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A blank stare like a gasp, 2023, ShugoArts

Photo by Shigeo Muto

A blank stare like a gasp, 2023, ShugoArts

Photo by Shigeo Muto

A blank stare like a gasp, 2023, ShugoArts

Photo by Shigeo Muto

Iʼll take (A). , 2023, Hong-gah Museum, Taipei
Photo by Wang Jing Shi

Iʼll take (A). , 2023, Hong-gah Museum, Taipei
Photo by Wang Jing Shi

Lovers on the Beach, 2021-2022, West Den Haag, Den Haag, the Netherlands
Courtesy of the artist and West Den Haag

Lovers on the Beach, 2021-2022, West Den Haag, Den Haag, the Netherlands

Courtesy of the artist and West Den Haag

(Screenshot),  2020, ShugoArts

Photo by Shigeo Muto

(Screenshot),  2020, ShugoArts

Photo by Shigeo Muto

(Screenshot),  2020, ShugoArts

Photo by Shigeo Muto

Lyon Biennial, 2019, France

Resonance of a sad smile, 2019, Art Sonje Center, Seoul, Korea

ʻWe used to be more sensitive.ʼ, 2018, Hara Museum, Tokyo, Japan

Photo by Shigeo Muto

ʻWe used to be more sensitive.ʼ, 2018, Hara Museum, Tokyo, Japan

Photo by Shigeo Muto

ʻWe used to be more sensitive.ʼ, 2018, Hara Museum, Tokyo, Japan

Photo by Shigeo Muto

ʻWe used to be more sensitive.ʼ, 2018, Hara Museum, Tokyo, Japan

Photo by Shigeo Muto

ʻWe used to be more sensitive.ʼ, 2018, Hara Museum, Tokyo, Japan

Photo by Shigeo Muto

Not untitled, 2017, ShugoArts

Photo by Shigeo Muto

Not untitled, 2017, ShugoArts

Photo by Shigeo Muto

Not untitled, 2017, ShugoArts

Photo by Shigeo Muto

Kathmandu International Festival, 2017, Kathmandu, Nepal

Hold your breath, dance slowly, 2016, The Walker Art Centre, Minneapolis, USA

Hold your breath, dance slowly, 2016, The Walker Art Centre, Minneapolis, USA

Hold your breath, dance slowly, 2016, The Walker Art Centre, Minneapolis, USA

Hold your breath, dance slowly, 2016, The Walker Art Centre, Minneapolis, USA

Hold your breath, dance slowly, 2016, The Walker Art Centre, Minneapolis, USA

A small sound in your head, 2016, S.M.A.K, Ghent, Belgium

A small sound in your head, 2016, S.M.A.K, Ghent, Belgium

A small sound in your head, 2016, S.M.A.K, Ghent, Belgium

The voice behind me, 2015, Shiseido Gallery, Tokyo
Courtesy Shiseido Gallery, Photo by Ken Kato

The voice behind me, 2015, Shiseido Gallery, Tokyo
Courtesy Shiseido Gallery, Photo by Ken Kato

The voice behind me, 2015, Shiseido Gallery, Tokyo
Courtesy Shiseido Gallery, Photo by Ken Kato

The voice behind me, 2015, Shiseido Gallery, Tokyo
Courtesy Shiseido Gallery, Photo by Ken Kato

By the way, 2014, ShugoArts

Photo by Shigeo Muto

‘You, (you).’ , 2013, the 55th Venice Biennale, Hong Kong Pavilion
courtesy M+, WKCDA and HKADC, photo by David Levene

‘You, (you).’ , 2013, the 55th Venice Biennale, Hong Kong Pavilion
courtesy M+, WKCDA and HKADC, photo by David Levene

‘You, (you).’ , 2013, the 55th Venice Biennale, Hong Kong Pavilion
courtesy M+, WKCDA and HKADC, photo by David Levene

Well, that’s just a chill. , 2010, ShugoArts

Photo by Shigeo Muto

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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A blank stare like a gasp, 2023, ShugoArts

Photo by Shigeo Muto

A blank stare like a gasp, 2023, ShugoArts

Photo by Shigeo Muto

A blank stare like a gasp, 2023, ShugoArts

Photo by Shigeo Muto

Iʼll take (A). , 2023, Hong-gah Museum, Taipei
Photo by Wang Jing Shi

Iʼll take (A). , 2023, Hong-gah Museum, Taipei
Photo by Wang Jing Shi

Lovers on the Beach, 2021-2022, West Den Haag, Den Haag, the Netherlands
Courtesy of the artist and West Den Haag

