CTCS #1
Installation view, ‘The Genesis Facade Commission: Lee Bul, Long Tail Halo,’ The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2024
CTCS #2
Installation view, ‘The Genesis Facade Commission: Lee Bul, Long Tail Halo,’ The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2024
The Secret Sharer III
Installation view, ‘The Genesis Facade Commission: Lee Bul, Long Tail Halo,’ The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2024
Solo Exhibitions
2025
Leeum Museum of Art, Seoul, South Korea (Forthcoming Travelling Exhibition)
M+, Hong Kong, China (Forthcoming Travelling Exhibition)
2024
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 'The Genesis Facade Commission: Lee Bul, Long Tail Halo', New York NY
BB&M Contemporary Art Gallery, 'Lee Bul. Prints', Seoul, South Korea
2023
STPI Creative Workshop and Gallery, 'Lee Bul. Prints', Singapore
Sara Hildén Art Museum, 'Lee Bul', Tampere, Finland
BB&M Contemporary Art Gallery, 'Lee Bul', Seoul, South Korea
Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, 'Lee Bul', London, UK
Gothenburg Museum of Art, 'Lee Bul', Gothenburg, Sweden
2022
Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, 'Lee Bul', Paris, France
2021
BB&M Contemporary Art Gallery, 'Lee Bul: New and Selected Works', Seoul, South Korea
Seoul Museum of Art, 'Lee Bul: Beginning', Seoul, South Korea
Lehmann Maupin, 'Recombinance', New York NY
2020
The Manege Central Exhibition Hall, 'Utopia Saved', St Petersburg, Russia
2019
Lehmann Maupin, 'Interlude: Perdu', New York NY
SCAD Museum of Art, 'Lee Bul. City of the Sun', Savannah GA
2018
Gropius Bau, 'Lee Bul. Crash', Berlin, Germany
Hayward Gallery, 'Lee Bul. Crashing', London, UK
2017
Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, 'After Bruno Taut', London, UK
Lehmann Maupin, 'Lee Bul', New York NY
2016
Art Sonje Center, 'Connect 1. Still Acts', Seoul, South Korea
2015
Vancouver Art Gallery, 'Lee Bul', Vancouver, Canada
Palais de Tokyo, 'Lee Bul. Aubade III', Paris, France
PKM Gallery, 'Lee Bul', Seoul, South Korea
EACC Espai d'art contemporani de Castelló, 'Lee Bul', Castelló, Spain
Swarovski Crystal Worlds, Kristallwelten Wattens, 'Lee Bul. Into Lattice Sun', Innsbruck, Austria
Musée d'art Moderne et Contemporain de Saint-Etienne Métropole, 'Lee Bul', Saint-Etienne, France
2014
National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, MMCA Hyundai Motor Series 2014, 'Lee Bul', Seoul, South Korea
Korean Cultural Centre UK, 'Lee Bul', London, UK
Ikon Gallery, 'Lee Bul', Birmingham, UK
Lehmann Maupin, 'Lee Bul', New York NY
2013
MUDAM Musée d’Art Moderne Grand-Duc Jean, 'Lee Bul', Luxembourg
Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, 'Pure Invisible Sun', Paris, France
Lehmann Maupin, 'Lee Bul. Inaugural Hong Kong Exhibition', Hong Kong
2012
Art Sonje Center, 'Lee Bul', Seoul, South Korea
Mori Art Museum, 'Lee Bul. From Me, Belongs to You Only', Tokyo, Japan
2010
PKM Trinity Gallery, 'Lee Bul', Seoul, South Korea
Lehmann Maupin, 'Lee Bul', New York NY
2009
Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, 'Drawings', Paris, France
2008
PKM Trinity Gallery, 'Lee Bul', Seoul, South Korea
Lehmann Maupin, 'Lee Bul', New York NY
2007
Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain, 'Lee Bul. On Every New Shadow', Paris, France
Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, 'Lee Bul', Salzburg, Germany
PKM Gallery, 'Lee Bul', Seoul, South Korea
Domus Artium 02, 'Lee Bul. Aseptia', Salamanca, Spain
2005
SCAI the Bathhouse, 'Lee Bul-S2-', Tokyo, Japan
Govett-Brewster Art Gallery, 'Lee Bul. 2005 International Artist in Residence', New Plymouth, New Zealand
2004
Museum of Contemporary Art, 'Lee Bul', Sydney, Australia
PKM Gallery, 'Lee Bul', Seoul, South Korea
Deitch Projects, 'Lee Bul. Monsters', New York NY
2003
Henry Art Gallery, 'Lee Bul. Live Forever', Seattle WA
CCA Centre for Contemporary Arts, 'Lee Bul. The Monster Show', Glasgow, UK
Ohara Museum of Art, 'Lee Bul. Theatrum Orbis Terrarum', Kurashiki, Japan
Japan Foundation, 'Lee Bul. Theatrum Orbis Terrarum', Tokyo, Japan
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, 'Lee Bul. Live Forever', Scottsdale AZ
2002
The Power Plant, 'Lee Bul. Live Forever', Toronto, Canada
MAC Galeries Contemporaines des Musées de Marseille, 'Lee Bul. The Monster Show', Marseille, France
Jean Paul Slusser Gallery, University of Michigan, 'Lee Bul. Live Forever', Ann Arbor MI
New Museum of Contemporary Art, 'Lee Bul. Live Forever', New York NY
Le Consortium centre d’art contemporain, 'Lee Bul. The Monster Show', Dijon, France
PKM Gallery, 'Lee Bul Drawings. Cultural Body', Seoul, Korea
Rodin Gallery (currently PLATEAU), Leeum Museum of Art, 'Lee Bul', Seoul, South Korea
Orange County Museum of Art, 'Lee Bul. Live Forever', Newport Beach CA
2001
Fabric Workshop and Museum, 'Lee Bul. Live Forever', Philadelphia PA
SCAI the Bathhouse, 'Lee Bul. Cyborgs', Tokyo, Japan
San Francisco Art Institute, 'Lee Bul. Live Forever', San Francisco CA
BAWAG Foundation, 'Lee Bul. The Divine Shell', Vienna, Austria
2000
Fukuoka Asian Art Museum, 'Lee Bul. Monster + Cyborg', Fukuoka, Japan
Kukje Gallery, 'Futuristic Baroque', Seoul, South Korea
1999
Korean Pavilion, 48th International Exhibition, La Biennale di Venezia, 'Lee Bul and Noh Sang-Kyoon', Venice, Italy
Kunsthalle Bern, 'Lee Bul', Bern, Switzerland
1998
Art Sonje Center, 'Lee Bul', Seoul, South Korea
1997
Museum of Modern Art, 'Projects', New York NY
1994
A Space, 'Unforgiven', Toronto, Canada
1988
IL Gallery, 'Step by Step, Th-that's', Seoul, South Korea
Group Exhibitions
2025
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 'Monstrous Beauty. A Feminist Revision of Chinoiserie', New York NY
BB&M Contemporary Art Gallery, 'Paper Matters', Seoul, South Korea
2024
Secession, 'Forms of the Shadow', Vienna, Austria
National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, 'Connecting Bodies. Asian Women Artists', Seoul, South Korea
Seoul Museum of Art, 'SeMA Omnibus. At the End of the World Split Endlessly', Seoul, South Korea
2023
21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, 'Collection Exhibition 1. It Knows. When Forms Become Mind', Kanazawa, Japan
Hangar Y, 'Dans L’Air. In the Air', cur. Marie Laure Bernadac, Meudon, France
How Art Museum, 'You As Me Hold The Gaze', Shanghai China
2022
Orange County Museum of Art, '13 Women', Costa Mesa CA
Musée des Beaux-arts de Nancy, 'Architectures Impossibles', Nancy, France
National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, 'Paik Nam June Effect', Gwacheon, South Korea
Centre Pompidou-Metz, 'A Gateway to Possible Worlds', Metz, France
Le Musée d’Art Contemporain du Luxembourg, 'Face-à-Face', cur. Catherine Nichols, Luxembourg
BB&M Contemporary Art Gallery, 'Magnetic Fields', Seoul, South Korea
Manifesta 14, 'It Matters What Worlds World Worlds. How to Tell Stories Otherwise', Pristina, Kosovo
Horim Museum, 'Inlay_Harmony of Contrasts', Seoul, South Korea
Hite Collection, 'Kak', Seoul, Korea
21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, 'Collection Exhibition 1: Vessels', Kanazawa, Japan
Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg, 'Checkpoint. Border Views from Korea', Wolfsburg, Germany
Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, 'Found Cities, Lost Objects. Women in the City', Birmingham, UK
