Installation view of “Odd&Nu” ©Artist
MUSEUM WAVE presents a solo exhibition by Lee Yungsung, “Odd&Nu”, on view through October 31. In “Odd&Nu,” Lee Yunsung explores how contemporary art can incorporate pop culture, sexual codes, and violence through the imagery of ”bishōjo“ (young girl characters).
Lee Yunsung, Head of Medusa-Silver
(Edition1/10), 2023 ©MUSEUM WAVEHis works are rooted in the aesthetic of ”bishōjo“ from Japanese pop culture, reinterpreting classical themes from Western art history while boldly exposing elements of sexual desire and violence.
Lee Yunsung, Head of Medusa,
2021 ©MUSEUM WAVELee Yunsung started with this solo exhibition
“NU-TYPE” (Makeshop Art Space, Paju) held in 2014, continued to showcase his
work at Doosan Gallery (Seoul, 2015) and Doosan Gallery (New York, USA, 2016).
Since then, he has expanded his artistic scope through solo exhibitions at UARTSPACE
(Seoul, 2021, 2019), experimenting with the combination of various materials
and forms.
He has also participated in numerous
group exhibitions both domestically and internationally. In 2013, he won the
Seoul Digital University Art Award, and in 2014, he received the Doosan Artist
Award hosted by the Doosan Yonkang Foundation
Ji Yeon Lee has been working as an editor for the media art and culture channel AliceOn since 2021 and worked as an exhibition coordinator at samuso (now Space for Contemporary Art) from 2021 to 2023.
