LEE Ufan
李禹煥 (1936~)
Korean painter, academic and sculptor whose minimalist art draws on Asian and European roots | 1936 born in South Korea | 1956 goes to Japan and studies East Asian and European philosophy at “Nihon University”, Tôkyô | 1960s key figure in Japanese artist group “Mono-ha”, an art movement led by Japanese and Korean artists of 20th-century | 1971 represents South Korea first time at the 7th Paris Biennale; travels through Europe | 1977 takes part in “Documenta 6” | 1973-90 professor at the “Tama School of Art”, Tôkyô | 1990 honoured with “Ordre des Arts et des Lettres” | 1997 becomes visiting professor at the “École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts de Paris” | 2007 “Ordre national de la Légion d’honneur” | 2010 Lee Ufan Museum opens in Naoshima
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