Cidade da Cultura, 'Objects of Desire Surrealism and Design 1924-Today', Santiago de Compostela, Spain (Travelling Exhibition)
Korean Cultural Centre AU, 'Real DMZ Project: Negotiating Borders (VR video)', Sydney, Australia
Ulsan Daewangam Park (former Ulsan Education and Training Institute Auditorium and Lecture Buildings), 'The Brilliant Days', Ulsan, Korea
2021
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 'Shell and Resin. Korean Mother-of-Pearl and Lacquer', New York NY
M+, 'Individual, Networks, Expressions', Hong Kong, China
Musée de l’Homme, 'Au frontières de l'Humain', Paris, France
Museum of Contemporary Art Antwerp, 'Eurasia-A Landscape of Mutability', Antwerp, Belgium
Leeum Museum of Art, Human, '7 Questions', Seoul, Korea
Leeum Museum of Art, 'M2 (Modern and Contemporary Art) ', Seoul, South Korea
chi K11 Art Museum, 'The Touch of Gray', Wuhan, China
Lehmann Maupin, 'The Medium is Memory', Taipei, Taiwan
Tokyo Biennale, 'Unseen Everyday Scene', Tokyo, Japan
Tate Modern, 'Performer and Participant. Lee Bul', London, UK
Queensland Art Gallery l, Gallery of Modern Art, 'Reality & Invention', Brisbane, Australia
UCCA, 'Edge, City on the Edge: Art and Shanghai at the Turn of the Millennium', Shanghai, China
Museum of Contemporary Art Busan, 'Sustainable Museum: Art and Environment', Busan, South Korea
Inside-Out Art Museum Channel of Thoughts, Waves and Echoes: Postmodernism and the Global 1980s, Beijing, China
13th Gwangju Biennale, 'GB Commission', Gwangju, China
Amorepacific Museum of Art APMA, 'Chapter Three, Seoul, South Korea
CaixaForum, Sevilla 'Objects of Desire Surrealism and Design 1924-Today', Seville, Spain (Travelling Exhibition)
CaixaForum Girona, 'Objects of Desire Surrealism and Design 1924-Today', Girona, Spain (Travelling Exhibition)
2020
Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, '30 Years in Paris', Pantin, France
Ikon Gallery, 'Faster Than Ever', Birmingham, UK
Deoksugung Palace, 'Art Plant Asia 2020. Hare Way Object', Seoul, South Korea
Kunsthalle Tübingen, 'Supernatural. Sculptural Visions of the Body', Tübingen, Germany
Space K, 'Distorted Portrait', Seoul, South Korea
Centre Culturel Coréen, 'Real DMZ Project: Negotiating Borders', Paris, France
Schauwerk Sindelfingen, 'There is Another Way of Looking at Things', Sindelfingen, Germany
Lehmann Maupin, 'Inside Out. The Body Politic', Seoul, South Korea
Art Sonje Center, 'MaytoDay', Seoul, Korea (Travelling Exhibition)
Asia Cultural Center, 'MaytoDay', Gwangju, China (Travelling Exhibition)
Arario Gallery, 'Dancing Queen', Cheonan, South Korea
National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art MMCA, 'Permanent Collection 2020+', Seoul, Korea
CaixaForum Barcelona, 'Objects of Desire Surrealism and Design 1924-Today', Barcelona, Spain (Travelling Exhibition)
CaixaForum Madrid, 'Objects of Desire Surrealism and Design 1924-Today', Madrid, Spain (Travelling Exhibition)
2019
Korean Cultural Centre UK, 'Real DMZ Project. Negotiating Borders', London, UK
National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, 'Korean Video Art from 1970s to 1990s: Time Image Apparatus', Gwacheon, South Korea
PKM Gallery, 'Eternal Now', Seoul, South Korea
National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, 'The Square. Art and Society in Korea 1900-2019', Gwacheon, South Korea
21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, '15th Anniversary Exhibition Where We Now Stand-In Order to Map the Future [2] ', Kanazawa, Japan
Tai Kwun Contemporary, 'Phantom Plane, Cyberpunk in the Year of the Future', Hong Kong, China
Vitra Design Museum, 'Objects of Desire Surrealism and Design 1924-Today', Weil am Rhein, Germany (Travelling Exhibition)
Ford Foundation Gallery, 'Utopian Imagination', New York NY
Irish Museum of Modern Art, 'Desire: A Revision from the 20th Century to the Digital Age', Dublin, Ireland
Bonniers Konsthall, 'Cosmological Arrows', Stockholm, Sweden
M+ Pavilion, 'Five Artists. Sites Encountered', Hong Kong, China
La Biennale di Venezia, 58th International Exhibition, 'May You Live in Interesting Times', cur. Ralph Rugoff, Venice, Italy
Hara Museum of Contemporary Art, 'The Nature Rules. Dreaming of Earth Project', Tokyo, Japan
Para Site, 'An Opera for Animals', Hong Kong, China (Travelling Exhibition)
Rockbund Art Museum, 'An Opera for Animals', Shanghai, China (Travelling Exhibition)
DMZ, 'Culture Station Seoul 284', Seoul, South Korea
Wuzhen Contemporary Art Exhibition, North Silk Factory, Rice Barn and West Scenic District, 'Now Is the Time-2019', Wuzhen, China
APMA Amorepacific Museum of Art, 'Chapter One-From the APMA Collection', Seoul, South Korea
2018
Aspen Art Museum, 'Zombies: Pay Attention! ', Aspen CO
Asia Society Hong Kong, 'Liminal Encounters: An Augmented Reality Exhibition', Hong Kong, China
Bangkok Art Biennale 2018, Beyond Bliss, Bangkok, Thailand
Donuimun Open Creative Village, 'SSamzie Space 1998-2008-2018: Enfants Terribles, As Ever', Seoul, South Korea
'Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale 2018', cur. Fram Kitagawa, Echigo-Tsumari, Japan
Tarble Arts Center, Eastern Illinois University, 'In the Eye of the Beholder', Charleston IL
Seoul Museum of Art, 'Digital Promenade', Seoul, South Korea
Mori Art Museum, 'MAM Collection 007: Invisible Cities', Tokyo, Japan
'38th EVA International Ireland’s Biennial', cur. Inti Guerrero, Limerick, Ireland
Buk-Seoul Museum of Art, 'From SeMA Collection. The Lost World', Seoul, Korea
Fukuoka Asian Art Museum, 'Ajibi Art Lab', Fukuoka, Japan
APMA Amorepacific Museum of Art, 'The Beginning', Seoul, South Korea
The Institute of Contemporary Art, 'Art in the Age of the Internet, 1989 to Today', Boston MA
Daegu Art Museum, 'Renegades in Resistance and Challenge', Daegu, South Korea
2017
Art Sonje Center, 'A Better Version of You', Seoul, South Korea
Inside-Out Art Museum, 'Discordant Harmony', Beijing, China
National Museum of Korean Contemporary History, 'The Portrait of Youth', Seoul, South Korea
21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, 'Collection Exhibition 2: Undying Life', Kanazawa, Japan
Korean Cultural Centre UK, 'Rehearsals from the Korean Avant-Garde Performance Archive', London, UK
National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, 'Cracks in the Concrete-from the MMCA Collection', Gwacheon, South Korea
Seoul Museum of Art, 'Highlights: La Collection de la Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain', Seoul, South Korea
Daegu Art Museum, 'Score: Music for Everyone', Daegu, South Korea
2016
Seoul Museum of Art, 'X. Korean Art in the Nineties', Seoul, South Korea
Abu Dhabi Art Beyond Public Art, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
The Mint Museum, 'Fired Up. Women in Glass', Charlotte NC
Schauwerk Sindelfingen, 'Split. Spiegel. Licht. Reflexion', Sindelfingen, Germany
National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, '30th Anniversary Group Exhibition: As the Moon Waxes and Wanes', Gwacheon, South Korea
Phillips, 'Light/Source', New York NY
The Shop, 'Dark Matter', Seoul, South Korea
20th Biennale of Sydney, 'The Future is already here-it’s just not very evenly distributed', cur. Stephanie Rosenthal, Sydney, Australia
Musée d'art Moderne et Contemporain de Saint-Etienne Métropole, 'Intriguing Uncertainties', Saint-Etienne, France
2015