Lovers on the Beach, 2021-2022, West Den Haag, Den Haag, the Netherlands

Courtesy of the artist and West Den Haag

(Screenshot),  2020, ShugoArts

Photo by Shigeo Muto

(Screenshot),  2020, ShugoArts

Photo by Shigeo Muto

(Screenshot),  2020, ShugoArts

Photo by Shigeo Muto

Lyon Biennial, 2019, France

Resonance of a sad smile, 2019, Art Sonje Center, Seoul, Korea

ʻWe used to be more sensitive.ʼ, 2018, Hara Museum, Tokyo, Japan

Photo by Shigeo Muto

ʻWe used to be more sensitive.ʼ, 2018, Hara Museum, Tokyo, Japan

Photo by Shigeo Muto

ʻWe used to be more sensitive.ʼ, 2018, Hara Museum, Tokyo, Japan

Photo by Shigeo Muto

ʻWe used to be more sensitive.ʼ, 2018, Hara Museum, Tokyo, Japan

Photo by Shigeo Muto

ʻWe used to be more sensitive.ʼ, 2018, Hara Museum, Tokyo, Japan

Photo by Shigeo Muto

Not untitled, 2017, ShugoArts

Photo by Shigeo Muto

Not untitled, 2017, ShugoArts

Photo by Shigeo Muto

Not untitled, 2017, ShugoArts

Photo by Shigeo Muto

Kathmandu International Festival, 2017, Kathmandu, Nepal

Hold your breath, dance slowly, 2016, The Walker Art Centre, Minneapolis, USA

Hold your breath, dance slowly, 2016, The Walker Art Centre, Minneapolis, USA

Hold your breath, dance slowly, 2016, The Walker Art Centre, Minneapolis, USA

Hold your breath, dance slowly, 2016, The Walker Art Centre, Minneapolis, USA

Hold your breath, dance slowly, 2016, The Walker Art Centre, Minneapolis, USA

A small sound in your head, 2016, S.M.A.K, Ghent, Belgium

A small sound in your head, 2016, S.M.A.K, Ghent, Belgium

A small sound in your head, 2016, S.M.A.K, Ghent, Belgium

The voice behind me, 2015, Shiseido Gallery, Tokyo
Courtesy Shiseido Gallery, Photo by Ken Kato

The voice behind me, 2015, Shiseido Gallery, Tokyo
Courtesy Shiseido Gallery, Photo by Ken Kato

The voice behind me, 2015, Shiseido Gallery, Tokyo
Courtesy Shiseido Gallery, Photo by Ken Kato

The voice behind me, 2015, Shiseido Gallery, Tokyo
Courtesy Shiseido Gallery, Photo by Ken Kato

By the way, 2014, ShugoArts

Photo by Shigeo Muto

‘You, (you).’ , 2013, the 55th Venice Biennale, Hong Kong Pavilion
courtesy M+, WKCDA and HKADC, photo by David Levene

‘You, (you).’ , 2013, the 55th Venice Biennale, Hong Kong Pavilion
courtesy M+, WKCDA and HKADC, photo by David Levene

‘You, (you).’ , 2013, the 55th Venice Biennale, Hong Kong Pavilion
courtesy M+, WKCDA and HKADC, photo by David Levene

Well, that’s just a chill. , 2010, ShugoArts

Photo by Shigeo Muto

Sunday afternoon : picnic with friends and hand-printed cloth at Yung Shu O, sai Kung

2003, acrylic on fabric, photo document

Biography

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.

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A blank stare like a gasp

Sat, 18 NovemberSat, 23 December, 2023
ShugoArts Roppongi
LEE Kit, Anju MICHELE

ShugoArts Show LEE Kit and Anju Michele

Sat, 14 JanuarySat, 11 March, 2023
ShugoArts Roppongi
Masaya CHIBA, Masato KOBAYASHI, Aki KONDO, LEE Kit, Anju MICHELE, Yoriko TAKABATAKE

ShugoArts Show

Sat, 19 FebruarySat, 2 April, 2022
ShugoArts Roppongi
Masaya CHIBA, Yukio FUJIMOTO, Leiko IKEMURA, Masato KOBAYASHI, LEE Kit, Naofumi MARUYAMA, Anju MICHELE, Ritsue MISHIMA, MORIMURA Yasumasa, Yoriko TAKABATAKE, Shigeo TOYA, Tomoko YONEDA, Aki KONDO, Yukio FUJIMOTO, Carsten HÖLLER, Yuji ONO

