Art》(Leeum Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea, 2019). His works are included in the collections of the Louis Vuitton Museum (Paris, France), Leeum Museum of Art(Seoul, Korea), and the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art(Gwacheon, Korea), among others.
Lee Wan (b.1979) studied sculpture at Dongguk University and received his MFA in Media Arts from Dongguk University. His work focuses on the impact and inevitability of globalization and the capitalist system on an individual's life, and is developed through various media such as sculpture, installation, and video documentary. By capturing the intersection of large-scale socio-political structures and individual narratives, the artist reveals a critical perspective and invites viewers to reflect on the meaning of human existence. Since being selected as the representative artist of the Korean Pavilion at the Venice Biennale in 2017, Lee has been steadily gaining attention in the domestic and international art world and continues to expand his scope of activity.
His major solo exhibitions include 《Random Access Memory 3: Records and Memories》(Unkyung Palace, Seoul, Korea, 2024), 《Random Access Memory 2: Heirs" (Hwaseong ICT Life Culture Center, Hwaseong, South Korea, 2023), and "Iwan Solo Exhibition - 313art project" (Art Basel Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 2019), and major group exhibitions include "The Irreplaceable Human" (Louisiana Museum of Art, Fredensborg, Denmark, 2023), "On Boarding" (Sungok Museum of Art, Seoul, South Korea, 2023), and "Korean Contemporary Art" (Lium Museum of Art, Seoul, South Korea, 2019). His works are in the collections of the Musée Louis Vuitton (Paris, France), Rium Museum of Art (Seoul, South Korea), and the National Museum of Contemporary Art (Gwacheon, South Korea).