Lee Hun-chung

Lee Hun Chung (이헌정) (born 1967 in Seoul, South Korea) is a South Korean artist. He is famous for working with ceramics and concrete in a wide range from small objects to large installations. Lee creates modern day pieces using techniques and colors dating back to the Joseon Dynasty. Lee attended Hong-ik University in Seoul from 1986–1991 with a BFA in ceramic sculpture. He continued his education throughout San Francisco and Korea, and getting a PH.D in architecture from Kyung-Won University in Gyeonggi-do, South Korea.

Work

• SOLO EXHIBITION
• 2010 LeeHwaik gallery, Seoul, Korea
• 2009 MSU Copeland Gallery, Bozeman, U.S.A
• 2009 On the Table, Daegu, Korea
• 2008 Seomi & tuus Gallery, Seoul, Korea
• 2007 Park Ryu Sook Gallery, JeJu, Korea
• 2007 SP Gallery, Seoul, Korea
• 2006 U-Ri-Gu-Rut RYU, Seoul, Korea
• 2006 Kangha Museum, Yangpeong
• 2005 Wong Gallery, Seoul
• 2004 Gallery Artside, Seoul, Korea
• 2003 Pack Hye Young Gallery, Seoul, Korea
• 2002 U-Ri-Gu-Rut RYU, Seoul, Korea
• 2001 Wong Gallery, Seoul, Korea
• 2001 U-Ri-Gu-Rut RYU, Seoul, Korea
• 2000 The Korean Culture & Art Foundation Art Center, Seoul, Korea
• 2000 Tokonoma Gallery, Geneva, Switzerland
• 2000 U-Ri-Gu-Rut RYU, Seoul, Korea
• 1998 Total Museum, Jangheung, Korea
• 1997 Tho-Dorang, Seoul, Korea
• 1996 Tho-Art Space, Seoul, Korea
• SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITION
• 2015 Korea now! Design, Craft, Fashion and Graphic Design in Korea exhibition, Musée des Arts décoratifs, Paris, France
• 2015 Living In Art II, Connect, Seomi International, Los Angeles, CA, USA
• 2015 Living In Art, Seomi International, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
• 2014 Korean Contemporary Design: EDWARD TYLER NAHEM FINE ART/ NEW YORK, NY, USA
• 2011 Poetry in Clay: Korean Buncheong Ceramics from Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
• 2010 Contemporary Korean Design Show, R20th Gallery, New York, U.S.A
• 2010 Pagus 21.5, Boutique Monaco Museum, Seoul, Korea
• 2010 Design Miami Basel, Miami, U.S.A
• 2009 Sulwha cultural exhibition, Kring, Seoul, Korea
• 2009 Hongik art/design festival, Hongik Univ. Contemporary Museum, Seoul, Korea
• 2009 Design High, Seomi & tuus Gallery, Seoul, Korea
• 2009 Design Miami Basel, Basel, Switzerland
• 2009 Gyeonggi Annual Project Contemporary Ceramic Art, Gyeonggi Museum of Modern Art, Ansan
• 2009 Insa Art Center CLIO 'Cosmetic Jam', Seoul, Korea
• 2009 Gallery Idm "The Party with Ceramic" Busan, Korea
• 2008 Daegu Textile Art Documenta, Daegu Arts & Culture Center, Daegu, Korea
• 2008 Yangpyeong Eco Art Festival_Yangpyeong Project
• 2008 The 2nd China Changchun International Sculpture
• 2007 Suwon Hwaseong Fortress Theatre Festival, Installation Art, Suwon
• 2006 Melbourne Art Fair, Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne
• Clayarch Gimhae Museum, Gimhae New York S.O.F.A., Regiment Armory, New York
• 2005 From Korea Function &Object D'Art, Hillside Terrace, Tokyo,
• World Trade Art Gallery, New York, Mille Plateaux, Paris
• E-MOMM, E-Wha Womans University A-dong Museum, Seoul
• The Beauty of Korean, Korean Embassy of Venezuela, Venezuela
• 2004 Looking at the Atelier, Insa art center, Seoul
• Sinawi Exhibition, Insa Art Center, Seoul
• 2004 International Exchange Exhibition of The Korean Society of Basic Design & Art,
• Kukmin Univ., Seoul
• Melbourne Art Fair, Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne, Australia
• 2003 San Francisco International Art Exposition, Park-Ryu_Sook Gallery, CA, U.S.A.
• Park-Ryu_Sook Gallery the 20th Anniversary Exhibition, Seoul
• 2002 Melbourne Art Fair, Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne, Australia
• Pusan International Art Fair, Bexco, Pusan
• Korean Print Fair, Seoul Arts Center, Seoul
• Korean-Japan craft Exhibition, Sagan Gallery, Seoul
• Artists at Art Fair, Parkryusook Gallery, Seoul
• 2001 Horizon of Crafts, Korean Craft Museum, Chongju
• Archie Bray Foundation 50th Anniversary Clay odyssey Invitation Artist Show,
• Archie Bray Center, Montana, U.S.A.
• Ban-Ban, The Richmond Art Center, Richmond, U.S.A
