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A blank stare like a gasp Installation view
2023, ShugoArts
A blank stare like a gasp Installation view
2023, ShugoArts
A blank stare like a gasp Installation view
2023, ShugoArts
Iʼll take (A). Installation view
2023, Hong-gah Museum, Taipei
Photo credit: Wang Jing Shi
Iʼll take (A). Installation view
2023, Hong-gah Museum, Taipei
Photo credit: Wang Jing Shi
Lovers on the Beach Installation view
2021-2022, West Den Haag, Den Haag, the Netherlands
Photo credit: Courtesy of the artist and West Den Haag
Lovers on the Beach Installation view
2021-2022, West Den Haag, Den Haag, the Netherlands
Photo credit: Courtesy of the artist and West Den Haag
(Screenshot) Installation view
2020, ShugoArts
(Screenshot) Installation view
2020, ShugoArts
(Screenshot) Installation view
2020, ShugoArts
Lyon Biennial Installation view
2019, France
Resonance of a sad smile Installation view
2019, Art Sonje Center, Seoul, Korea
ʻWe used to be more sensitive.ʼ Installation view
2018, Hara Museum, Tokyo, Japan
ʻWe used to be more sensitive.ʼ Installation view
2018, Hara Museum, Tokyo, Japan
ʻWe used to be more sensitive.ʼ Installation view
2018, Hara Museum, Tokyo, Japan
‘We used to be more sensitive.’installation view
2018, Hara Museum of Contemporary Art
ʻWe used to be more sensitive.ʼ Installation view
2018, Hara Museum of Contemporary Art
Not untitled Installation view
2017, ShugoArts
Not untitled Installation view
2017, ShugoArts
Not untitled Installation view
2017, ShugoArts
Kathmandu International Festival Installation view
2017, Kathmandu, Nepal
Hold your breath, dance slowly Installation view
2016, The Walker Art Centre, Minneapolis, USA
Hold your breath, dance slowly Installation view
2016, The Walker Art Centre, Minneapolis, USA
Hold your breath, dance slowly Installation view
2016, The Walker Art Centre, Minneapolis, USA
Hold your breath, dance slowly Installation view
2016, The Walker Art Centre, Minneapolis, USA
Hold your breath, dance slowly Installation view
2016, The Walker Art Centre, Minneapolis, USA
A small sound in your head Installation view
2016, S.M.A.K, Ghent, Belgium
A small sound in your head Installation view
2016, S.M.A.K, Ghent, Belgium
A small sound in your head Installation view
2016, S.M.A.K, Ghent, Belgium
The voice behind me Installation view
2015, Shiseido Gallery, Tokyo
Courtesy Shiseido Gallery, Photo by Ken Kato
The voice behind me Installation view
2015, Shiseido Gallery, Tokyo
Courtesy Shiseido Gallery, Photo by Ken Kato
The voice behind me Installation view
2015, Shiseido Gallery, Tokyo
Courtesy Shiseido Gallery, Photo by Ken Kato
The voice behind me Installation view
2015, Shiseido Gallery, Tokyo
Courtesy Shiseido Gallery, Photo by Ken Kato
By the way Installation view
2014, ShugoArts
'You, (you).' installation view
2013, 第55回ヴェニス・ビエンナーレ 香港館
courtesy M+, WKCDA and HKADC, photo by David Levene
'You, (you).' Installation view
2013, the 55th Venice Biennale, Italy
Courtesy the artist, M+, WKCDA and HKADC, Photo by David Levene
'You, (you).' – Lee Kit installation view
2013, 55th La Biennale di Venezia, Hong Kong pavilion courtesy M+, WKCDA and HKADC, photo by David Levene
Well, that's just a chill. Installation view
2010, ShugoArts
Sunday afternoon : picnic with friends and hand-printed cloth at Yung Shu O, sai Kung
2003, acrylic on fabric, photo document
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- Born in Hong Kong in 1978. Currently based in Taipei, Lee has taken part in residency programs all over the world, including the US, Europe and Asia. In his art practice, Lee utilizes various media such as projector light, videos, sounds, words and found objects, and his artworks represent the artist’s desire to continuously blaze a trail for new expressions of painting. Having been born and raised in Hong Kong, a city that has been susceptible to political turbulence, Lee has been conscious of the current socio-political climate. He incorporates intricate expressions to provide an opportunity for the viewers to reconsider their relationships with society and others, and the nature of his artwork is what makes his exhibition spaces site-specific, reflecting the ambience and emotions of each location.