Wilhelm-Hack-Museum, 'How to live? Visions of the future yesterday and today', Ludwigshafen, Germany
Lille 3000, 'Renaissance 2015', cur. Jean Max Colard, Lille, France
Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, 'Space Age', Pantin, France
National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, 'Uproarious, Heated, Inundated', Seoul, South Korea
Dongdaemun Design Plaza, 'Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale 2015', cur. Fram Kitagawa, Echigo-Tsumari, Japan
Guggenheim Museum, 'Storylines: Contemporary Art at the Guggenheim', New York NY
21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, 'Collection 1: Where you meet with narratives', Kanazawa, Japan
Ullens Center for Contemporary Art, 'Esprit Dior-Miss Dior', Beijing, China
Ikon Gallery, 'Artists for Ikon', Birmingham, UK
Tate Modern, 'Making Traces: Magda Cordell and Lee Bul', London, UK
Lehmann Maupin, 'Future Seasons Past', New York NY
Museum De Fundatie, 'In Search of Meaning-The Human Figure in Global Perspective', Zwolle, Netherlands
2014
Guggenheim Bilbao, 'The Art of Our Time: Masterpieces from The Guggenheim Collections', Bilbao, Spain
Pizzuti Collection, 'Now-ism: Abstraction Today', Columbus OH
10th Gwangju Biennale, 'Burning Down the House', cur. Jessica Morgan, Gwangju, South Korea
Leeum Museum of Art, 'Beyond and Between', Seoul, South Korea
National Gallery of Victoria, 'Late Modern and Contemporary Art', Melbourne, Australia
Paul Kasmin Gallery, 'Bloodflames Revisited', New York NY
Shanghai Sculpture Art Center, 'Esprit Dior-Miss Dior', Shanghai, China
Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art, 'Misled by Nature. Contemporary Art and the Baroque', Toronto, Canada
2013
Galerie Courbe, Grand Palais, 'Esprit Dior-Miss Dior', Paris, France
National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, 'Zeitgeist Korea', Seoul, South Korea
Aichi Triennale 2013, 'Awakening-Where Are We Standing? Earth, Memory and Resurrection', cur. Taro Igarashi, Nagoya, Japan
2012
PLATEAU (formerly Rodin Gallery), Leeum Museum of Art, '(Im)Possible Landscape', Seoul, South Korea
Art Gallery of Alberta, 'Misled by Nature. Contemporary Art and the Baroque', Edmonton, Canada
Georg Kolbe Museum, 'BIOS-Konzepte des Lebens in der zeitgenössischen Skulptur', Berlin, Germany
Nam June Paik Art Center, 'Nostalgia is an Extended Feedback', Yongin, South Korea
MASS MoCA, 'Invisible Cities', North Adams MA
2011
Culture Station Seoul 284, 'Countdown', cur. Sungwon Kim, Seoul, South Korea
PLATEAU (formerly Rodin Gallery), Leeum Museum of Art, 'Space Study', Seoul, South Korea
Cheongju International Craft Biennale 2011, 'Contemporary Craft, Now & Here', cur. Chung Joon-mo, Cheongju, South Korea
2010
Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, 'Transformation', Tokyo, Japan
Les Abbatoirs, 'Fantasmagoria, le monde mythique', Toulouse, France
Hayward Gallery, 'The New Décor', London, UK (Travelling Exhibition)
Garage Center for Contemporary Culture, 'The New Décor', Moscow, Russia
Witte de With Center for Contemporary Art, 'Morality Act VI. Remember Humanity', Rotterdam, Netherlands
Gwangju Museum of Art, 'The Flower of May', Gwangju, Korea
Orange County Museum of Art, 'New Art for a New Century. Contemporary Acquisitions, 2000-2010', Newport Beach CA
Villa Empain, Boghossian Foundation, 'Itinéraires de l’élégance, entre l’Orient et l’Occident', Brussels, Belgium
Hara Museum ARC, 'A Fragmentary Anatomy of Every Setting Sun', [permanent installation], Gunma, Japan
PKM Gallery, BB&M Contemporary Art Gallery, 'The Infinite Starburst of Your Cold Dark Eyes', Seoul, South Korea
2009
Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst, 'Gagarin The Artists in their Own Words', Ghent, Belgium
Kimusa (Former Defense Security Command Site), Platform Seoul 2009, 'Void of Memory', cur. Mami Kataoka and Sunjung Kim, Seoul, South Korea
2008
Contemporary Arts Center, 'Prospect.1', cur. Dan Cameron', New Orleans LA
Kunsthaus Graz, 'Life? Biomorphic Forms in Sculpture', Graz, Austria
The Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma, 'Fluid Street-alone, together', Helsinki, Finland
Kunstpalast, 'Fragile Beauty', Düsseldorf, Germany
Mori Art Museum, 'Art is for the Spirit. Works from the UBS Collection', Tokyo, Japan
2007
Art Sonje Center and Kumho Museum of Art, 'Tomorrow', Seoul, South Korea
Istanbul Museum of Modern Art, 'Time Present, Time Past', Istanbul, Turkey
10th International Istanbul Biennial, 'Not Only Possible, But Also Necessary: Optimism in the Age of Global War', cur. Hou Hanru, Istanbul, Turkey
Brooklyn Museum, 'Global Feminisms', New York NY
2006
21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, 'Real Utopia', Kanazawa, Japan
'5th Taipei Biennial Dirty Yoga', cur. Dan Cameron, Taipei, Taiwan
Museum of Fine Arts, 'The Past Made Present. Contemporary Art and Memory', Houston TX
National Museum of Contemporary Art, '100 Years of Korean Art-Part 2', Seoul, South Korea
Weatherspoon Art Museum, 'Uneasy Nature', Greensboro NC
2005
Domus Artium 02, 'Baroque and Neo-Baroque. The Hell of the Beautiful', Salamanca, Spain
Spazio Pirelli Hangar Bicocca, 'Gorgeous Isn’t Good Enough', Milan, Italy
Orange County Museum of Art, 'California Modern', Newport Beach CA
Art Unlimited, 'Art 36', Basel, Switzerland
Seoul Museum of Art, 'Visions of the Body 2005', Seoul, South Korea
Openluchtmuseum voor Beeldhouwkunst Middelheim, 'IDYL', Antwerp, Belgium
National Museum of Art, Deoksugung Palace, 'Encounters with Modernism', Seoul, Korea
MARTa Herford, 'HEROES', Herford, Germany
National Museum of Contemporary Art, 'New Acquisitions 2004', Seoul, South Korea
2004
Queensland Art Gallery, 'The Nature Machine', Brisbane, New Zealand
21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, 'Encounters in the 21st Century: Polyphony-Emerging Resonances', Kanazawa, Japan
Leeum Museum of Art, 'Inaugural exhibition', Seoul, South Korea
Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery, 'Why not live for Art? ', Tokyo, Japan
Arario Gallery, 'Standing on a Bridge', Cheonan, South Korea
Landesgalerie, 'Andererseits: Die Phantastik', Linz, Austria
National Museum and Gallery, 'Artes Mundi Prize', Cardiff, UK
2003
National Gallery of Victoria, 'world rush_4 artists', Melbourne, Australia
Art Sonje Center, 'Five. The Art Sonje Collection', Seoul, South Korea
PARCO Museum, 'girls don’t cry', Tokyo, Japan
Mendel Art Gallery, 'The Uncanny', Saskatoon, Canada
2002
21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, 'Shape', Kanazawa, Japan
Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, 'Bingo', Paris, France
D’este Foundation, 'Fusion Cuisine', Athens, Greece
Walker Art Center, 'Walk Around Time. Selections from the Permanent Collection', Minneapolis MN
Vancouver Art Gallery, 'The Uncanny', Vancouver, Canada (Travelling Exhibition)
Edmonton Art Gallery, 'The Uncanny', Alberta, Canada (Travelling Exhibition)
Contemporary Arts Center, 'My Reality. The Culture of Anime', Cincinnati OH
2001
Musée d’art moderne et contemporain, 9th Biennale de l’Image en Mouvement, 'Record All Over', cur. Françoise Ninghetto with Catherine Pavlovic, Geneva, Switzerland
Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma, 'ARS 01: Unfolding Perspectives', Helsinki, Finland
7th International Istanbul Biennial, 'Connivence, Egofugal', cur. Yuko Hasegawa and Laurence Hazout-Dreyfus, 6th Biennale de Lyon, Lyon, France