• The Ware for Gift, U-Ri-Gu-Rut RYU, Seoul, Korea
• Spring Ware, Korean Craft Promotion Foundation, Seoul, Korea
• Ceramic with Flower, Kumgang Art shop, Daecheon
• The Ware for Spring, U-Ri-Gu-Rut RYU, Seoul, Korea
• 2000 Morasai, Sagan Gallery, Seoul, Korea
• The 6th Seoul Print Art Fair, Seoul Metropolitan Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
• The Rice cake with Vessel, U-Ri-Gu-Rut RYU, Seoul, Korea
• Seoul Living Design Fair, Coex, Seoul
• Melbourne Art Fair, Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne, Australia
• Millennium Christmas Exhibition, the makers Gallery, Seoul, Korea
• 1999 Wares for The Traditional New Year, Park Ryu Sook Gallery, Seoul, Korea
• Wares for The Spring, Galleria Department Store Oasis Hall, Seoul, Korea
• Ban-Ban, The Korean Culture & Art Foundation Art Center, Seoul, Korea
• Korea and Japan Ceramic Exhibition, NHK Gallery, Osaka, Japan
• Craft Festival-For Weeding, Gana Art Space, Seoul, Korea
• Gift for Full Moon Day, U-Ri-Gu-Rut Ryu, Seoul, Korea
• International Ceramic Expo. Art Fair, Seoul Art Center, Seoul, Korea
• Bosigi Exhibition, U-Ri-Gu-Rut Ryu, Seoul, Korea
• The Ware Around Us, Kais Gallery, Seoul, Korea
• 1998 The Exhibition by Hong-Ik ceramic artist Association,
• The Korean Culture & Art Foundation Art Center, Seoul, Korea
• The Warm ware around Us, Sinsegae Gana Art, Seoul, Korea
• The Wild Flower around Us, Gana Art Space, Seoul, Korea
• The Letter, Gallery Mokumto, Seoul, Korea
• Korean Ceramic Table-Ware for Dessert, Park Ryu Sook Gallery, Seoul, Korea
• Korean ware, Inter Continental Hotel Lobby, Seoul, Korea
• 1997 Spiritual of The Clay, Walkerhill Museum, Seoul, Korea
• Archie Bray Foundation Invitation Artist Show, Archie Bray Center, Montana, U.S.A.
• The Exhibition by Hong-Ik ceramic artist Association, Moonhwa Newspaper Museum, Seoul, Korea
• Joyful Ceramic, Tho-Art Space, Seoul, Korea
• The 4th Tho-Ceramic Contest, Hyundai Art Gallery, Seoul, Korea
• 1996 Jinro International Ceramic Art Exhibition, Hangaram Museum, Seoul, Korea
• San Francisco Art Institute M.F.A. Graduate Show, Fort Mason Gallery, San Francisco, U.S.A
• 1995 Seoul Contemporary Ceramic Art Biennale, Seoul Metropolitan Museum of art, Seoul, Korea
• 1994 San Francisco Art Institute M.F.A. Spring Show, Mabean Gallery, San Francisco, U.S.A
• Korean American Art Festival, Luggage Store Gallery, San Francisco, U.S.A
• 1992 25×25×25, Dangong Gallery, Choi Gallery, Karam Culture Center, Seoul. Daegu, Korea
• 1991 Oceah, sonamoo Gallery, Seoul, Korea
• Young Artist of The 3rd Gallery, The 3rd Gallery, Seoul, Korea
• 1990 Space Behind The Wall, The 3rd Gallery, Seoul, Korea
• FAIRS
• 2015 Design Miami/Basel, Switzerland
• 2014 FOG, San Francisco, CA, USA
• 2014 Collective, New York City, NY, USA
• 2014 The Salon, New York City, NY, USA
• 2013 Design Miami/ Basel, Basel Design Days Dubai, Dubai
• 2012 Design Miami/, Miami, FL
• 2012 PAD, Pavilion of Art & Design, London
• 2012 Design Miami/ Basel, Basel, Switzerland
• 2012 Design Days Dubai, Dubai
• 2011 Design Miami/, Miami, FL
• 2011 Design Miami/ Basel, Basel, Switzerland
• 2010 Design Miami/Basel Miami, FL
• 2010 Design Miami/ Basel, Switzerland
• 2006 Melbourne Art Fair, Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne
• 2004 Melbourne Art Fair, Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne
• 2002 Melbourne Art Fair, Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne
• 2002 Busan International Art Fair, Bexco, Busan
• 2000 Seoul Living Design Fair, Coex, Seoul
• SELECTED COLLECTIONS
• Archie Bray Foundation Center, Montana, USA
• Boleslawiec Museum, Poland
• Dae-yoo Culture Foundation, Seoul, Korea
• Haesley Nine Bridge Golf Club, Yeoju, Korea
• Jinro Foundation of Culture, Seoul, Korea
• Kyung Duk Jin University Museum, China
• Niagara Gallery, Melbourne, Australia National Museum of Contemporary Art,
• National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea, Seoul, Korea

Further reading

• Lasky, Julie (2023-11-17). "His Architect Said the Site Was No Good, So He Built the Project Himself". New York Times.

References

External links

• Official Website