Selected solo exhibitions: A blank stare like a gasp, ShugoArts, Tokyo, 2023; Lovers on the Beach, West Den Haag, Den Haag, 2021-2022; (Screenshot), ShugoArts, Tokyo, 2020; Resonance of a sad smile, Art Sonje Center, Seoul, 2019; ‘We used to be more sensitive.’, Hara Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo, 2018; The Enormous Space, OCAT, Shenzhen, China, 2018; Not untitled, ShugoArts, Tokyo, 2017; A small sound in your head, S.M.A.K, Ghent, 2016; Hold your breath, dance slowly, The Walker Art Centre, Minneapolis, USA, 2016; The voice behind me, Shiseido Gallery, Tokyo, 2015; ʻYou (you).ʼ, the 55th Venice Biennale, 2013. - cv
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A blank stare like a gasp
2023.11.18 Sat - 12.23 Sat
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The second “Portfolio” series
2023.11.16 Thu
The second "Portfolio," an editioned work by Lee Kit, is now complete.
The 12 images printed on watercolor paper are selected from images Kit has taken on a daily basis over the past decade. In addition, the texts from his journal are included as well as the images. Compared to the previous edition, this work focuses more on color and texture, and the imagery is more abstract. These works, which are visual entities apart from any specific meaning or context, will be presented for the first time in his solo exhibition A blank stare like a gasp. The installation consists of works including, but not limited to, spray paint on metal plates, shiny walls created by transparent tape, a surface layer of destroyed metal, and projections used as light.
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ShugoArts Show
2023.1.14 Sat - 3.10 Fri
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LOVERS ON THE BEACH, West Den Haag
2021.9.4 Sat - 2022.3.6 Sun
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Portfolio the first editioned artwork created by Lee Kit
2020.12.25 Fri
ShugoArts is pleased to announce the completion of Portfolio, the first editioned artwork created by Lee Kit.
This group of new artworks—which plays an important role in his solo exhibition (Screenshot) currently on view at ShugoArts—is from a photo documentary that he has been posting on Facebook for the past six years. As Kit calls it a photo-documentary or photo-album, Portfolio is a record of his daily life while showing that Kit’s artistic practice is always moving forward. In this work ten images are inkjet printed on Arches watercolor paper. As befits Kit, who aims to expand “painting” by replicating images and projecting light, this group of works is printed as if it were painted on watercolor paper and can be considered as “works on paper.”
The ten prints are packaged in a folder-like box with a text written by the artist.
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(Screenshot) installation movie
2020, ShugoArts
2020.12.12 Sat - 2021.1.30 Sat
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(Screenshot)
2020.12.12 Sat - 2021.1.30 Sat
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Time Flows: Reflections by 5 Artists
Hara Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo
2020.9.19 Sat - 2021.1.11 Mon
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Participate: 15th Biennale de Lyon Contemporary Art, Lyon, France
2019.9.18 Wed - 2020.1.5 Sun
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Solo Exhibition : Resonance of a sad smile, Art Sonje Center, Seoul
2019.3.1 Fri - 4.28 Sun
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Solo Exhibition: ‘We used to be more sensitive.’Hara Museum of Contemporary Art
2018.9.16 Sun - 12.24 Mon
Hours: 11:00 am – 5:00 pm, Wednesdays until 8:00 pm (5:00 pm if a national holiday)(last entry 30 minutes before
closing)
Closed: Mondays (except September 17, 24, October 8 and December 24), September 18, 25 and October 9
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*Free Japanese-language tours are given by a museum curator every Sunday and national holiday, starting at 2:30 pm and lasting about 30 minutes. No reservation is required. Free mini-tours in English are also available upon request.
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Solo Exhibition：LINGER ON, YOUR LIT-UP SHADECasa Masaccio, Centro per l’Arte Contemporanea, Italy
2018.6.23 Sat - 9.9 Sun
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Masaya CHIBA, Masato KOBAYASHI, LEE Kit, Atsushi YAMAMOTO
How to live #2 at Roppongi
2018.5.25 Fri - 6.23 Sat
Curation：Masaya CHIBA
Text：Jitsuzo TAKEDA
＜Opening Party with four artists＞
May 25 fri, from 6pm to 9pm
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Paticipate：The Enormous Space: Lee Kit & Cui Jie Double Solo ExhibitionOCAT Shenzhen
2018.1.20 Sat - 4.8 Sun
Dates ：January 20-April 8，2018
Venue：Exhibition Hall A and B,OCAT Shenzhen
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Not untitled
2017.4.15 Sat - 5.20 Sat
Opening hours: 11:00 – 19:00, Tue. to Sat.
Closed on Sun. Mon and public holidays
Opening Party: April 15 Sat, from 4pm
Venue: ShugoArts
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participate: All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace Palais de Tokyo
2017.2.3 Fri - 5.8 Mon
Open every day except Tuesdays, from noon until midnight
Palais de Tokyo
13, avenue du Président Wilson 75116 Paris