21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, 'The Collection of 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art', Kanazawa, Japan
Kunstmuseum Luzern, 'Body as Byte', Lucerne, Switzerland
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, '01.01.01: Art in Technological Times', San Francisco CA
Des Moines Art Center, 'My Reality. The Culture of Anime', Des Moines IA (Travelling Exhibition)
Brooklyn Museum, 'My Reality. The Culture of Anime', New York NY (Travelling Exhibition)
Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg, 'Let’s Entertain', Wolfsburg, Germany (Travelling Exhibition)
Miami Art Museum, 'Let’s Entertain', Miami FL (Travelling Exhibition)
2000
Centre Pompidou, 'Au-delà du spectacle', Paris, France
Shanghai Art Museum, 'Shanghai Biennale', cur. Toshio Shimizu and Hou Hanru, Shanghai, China
Seoul Museum of Art, 'media_city seoul 2000', cur. Barbara London and Jeremy Millar, Seoul, South Korea
'De Oude Warande', organized by Fundament Foundation, Tilburg, Netherlands
Grimaldi Forum, 'Air-Air', Monaco
'Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennial', selected by Nancy Spector and cur. Fram Kitagawa, Echigo-Tsumari, Japan
Künstlerhaus Wien, Vienna, and Museum moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien, Zeitwenden: Ausblick, Vienna, Austria
Melina Mercouri Art Space, 'Tourlou, tourlou', Hydra, Greece
Zentrum für Kunst und Medientechnologie, 'Der anagrammatische Körper', Karlsruhe, Germany
National Gallery, 'La casa, il corpo, il cuore', Prague, Czech Republic
Centre for Contemporary Arts, 'Continuum 001', cur. Rebecca Gordon Nesbitt, Glasgow, UK
The Yeongam Pottery Culture Center and the Village of Gurim, 'Gurim Village Project 1', Gurim, Korea
Walker Art Center, 'Let’s Entertain', Minneapolis MN (Travelling Exhibition)
Portland Art Museum, 'Let’s Entertain', Portland OR (Travelling Exhibition)
Art Sonje Center, 'Slowness of Speed', Seoul, South Korea
1999
Kunstmuseum Bonn, 'Zeitwenden-Ausblick', Bonn, Germany
Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma, 'Cities on the Move 7', Helsinki, Finland
Kunsthaus Muerz in cooperation with Neue Galerie Graz, 'Der anagrammatische Körper', Graz, Austria
Museum Moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien, 'La casa, il corpo, il cuore', Vienna
La Biennale di Venezia, 48th International Art Exhibition, 'Hot Air, dAPERTutto', cur. Harald Szeemann, Venice, Italy
Art Gallery of New South Wales, 'Slowness of Speed', Sydney, Australia
Art Gallery, Faculty of Painting Sculpture and Graphic Arts, 'Cities on the Move 6', Silpakorn University, Bangkok
Hayward Gallery, 'Cities on the Move 5', London, UK
Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, 'Cities on the Move 4', Humlebæk, Denmark
1998
Museum moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig, 'Sarajevo 2000', Vienna, Austria
National Gallery of Victoria, 'Slowness of Speed', Melbourne, Australia
Vancouver Art Gallery, 'The Natural World', Vancouver, Canada
Guggenheim Museum SoHo, 'Hugo Boss Prize 1998', New York NY
P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center, 'Cities on the Move 3', New York NY
CAPC Musée d’art contemporain, 'Cities on the Move 2', Bordeaux, France
Büro Friedrich, 'Traffic Jam', Berlin, Germany
1997
Secession, 'Cities on the Move', cur. Hans-Ulrich Obrist and Hou Hanru, Vienna, Austria
The Power Plant, 'Fast Forward', Toronto, Canada
4th Biennale de Lyon, 'L’autre', cur. Harald Szeemann, Lyon, France
619 KBB 75, 'Car installation project with Pipilotti Rist, Georgina Starr, and others', cur. Laurence Hazout, Paris, France and Berlin, Germany
1996
Spiral/Wacoal Art Center, 'Join Me! ', cur. Yuko Hasegawa, Tokyo, Japan
Arcos da Lapa, 'Public projection, Rio de Janeiro', organized by Laboratoire, Grenoble, France
1995
Fruitmarket Gallery, 'Information and Reality', Edinburgh, UK
Südwest LandesBank Forum, '6th Triennale Kleinplastik', cur. Lóránd Hegyi, Stuttgart, Germany
1st Gwangju Biennale, 'Korean Contemporary Art', Gwangju, South Korea
Japan Foundation, 'New Asian Art', Tokyo, Japan
Art Sonje Center, 'Ssack', Seoul, South Korea
Korean Culture & Arts Foundation, 'Body and Recognition', Seoul, South Korea
1994
Expo Science Park, Recycling Art Pavilion, 'Technology, Environment & Information', Daejeon, South Korea
Kumho Museum, 'This Kind of Art-Dish Washing', Seoul, South Korea
Hankuk Art Museum, 'Woman. The Difference and the Power', Seoul and Yongin, South Korea
Seoul Arts Center, 'The Vision of the Next Generation', Seoul, South Korea
1993
Queensland Art Gallery, '1st Asia-Pacific Triennial', Brisbane, New Zealand
Duk Won Gallery, 'Plastic Spring', cur. Yongwoo Lee, Seoul, South Korea
Proto Theater, 'Conversation, Performance', Tokyo, Japan
Kunitachi Art Hall, 'Impromptu Amusement, Performance', Tokyo, Japan
1992
Sagak Gallery, 'Diet: Diagramming III, Performance', Seoul, South Korea
Live House Nanjang, 'Year of Ears. Diagramming II, Performance', Seoul, South Korea
1991
Jahamoon Gallery, 'At the Forest of Chaos', Seoul, South Korea
Seoul Arts Center, 'DMZ: Art and Cultural Movement', Seoul, South Korea
Sonamu Gallery, 'Dish Washing', Seoul, South Korea
Space Ozone, 'BIO', Seoul, South Korea
Suwon Castle, 'Interaction, Five-day performance with Chino Shuichi', Suwon, South Korea
1990
K Gallery, 'Tokyo-Seoul Traffic', Tokyo, Japan
Sonamu Gallery, 'Sunday Seoul', Seoul, Korea
Space Theater, 'Artoilet II, Performance', Seoul, South Korea
Dong Soong Art Center, 'Song of the Fish, Performance', Seoul, South Korea
Twelve-day performance beginning in Gimpo Airport, Korea, and continuing throughout various sites in Tokyo, 'Sorry for Suffering—You Think I’m a Puppy on a Picnic? ', Gimpo, South Korea, Tokyo, Japan
1989
National Museum of Contemporary Art, 'Cravings, Performance', Seoul, South Korea
Dong Soong Art Center, 'Abortion, Performance', Seoul, South Korea
Now Gallery, 'Untitled, Performance', Seoul, South Korea
Total Art Museum and Sculpture Park, 'Korean Installation Art Festival', Jangheung, South Korea
1988
Renoir Art Hall, 'U. A. O. ', Seoul, South Korea
Total Art Museum, 'Anti-Idea', Seoul, South Korea
Batang Gol Gallery, 'Point of View and Point in Time II', Seoul, South Korea
Korean Culture & Arts Foundation, 'Hong Ik Sculpture Association Annual', Seoul, South Korea
1987
Soo Gallery, 'Museum III', Seoul, South Korea
P&P Gallery, 'Print of Concept', Seoul, South Korea
Batang Gol Gallery, 'Point of View and Point in Time', Seoul, South Korea
Kwanhoon Gallery, Museum, Seoul, South Korea
Awards and Honors
2024
9th Ruth Baumgarte Art Award, Germany
2022
Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
2019
Ho-Am Prize for the Arts
2016
Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, Minister of Culture and Communication, France
2014
Noon Award, 10th Gwangju Biennale
2004
Finalist, Artes Mundi, Wales International Visual Art Prize
2000
Young Artist of the Year Award, Ministry of Culture, Republic of Korea
Meritorious Achievement Award, Korean Culture & Arts Foundation
1999
Menzione d’Onore, 48th Venice Biennale
1998
Finalist, Hugo Boss Prize, Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation
Monographs
2023
Weng, Xiaoyu, 'Lee Bul: Prints', Singapore: STPI – Creative Workshop and Gallery, 2023, ill.