ShugoArts Studio Opening

Thu, 4 NovemberSun, 7 November, 2021
ShugoArts Studio Tennoz
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LOVERS ON THE BEACH

Sat, 4 September, 2021Sun, 6 March, 2022
West Den Haag
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(Screenshot)

Sat, 12 December, 2020Sat, 30 January, 2021
ShugoArts Roppongi
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Time Flows: Reflections by 5 Artists

Sat, 19 September, 2020Mon, 11 January, 2021
Hara Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo
Masaya CHIBA, Yukio FUJIMOTO, LEE Kit, Anju MICHELE

ShugoArts Show

Sat, 8 FebruarySat, 4 April, 2020
ShugoArts Roppongi
Leiko IKEMURA, Masato KOBAYASHI, LEE Kit, Naofumi MARUYAMA, Yoriko TAKABATAKE

ShugoArts Show

Sat, 2 NovemberFri, 22 November, 2019
ShugoArts Roppongi
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15th Biennale de Lyon Contemporary Art

Wed, 18 September, 2019Sun, 5 January, 2020
15th Biennale de Lyon Contemporary Art
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Resonance of a sad smile

Fri, 1 MarchSun, 28 April, 2019
Art Sonje Center, Seoul
Leiko IKEMURA, Masato KOBAYASHI, LEE Kit, Anju MICHELE, Ritsue MISHIMA, Yoriko TAKABATAKE, Shigeo TOYA

ShugoArts Show

Sat, 16 FebruarySat, 6 April, 2019
ShugoArts Roppongi
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We used to be more sensitive.

Sun, 16 SeptemberMon, 24 December, 2018
Hara Museum of Contemporary Art
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LINGER ON, YOUR LIT-UP SHADE

Sat, 23 JuneSun, 9 September, 2018
Casa Masaccio, Centro per l’Arte Contemporanea
Masaya CHIBA, Masato KOBAYASHI, LEE Kit, Atsushi YAMAMOTO

How to live #2 at Roppongi

Fri, 25 MaySat, 23 June, 2018
ShugoArts Roppongi
Masaya CHIBA, Yukio FUJIMOTO, Leiko IKEMURA, Masato KOBAYASHI, Aki KONDO, LEE Kit, Naofumi MARUYAMA, Ritsue MISHIMA, MORIMURA Yasumasa, Yuji ONO, Kana TAGUCHI, Shigeo TOYA, Tomoko YONEDA

ShugoArts Show

Sat, 10 FebruarySat, 7 April, 2018
ShugoArts Roppongi
Naofumi MARUYAMA, Masaya CHIBA, Leiko IKEMURA, Masato KOBAYASHI, Aki KONDO, LEE Kit, Ritsue MISHIMA, MORIMURA Yasumasa, Yoriko TAKABATAKE, Shigeo TOYA, Tomoko YONEDA, Takeshi MAKISHIMA, Kana TAGUCHI

From the 1980s to the 2010s

Sat, 3 JuneSat, 8 July, 2017
ShugoArts Roppongi
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Not untitled

Sat, 15 AprilSat, 20 May, 2017
ShugoArts Roppongi
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Kathmandu Triennale 2017　”The City, My Studio / The City, My Life”

Fri, 24 MarchSun, 9 April, 2017
Taragaun Museum
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The more I ignore you, the closer you get.

Sat, 18 FebruarySun, 9 April, 2017
The Cube Project Space, Taipei, Taiwan
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All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace

Fri, 3 FebruaryMon, 8 May, 2017
Palais de Tokyo
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A small sound in your head

Sat, 28 MaySun, 4 September, 2016
S.M.A.K. the Municipal Museum of Contemporary Art - Ghent
Leiko IKEMURA, Masato KOBAYASHI, Naofumi MARUYAMA, MORIMURA Yasumasa, Shigeo TOYA, Ritsue MISHIMA, Takuma NAKAHIRA, Tomoko YONEDA, Masaya CHIBA, Kazuna TAGUCHI, LEE Kit, Aki KONDO, Yoshihiro SUDA, Yoriko TAKABATAKE

ShugoArts: Weekend Gallery in Mishuku

Sun, 13 SeptemberSun, 25 October, 2015
ShugoArts Weekend Gallery Mishuku
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The Voice Behind Me

