| Il Lee | |
|---|---|
| Hangul | 이일 |
| Revised Romanization | Yi Il |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yi Il |
Il Lee (born 1952) is a Korean American contemporary artist currently living in New York City. He is best known for working almost exclusively in the medium of ballpoint pen on paper and canvas. His works have been exhibited in Seoul, Paris, New York City and San Jose.[1] His work is minimalist in style and can be linked to Asian calligraphy.
Lee was born in Seoul, South Korea. He received his B.F.A. in painting from Hongik University in 1976. He then moved to New York and earned his M.F.A. from the Pratt Institute in 1982. It was around this time that he began working with ballpoint pens. His earlier works were all drawn on paper, but in recent years he has begun to work on larger primed canvases.[1]
Lee has been the subject of a critically acclaimed retrospective Il Lee: Ballpoint Abstractions at the San Jose Museum of Art.[2] and solo exhibitions at major cultural institutions including the Queens Museum of Art and The Vilcek Foundation in New York.[1]
In May 2010, Lee had a solo exhibition at the Trammell & Margaret Crow Collection of Asian Art in Dallas, Texas.[3]
Two works by Il Lee will be featured at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, along with works from the museum's permanent collection in a special installation on view from November 23, 2010-March 20, 2011.[4]
Lee is represented by Art Projects International in New York City.
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