Sjöström, Johan, (ed.), 'Lee Bul', Gothenburg: Göteborgs Konstmuseum, 2023, ill. (exh. cat.)
Soikkonen, Sarianne, (ed.), 'Lee Bul', Tampere: The City of Tampere, Sara Hildén Art Museum, 2023, ill. (exh. cat.)
2021
Kwon, Jin, Kim, Ayoung, Lee, Mirim, Jihee Hwang, Jenny (et al.), 'Lee Bul. Beginning', Seoul: Seoul Museum of Art, BB&M, Mediabus, 2021, ill.
2020
Sunjung, Kim, Soojin, Lee, Turkina, Olesya, Roskam, Cole, 'Lee Bul: Utopia Saved', Saint Petersburg: Autonomous non-profit organization for the development of art and culture ‘Independent artists’ (ANO ‘IA’), the Manege Central Exhibition Hall, 2020, ill. (exh. cat.)
2018
Rosenthal, Stephanie, ed., 'Lee Bul', London: Hayward Publishing, 2018 ill. (exh. cat.)
2015
Woo, Jung-Ah, 'Lee Bul: Escape into Death', in: Art for People Left Behind. Seoul: Humanist, 2015
2014
Watkins, Jonathan, (ed.), 'Lee Bul, Birmingham and London: Ikon Gallery, Korean Cultural Centre UK, Saint-Étienne: Musée d’art moderne et contemporain Saint Étienne Métropole, Castelló: Espai d’art contemporani de Castelló, 2014, ill. (exh. cat.)
Lunghi, Enrico, Pilgram, Markus, 'Lee Bul', Luxembourg: Mudam Luxembourg, 2014, ill. (exh. cat.)
Doryun Chong, 'MMCA Hyundai Motor Series 2014: Lee Bul', Seoul: South Korea National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, 2014, ill. (exh. cat.)
2012
Kataoka, Mami, (ed.) 'Lee Bul: From Me, Belongs to You Only', Tokyo: Mori Art Museum, 2012, ill. (exh. cat.)
2007
Burke, Greg, Green, Charles, Huddleston Charlotte, 'Lee Bul', New Plymouth: Govett-Brewster Art Gallery, 2007 ill. (exh. cat.)
Panera, Javier, Barragan, Paco, Hanru, Hou, 'Lee Bul: Aseptia', Salamanca: Fundación Salamanca, 2007 ill. (exh. cat.)
Quaroni, Grazia, 'Lee Bul: On Every New Shadow', Paris: Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain, 2007 ill. (exh. cat.)
2005
Lee, James B., 'Lee Bul: Mon grand récit: Weep into stones . . . ', Basel: Art Unlimited, Art 36 Basel 2005, ill. (exh. brochure)
2004
Macgregor, Elizabeth Ann, Kent, Rachel, 'Lee Bul', Sydney: Museum of Contemporary Art, 2004, ill. (exh. cat.)
2003
Furuichi, Yasuko, (ed.), 'Lee Bul: Theatrum Orbis Terrarum', Tokyo: Japan Foundation Asia Center, 2003, ill. (exh. cat.)
Gautherot, Franck, (ed.), 'Lee Bul: Monsters', Dijon: Les presses du réel, 2003, ill.
2002
Soyeon, Ahn, Bul, Lee, 'Lee Bul', Seoul: Samsung Museum of Modern Art, 2002, ill. (exh. cat.)
Stroud, Marion Boulton, 'Lee Bul: Live Forever Act Two', Philadelphia: The Fabric Workshop and Museum, 2002, ill. (exh. cat.)
2001
Laquet, Christine, 'Lee Bul in 9e Biennale de l’Image en Mouvement', Geneva: Centre pour l’image contemporaine Saint-Gervais, 2001, ill. (exh. cat.)
Gordon Nesbitt, Rebecca, Cadigan, Pat, 'Lee Bul: The Divine Shell', Vienna: BAWAG Foundation, 2001, ill. (exh. cat.)
Kim, Clara, Kelts, Roland, 'Lee Bul: Live Forever Act One', San Francisco: San Francisco Art Institute, 200, ill. (exh. cat.)
2000
Kurzmeyer, Roman, Kuroda, Raiji, 'Lee Bul: Monster + Cyborg', Fukuoka: Fukuoka Asian Art Museum, 2000, ill. (exh. cat.)
1999
Won-bang, Kim, Kurzmeyer, Roman, Jin-sang, Yoo, 'Lee Bul: In Medias Res', Seoul: Ssamzie Art Book, 1999, ill.
Song, Mi-sook, 'Lee Bul. Noh Sang-kyoon', La Biennale di Venezia, Seoul: South Korean Culture and Arts Foundation, 1999, ill. (exh. cat.)
1997
London, Barbara J., 'Bul Lee, Chie Matsui', New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1997, (exh. brochure)
Szeemann, Harald. 'Bul Lee', 4th Biennale de Lyon d’Art Contemporain, Lyon: L’Autre. Réunion des Musées Nationaux, 1997, ill. (exh. cat.)
Kim, Hong-hee, 'Bul Lee', Seoul: Ahn Graphics, 1997, ill.
Publications
2024
Youngna, Kim, 'Korean Art Since 1945: Challenges and Changes', Leiden: Brill, 2024, ill.
2022
Basqué, Dominique, 'Art & Féminisme', Paris: Editions du Regard, 2022, ill.
Hasegawa, Yuko, (ed.), 'New Ecology and Art: Anthropocene as ‘dithering time’', Tokyo: IBUNSHA, 2022, ill.
2020
Byrne-Smith, Dan, (ed.), 'Documents of Contemporary Art: Science Fiction', London: Whitechapel Gallery; and London and Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 2020, ill.
Chung, Yeon Shim, (et al.), 'Korean Art from 1953: Collision, Innovation, Interaction', London and New York: Phaidon, 2020, ill.
2019
Cho, Soojin, 'Performance Art: Its Beginning and Development in Korea and the West', Seoul: Sogang University Press, 2019, ill.
___, 'Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale 2018', Tokyo: Gendaikikakushitsu Publishers, 2019, ill. (exh. cat.)
Kim, Kyungwoon, Donghyun Ryu, (eds.), 'National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Collection 300', Seoul: National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, 2019, ill.
Klingborg, Caroline Elgh, Määttä, Jerry, (eds.), 'Cosmological Arrows: Journeys through Inner and Outer Space', Stockholm: Art and Theory Publishing, 2019, ill.
___, 'Korean Video Art from 1970s to 1990s: Time Image Apparatus', Gwacheon: National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, 2019, ill.
Rugoff, Ralph, Margutti, Flavia Fossa (eds.), 'La Biennale di Venezia 2019, 58th International Art Exhibition, May You Live in Interesting Times', Venice: La Biennale di Venezia, 2019, ill. (exh. cat.)
Le Guin, Ursula K., 'The Carrier Bag Theory of Fiction', London: Ignota, 2019, ill.
Yoo, Jinsang, Jeong, Jaeseung, 'The Nature Rules', Tokyo: Hara Museum of Contemporary Art, 2019, ill. (exh. cat.)
___, 'The Square: Art and Society in Korea 1900–2019', Seoul: National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, 2019, ill. (exh. cat.)
Wang, Xiaosong, et al., 'Now Is The Time. 2019 Wuzhen Contemporary Art Exhibition', Wuzhen: Culture Wuzhen Co., Ltd, 2019, ill. (exh. cat.)
2018
Joselit, David, 'Digital Promenade', Seoul: Seoul Museum of Art, 2018, ill.