Tue, 2 JuneSun, 26 July, 2015
Shiseido Gallery
Leiko IKEMURA, Masato KOBAYASHI, Naofumi MARUYAMA, MORIMURA Yasumasa, Shigeo TOYA, Yukio FUJIMOTO, Ritsue MISHIMA, Takuma NAKAHIRA, Tomoko YONEDA, Masaya CHIBA, Kazuna TAGUCHI, LEE Kit, Aki KONDO, Yoriko TAKABATAKE, LAMDARK Kesang, Shinichiro KANO, Boris MIKHAILOV, Takuya IKEZAKI, Mitsuhiro IKEDA, Carsten HÖLLER, Ylva OGLAND, Tadasuke IWANAGA, Makiko MASUTANI, Runa ISLAM

ShugoArts Show

Fri, 20 MarchSat, 11 April, 2015
ShugoArts Kiyosumi
Teppei KANEUJI, LEE Kit, Kesang LAMDARK

MATERIAL ANALYSIS

Sat, 15 NovemberSat, 20 December, 2014
ShugoArts Kiyosumi
Leiko IKEMURA, Masato KOBAYASHI, Naofumi MARUYAMA, MORIMURA Yasumasa, Kodai NAKAHARA, Yukio FUJIMOTO, Masaya CHIBA, Mitsuhiro IKEDA, Teppei KANEUJI, Chiro MORI, LEE Kit, Aki KONDO, Shinichiro KANO, Takuya IKEZAKI, Tadasuke IWANAGA, Makiko MASUTANI, Yoriko TAKABATAKE

Shape of Picture

Tue, 2 SeptemberSat, 27 September, 2014
ShugoArts Kiyosumi
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By the way,

Sat, 11 JanuarySat, 15 February, 2014
ShugoArts Kiyosumi
Leiko IKEMURA, MORIMURA Yasumasa, Shigeo TOYA, Boris MIKHAILOV, Carsten HÖLLER, Yukio FUJIMOTO, Ritsue MISHIMA, Takuma NAKAHIRA, Tomoko YONEDA, Masaya CHIBA, Mitsuhiro IKEDA, Ylva OGLAND, Kazuna TAGUCHI, LEE Kit, Takuya IKEZAKI, Teppei KANEUJI, shinichiro KANO, Masato KOBAYASHI, Aki KONDO, Naofumi MARUYAMA

The ShugoArts Show recent works / early works

Tue, 19 MarchSat, 13 April, 2013
ShugoArts Kiyosumi
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Well, that’s just a chill.

Sat, 30 OctoberSat, 20 November, 2010
ShugoArts Kiyosumi
Masaya CHIBA, Yukio FUJIMOTO, Leiko IKEMURA, Masato KOBAYASHI, Aki KONDO, LEE Kit, Ritsue MISHIMA, MORIMURA Yasumasa, Tomoko YONEDA

Art Basel Hong Kong
Fri, 28 March, 2025. - Sun, 30 March

ShugoArts
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Kit, LEE. "50 WAYS OF INSTALLING AN EXHIBITION (AND RANDOM STORIES)" West Den Haag, 2021

Sat, 4 September, 2021
ShugoArts
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Interview "Catching Up With Lee Kit" Tokyo Art Beat, November 2020

Thu, 17 September, 2020
ShugoArts
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Minoru Shimizu, Quiet accusations: Lee Kit “We used to be more sensitive.”
*First appeared in the Bijutsu Techo, 7th November 2018, and the Bijutsu Techo website, November 27, 2018, Bijutsu Shupan-Sha Co.Ltd., Tokyo.

Tue, 27 November, 2018
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Interview by Koichiro OSAKA *First appeared as published in Bijutsu Techo (Vol.69, No.1056), Bijutsu Shupan-Sha Co.Ltd., Tokyo, August 2017, pp. 98-107.

Wed, 1 August, 2018
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*Available in Japanese only　小崎哲哉「現代アートとは何か」河出書房新社、2018年、pp.386-392

Tue, 27 March, 2018
ShugoArts
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Andrew Maerkle, Interview Part2

Thu, 1 June, 2017
ShugoArts
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Interview by Andrew Maerkle, Part1 "THE GREAT PRETENDER", May 2017

Fri, 26 May, 2017
ShugoArts
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interview, April 2017

Sun, 30 April, 2017
ShugoArts
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Gallery Talk: LEE Kit x Mami KATAOKA, April 2017

Mon, 17 April, 2017
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Bailey, Stephanie. ARTFORUM, issue Vol.52, April 2014, pp.279

Wed, 30 April, 2014