Dunphy, Niamh, (ed.), '38th EVA International', Limerick City: EVA International, 2018, ill. (exh. cat.)
Ki, Hey-kyung, 'Medium vs Media of the Age of the Image', Seoul: Hyunsilbook, 2018, ill.
Lee, Gyeyoung, Sujeong Kim, (eds.), 'Renegades in Resistance and Challenge. 50-Year History of Performance Art of Korea: 1967–2017', Daegu: Daegu Art Museum, 2018, ill. (exh. cat.)
Respini, Eva, (ed.), 'Art in the Age of the Internet, 1989 to Today', Boston, New Haven: The Institute of Contemporary Art and Yale University Press, 2018, ill. (exh. cat.)
Toh, Joyce, Peixuan, Cai (eds.), 'Signature Art Prize 2018: Asia Pacific Breweries Foundation', Singapore: Singapore Art Museum, 2018, ill. (exh. cat.)
Yun, Nanjie, 'The Identity of Korean Contemporary Art', Paju: Hangilsa, 2018, ill.
2017
Banks, Grace, 'Play with Me: Dolls, Women, Art', London: Laurence King Publishing Ltd, 2017, ill.
___, 'Cracks in the Concrete: from the MMCA Collection', Gwacheon: National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea, 2017, ill.
Pelletier, Adeline, (ed.), 'Highlights La Collection de la Fondation Cartier Pour l’art contemporain', Paris, Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain, Seoul: Seoul Museum of Art, 2017, ill.
___, 'The Portrait of Youth', Seoul: National Museum of Korean Contemporary History, 2017, ill.
Juweon, Kim, Yongdo, Jeong, 'Score: Music for Everyone', Daegu: Daegu Art Museum, 2017, ill. (exh. cat.)
2016
Chung, Yeon Shim, 'Speaking Korean Contemporary Art', Seoul: A&C Publishing, 2016, ill.
___, 'The Guide: 20th Biennale of Sydney', Sydney: The Biennale of Sydney Ltd., 2016, ill.
Hegyi, Lóránd, Viola, Eugenio, 'Intrigantes Incertitudes', Lyon: Fage Éditions, 2016, ill.
Seungwan, Kang, 'MMCA Gwacheon, 30 Years 1986-2016: As the Moon Waxes and Wanes', Seoul: National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Foundation, 2016, ill. (exh. cat.)
Rosenthal, Stephanie, (ed.), 'The future is already here – it’s just not evenly distributed', Sydney: the Biennale of Sydney Ltd., 2016, ill. (exh. cat.)
___, 'Split-Spiegel. Licht. Reflexion', Sindelfingen, Germany: The Schaufler Foundation, 2016, ill. (exh. cat.)
Tatarella, Francesca, (ed.), 'Labyrinths & Maze: A Journey through Art, Architecture, and Landscape', New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2016, ill.
Yeo, Kyung-hwan, (ed.), 'X: Korean Art in the Nineties', Seoul: Seoul Museum of Art, 2016, ill.
2015
Armantrout, Rae, 'Storylines: Contemporary Art at the Guggenheim', New York: The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, 2015, ill.
Ushiroshoji, Masahiro, Kuroda, Raiji, 'Asia Collection 100: From the Collection of the Fukuoka Asian Art Museum', Fukuoka: Fukuoka City Foundation for Arts and Cultural Promotion, 2015, ill. (exh. cat.)
Berkhof, José Anne, (ed.), 'In Search of Meaning: Mensbeelden in Globaal Perspectief', Zwolle: Waanders & De Kunst, 2015, ill. (exh. cat.)
Castañal, José, (ed.), 'Space Age', Paris: Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, 2015, ill. (exh. cat.)
___, 'Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale 2015', Tokyo: Gendaikikakushitsu, 2015, ill. (exh. guide)
Ito, Masatoshi, Kikuchi, Atsuki, (eds.), 'The Collection: 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art Kanazawa', Tokyo: My Book Service Inc., 2015, ill. (exh. cat.)
Zechlin, René, (ed.), 'Wie leben? Zukunftsbilder von Malewitsch bis Fujimoto', Köln: Wienand Verlag, 2015, ill.
Lee, Jiwon, Yumi Kang, (eds.), 'The 4th Anyang Public Art Project: Public Story', Anyang: Anyang Foundation for Culture and Arts, 2015, ill. (exh. cat.)
Mun, Hye Jin, 'Korean Art and Postmodernism in the 1990s', Seoul: Hyunsilbook, 2015, ill.
Reilly, Maura, (ed.), 'Women Artists: The Linda Nochlin Reader', London: Thames & Hudson, 2015, ill. Watkins, Jonathan, (ed.), Artists for Ikon. Birmingham: Ikon Gallery, 2015, ill.
2014
Hjorth, Larissa, King, Natalie, Kataoka, Mami (eds.), 'Art in the Asia-Pacific: Intimate Publics', New York: Routledge, 2014, ill.
Bui, Phong, 'Bloodframes Revisited', New York: Paul Kasmin Gallery, 2014, ill. (exh. cat.)
Ra Hee Hong Lee, 'Leeum 10th Anniversary Exhibition: Beyond and Between', Seoul: Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art, 2014, ill. (exh. cat.)
Migayrou, Frédéric, (ed.), 'Frank Gehry, The Fondation Louis Vuitton', Paris, Orléans: Fondation d'entreprise Louis Vuitton and Éditions HYX, 2014, ill. (exh. cat.)
Dior and Stiletto Éditions (ed.), 'Miss Dior', Beijing: Guangming Daily Publishing House, 2014, ill. (exh. cat.)
Morgan, Jessica, (ed.), 'Gwangju Biennale 2014: Burning Down the House', Gwangju: Gwangju Biennale Foundation, 2014, ill. (exh. cat.)
Simon, Joan, (ed.), 'The Distaff Side', Sharon: The Granary, 2014, ill. (exh. cat.)
Touborg, Sarah, (ed.), 'Asian Art', London: Pearson, 2014, ill.
2013
Cruz, Marcos, 'The Inhabitable Flesh of Architecture', London: Ashgate, 2013, ill.
Harumi, Horikiri, 'Aichi Triennale 2013: Awakening-Where Are We Standing? Earth, Memory and Resurrection', Aichi: Aichi Triennale Organizing Committee, 2013, ill. (exh. cat.)
Hug, Cathérine, (ed.), 'Kunst Passage Karlsplatz', Nürnberg: Verlag für moderne Kunst Nürnberg, 2013, ill. (exh. cat.)
Kim, Seongeun, 'Nam June Paik’s 80th Anniversary: Nostalgia is an Extended Feedback', Yongin: Nam June Paik Art Center, 2013, ill. (exh. cat.)
Benaïm, Laurence, 'Miss Dior', Paris: Skira Paris, 2013, ill. (exh. cat.)
Moszynska, Anna, 'Sculpture Now', London: Thames & Hudson, 2013, ill.
2012
___, 'An Essential Guide to the Contemporary Artists: From the 1980s to Today', Tokyo: Bijutsu Shuppan- Sha, 2012, ill.
Ra Hee Hong Lee, Soyeon Ahn, '(Im)Possible Landscape', Seoul: Plateau, Samsung Museum of Modern Art, 2012, ill, (exh. cat.)
Sungwon, Kim, et al., 'Countdown', Seoul: Korea Craft & Design Foundation Culture Station Seoul 284, 2012, ill. (exh. cat.)
2011
Ahn, Soyeon, 'Space Study', Seoul: PLATEAU, Samsung Museum of Modern Art, 2011, ill. (exh. cat.)
Chung, Joon-mo, (ed.), 'Cheongju International Craft Biennale 2011: Contemporary Craft, NOW & HERE', Paju: Maroniebooks, 2011, ill. (exh. cat.)
Kwon, Geun-young, 'From Provocation to Contemplation, The Unguided Evolution of a Woman Warrior', in: I Am an Artist: 10 Representative Korean Artists Talk about Life and Creative Work, Seoul: Semicolon, 2011, ill.
Weibel, Peter, (ed.), 'CAR CULTURE. Medien der Mobilität', Karlsruhe: Zentrum für Kunst und Medientechnologie, 2011, ill. (exh. cat.)
Woo, Jung-Ah, 'Memories of a failed utopia', in: The vision of our age: critical texts on modern and contemporary Korean artists, Seoul: Hakgojae, 2011, ill.
2010
Lee, Yongwoo, (ed.), 'The Flower of May: The May 18 Uprising’s 30th Anniversary', Gwangju: Gwangju Biennale Foundation, 2010, ill. (exh. cat.)
Nakazawa, Shinichi, et al., 'Transformation', Tokyo: Access Publishing, 2010, ill.
Rugoff, Ralph, (ed.), 'The New Décor', London: Hayward Gallery, 2010, ill. (exh. cat.)
2009
Soyeon, Ahn, 'A Strategy of Deconstruction and Reconstruction: Lee Bul’s Writing of History', in: Mappings of Korean contemporary art, Seoul: Hakgojae, 2009, ill.
Sunjung, Kim, 'Platform 2009: Platform in Kimusa', Seoul: SAMUSO Space for Contemporary Art, 2009, ill. (exh. cat.)
O’Reilly, Sally, 'The Body in Contemporary Art', London: Thames & Hudson, 2009, ill.
Pakesch, Peter, 'Life?: Biomorphic Forms in Sculpture', Köln: Buchhandlung Walther König, 2009, ill.
2008
___, 'Art is for the Spirit: Works from The UBS Art Collection', Tokyo: Mori Art Museum, 2008, ill. (exh. cat.)
Cameron, Dan, (ed.), 'Prospect.1 New Orleans'. New York: PictureBox, 2008, ill. (exh. cat.)
Heartney, Eleanor, 'Art & Today', London: Phaidon, 2008, ill.
Jasso, Karla, 'Arte, Tecnología y Feminismo: Nuevas Figuraciones Simbólicas', Mexico City: Universidad Iberoamericana, 2008, ill.
Til, Barbara, (ed.), 'Zerbrechliche Schönheit: Glas im Blick der Kunst', Ostfildern and Düsseldorf: Hatje Cantz and Museum Kunst Palast, 2008, ill.
Tinari, Philip, 'Mon Grand Récit: Weep Into Stones . . . ', in: Fluid Street: Alone, Together, Helsinki: Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma, 2008, ill. (exh. cat.)
2007
Ayvaz, Ilkay Balic, (ed.), '10th International Istanbul Biennial: Not Only Possible But Also Necessary. Optimism in the Age of Global War', Istanbul: Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts, 2007, ill. (exh. cat.)
Collins, Judith, 'Sculpture Today', London: Phaidon, 2007, ill.
Cuevas, F Javier Panera, (ed.) 'Barrocos y Neobarrocos: El Infierno de lo Bello', Salamanca: Fundación Salamanca Ciudad de Cultura, 2007, ill. (exh. cat.)
Ileri, Cem, (ed.), 'Time Present Time Past: Highlights from 20 Years of the International Istanbul Biennial',
Istanbul: Istanbul Modern, 2007, ill. (exh. cat.)
Kim, Sunjung, 'Tomorrow', Seoul: SAMUSO Space for Contemporary Art, 2007, ill. (exh. cat.)
Reilly, Maura, Nochlin, Linda (eds.), 'Global Feminisms: New Directions in Contemporary Art', New York: Merrell, in association with Brooklyn Museum, 2007, ill. (exh. cat.)
2006
Cameron, Dan, 'Dirty Yoga: 2006 Taipei Biennial', Taipei: Taipei Fine Arts Museum, 2006, ill. (exh. cat.)
Murata, Daisuke, (ed.), 'Real Utopia: Stories of the Unlimited', Kanazawa: 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, 2006, ill. (exh. cat.)
Doll, Nancy, Eden, Xandra, 'Uneasy Nature', Greensboro: Weatherspoon Art Museum, 2006, ill. (exh. cat.)
___, '100 Years of Korean Art, Part 2: Tradition, Human, Art, Reality', Seoul: National Museum of Contemporary Art, 2006, ill. (exh. cat.)
2005
Hasegawa, Yuko, 'Encounters in the 21st Century: Polyphony – Emerging Resonances', Kyoto, Kanazawa: Tankosha in association with 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, 2005, ill. (exh. cat.)
___, 'Encounters with Modernism: Highlights from the Stedelijk Museum and the National Museum of Contemporary Art, Korea', Seoul: National Museum of Contemporary Art, 2005, ill. (exh. cat.)
Hoet, Jan, (ed.) '(My Private) Heroes', Bielefeld: Kerber in association with MARTa Herford, 2005, ill. (exh. cat.)
Pirotte, Philippe, 'IDYL as to answer that picture', Antwerp: Middelheimmuseum, 2005, ill. (exh. cat.)
___, 'New Acquisitions 2004', Seoul: National Museum of Contemporary Art, 2005, ill. (exh. cat.)
Nii, Rie, (ed.), 'Visions of the Body 2005', Tokyo: The Japan Foundation, 2005, ill. (exh. cat.)
2004
Assmann, Peter, 'Andererseits: Die Phantastik, Imaginäre Welten in Kunst und Alltagskultur', Weitra: Bibliothek der Provinz, 2004, ill.
Jackson, Tessa, (ed.), 'Artes Mundi: Wales International Visual Art Prize', Wales: Artes Mundi and Seren, 2004, ill. (exh. cat.)
___, 'Standing on a Bridge', Cheonan: Arario Gallery, 2004, ill.
Yuill, Simon, Mey, Kerstin, (eds.), 'Cross-Wired: Communication–Interface–Locality (Transcript) ',
Manchester: Manchester University Press, 2004, ill. (exh. cat.)
2003
Boutoux, Thomas, (ed.), 'Hans Ulrich Obrist Interviews. Volume 1', Milan: Charta in association with Fondazione Pitti Imagine Discovery, Florence, 2003, ill.
Christov-Bakargiev, Carolyn, 'Cream 3', London: Phaidon, 2003, ill.
De Oliveira, Nicolas, Oxley, Nicola, Petry, Michael, 'Installation Art in the New Millennium: The Empire of the Senses', London: Thames & Hudson, 2003, ill.
Kitazawa, Hiromi, Otoe Nii, Toshi Shibata, (eds.), 'Girls Don’t Cry', Tokyo: Nanjo and Associates and Parco, 2003, ill. (exh. cat.)
Lloyd, Fran, (ed.), 'Consuming Bodies: Sex and Contemporary Japanese Art', London: Reaktion Books, 2003, ill. (exh. cat.)
Stroud, Marion Boulton, 'New Material as New Media: The Fabric Workshop and Museum'.
Cambridge: MIT Press, 2003, ill. (exh. cat.)
Bal, Mieke, 'world rush_4 artists: Doug Aitken, Eija-Liisa Ahtila, Lee Bul and Sarah Sze', Melbourne: National Gallery of Victoria, 2003, ill. (exh. cat.)
2002
Chadwick, Whitney, 'Women, Art, and Society', London: Thames & Hudson, 2002, ill.
Zvjezdana, Chmerman, Ammann, Daniel (eds.), 'Das Tier in der zeitgenössischen Kunst', Zurich: Tierschutzverlgas, 2002, ill.
___, 'Fusion Cuisine', Athens: Deste Foundation, 2002, ill. (exh. cat.)
Jones, Amelia, (ed.), 'The Feminism and Visual Culture Reader', London: Routledge, 2002, ill.
Karagoz, Huseyin, (ed.), 'Egofugal: 7th International Istanbul Biennial', Istanbul: Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts, 2002, ill. (exh. cat.)
2001
___, 'Biennale de Lyon: art contemporain-Connivence 2001, prélude à 2003', Paris, Lyon: Réunion des musées nationaux and Musée d'art contemporain, 2001, ill. (exh. cat.)
___, 'Body As Byte', Lucerne: Kunstmuseum Luzern, 2001, ill. (exh. cat.)
___, 'The Collection of 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art', Kanazawa: 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, 2001, ill.
D’Alleva, Anne, 'Afterword: The New Geographies of Contemporary Art’ in Art Beyond the West', London: Laurence King, 2001, New York: Harry N. Abrams, 2002, ill.
Grenville, Bruce, (ed.), 'The Uncanny: Experiments in Cyborg Culture', Vancouver: Vancouver Art Gallery and Arsenal Pulp Press, 2001, ill. (exh. cat.)
Kaitavuori, Kaija, Raitmaa, Minna, (eds.), 'ARS 01 Perspectives', Helsinki: Museum of Contemporary Art, 2001, ill. (exh. cat.)
Fleming, Jeff, 'My Reality. Contemporary Art and the Culture of Japanese Animation', Des Moines, New York: Des Moines Art Center and Independent Curators International, 2001, ill. (exh. cat.)
Jae-ryung, Roe, 'Contemporary Korean Art', St. Leonards: Craftsman House, in association with the Australian Humanities Research Foundation, 2001, ill.
___, '01.01.01: Art in Technological Times', San Francisco: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 2001, ill. (exh. cat.)
2000
___, 'Air, Air: Celebrating Inflatables', Monaco: Grimaldi Forum, 2000, ill. (exh. cat.)
___, 'Au-delà du Spectacle', Paris: Centre Pompidou, 2000, ill. (exh. cat.)
Chen, Long, (ed.), '2000 Shanghai Biennale', Shanghai: Shanghai Fine Arts Publisher, 2000, ill. (exh. cat.)
Christov-Bakargiev, Carolyn, Bossé, Laurence, (eds.), 'La ville, le jardin, la mémoire', Paris: Paris- Musées, 2000, ill. (exh. cat.)
___, 'Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennial 2000', Tokyo: Earth Art Festival Committee, Echigo Tsumari, 2000, ill. (exh. cat.)
Jacobson, Karen, (ed.), 'Let’s Entertain: Life’s Guilty Pleasures', Minneapolis: Walker Art Center, 2000, ill. (exh. cat.)
Kurzmeyer, Roman, 'Echo’ in Zeitwenden–Ausblick', Köln: DuMont Buchverlag, 2000, ill. (exh. cat.)
Kurzmeyer, Roman, 'Erlebte Modelle/Model Experience', Vienna, New York: Springer Verlag, 2000, ill. (exh. cat.)
___, 'Media_city Seoul 2000', Seoul: Media_city Seoul 2000 Organizing Committee, 2000, ill. (exh. cat.)
1999
___, 'Der Anagrammatische Körper: der Körper und Seine Mediale Konstruktion', Mürzzuschlag and Graz: Kunsthaus Muerz in cooperation with Neue Galerie Graz, 1999, ill. (exh. cat.)
Kim, Seungduk, 'La casa, il corpo, il cuore', Vienna: Museum moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien, 1999, ill. (exh. cat.)
Szeemann, Harald, Liveriero Lavelli, Cecilia, 'La Biennale di Venezia, 48th International Art Exhibition, dAPERTutto', Venice: Edizioni la Biennale di Venezia/Marsilio, 1999, ill. (exh. cat.)
Fumio, Nanjo, Kitazawa, Hiromi (eds.), 'Hot Air: Floating, Inflating, Touchable', Shizuoka: Executive Committee of the Opening Event of Granship, 1999, ill. (exh. cat.)
1998
Dreyfus, Laurence, '619 KBB 75: Mobile'2000, Exposition Mobile', Paris: Éd. Mobile’2000, 1998, ill. (exh. cat.)
Hegyi, Lóránd, (ed.), 'Sarajevo 2000: Schenkungen von Künstlern für ein neues Museum in Sarajevo',
Vienna: Museum Moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien, 1998, ill. (exh. cat.)
Spector, Nancy, 'Hugo Boss Prize 1998', New York: Guggenheim Museum, 1998, ill. (exh. cat.)
Sunjung, Kim, 'Slowness of Speed', Seoul: Artsonje Center, 1998, ill. (exh. cat.)
1997
Dompierre, Louise, (ed.) 'Fast Forward: The Vibrant Art Scene of the Republic of Korea', Toronto: Power Plant, 1997, ill. (exh. cat.)
Hanru, Hou, Obrist, Hans-Ulrich, 'Cities on the Move', Ostfildern-Ruit: Hatje Cantz, 1997, ill. (exh. cat.)
1996
Dysart, Dinah, Fink, Hannah (eds.), 'Asian Women Artists', Sydney: Craftsman House, in association with G+B Arts International, 1996, ill.
1995
Chung, Jun-mo, Suh, Sung-rok (eds.), '95th Kwangju Biennale', Seoul: Life & Dream Publishing Co., 1995, ill. (exh. cat.)
Lee, Yongwoo, 'Information & Reality: Korean Contemporary Art', Edinburgh: Fruitmarket Gallery, 1995, ill. (exh. cat.)
___, 'New Asian Art Show 1995. China, Korea, Japan', Tokyo: Kokusai Kōkan Geijutsusai Jikkō Iinkai, 1995, ill. (exh. cat.)
Schaschl, Sabine, (ed.), '6th Triennale Kleinplastik 1995: Europa-Ostasien: SüdwestLB Forum', Stuttgart:
Ostfildern-Ruit: Cantz, 1995, ill, (exh. cat.)
___, 'The New Generational Tendency in Korean Contemporary Art: Body & Recognition', Seoul: Korean Culture and Arts Foundation, 1995, ill. (exh. cat.)
Yoon, Jin-sup, 'Performance art appreciation', Seoul: Daewonsa, 1995, ill.
1994
Kim, Hong-hee, 'Woman, the Difference and the Power', Seoul: Samsingak, 1994, ill.
1993
Turner, Caroline, (ed.), 'The First Asia-Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art', South Brisbane: Queensland Art Gallery, 1993, ill.
Press
2024
Russeth, Andrew, 'The Four Mysterious Guardians of the Artist Lee Bul', on: nytimes.com, 2 Septemer 2024, ill.
Bishara, Hakim, 'Lee Bul’s Synthetic Angels of History', on: hyperallergic.com, 26 September 2024, ill.
Benzine, Vittoria, 'Lee Bul’s Striking Tessellated Figures Take a Stand Outside the Met', on: news.artnet.com, 1 October 2024, ill.
Schwendener, Martha, 'Lee Bul, South Korea’s Provocateur, Ruffles the Met’s Staid Niches', nytimes.com, 3 October 2024
2023
Lloyd-Smith, Harry, 'Artist’s palate: Lee Bul’s recipe Pyongyang naengmyeon', on: wallpaper.com, 12 March 2023, ill.
Benson, Louise, 'Why should we care about names?’: the shape-shifting art of Lee Bul, in: The Guardian, London, 20 March 2023, ill.
Fisher, Simon, 'Lee Bul’s Organic and Inorganic Forms at Thaddaeus Ropac', on: ocula.com, 29 March 2023, ill.
Elkann, Alain, 'Domenica con Lee Bul', in: La Stampa, Turin, 18 June 2023, ill.
Japoshvili, Tatuli, 'Frieze New Writers Pick the Best Shows to See in the Nordics', on: frieze.com, 30 June 2023, ill.
Leppäniemi, Ilari, 'An extensive exhibition opens in Tampere, whose artist became famous by hanging naked from the ceiling', on: aamulehti.fi, 23 September 2023, ill.
Kuvalehti, Suomen, 'Velvet and metal', on: suomenkuvalehti.fi, 28 September 2023, ill.
Ong Sor Fern, 'Arts Picks: Lee Bul prints, Singapore Clay Festival, Siong Leng Musical Association’s Jeju connection', on: straitstimes.com, 2 November 2023, ill.
Yusof, Helmi, 'Lee Bul at STPI: Crafting dreamscapes and dystopias', on: businesstimes.com.sg, 9 November 2023, ill.
___, 'Lee Bul: Prints, curated by Xiaoyu Weng', on: artplugged.co.uk, 23 November 2023, ill.
Small, Zachary, 'Met Announces 2024 Art Commissions', Including Lee Bul, Sculptor of Cyborgs', on:
nytimes.com, 29 November 2023
Rabb, Maxwell, 'Metropolitan Museum of Art Commissions Petrit Halilaj, Lee Bul, and Tong Yang- Tze', on: artsy.net, 30 November 2023, ill.
Gaskin, Sam, 'The Met Names Artists for 2024 Commissions', on: ocula.com, 30 November 2023, ill.
Shin, Min-hee, 'Lee Bul’s Sculptures to Be Featured at Met’s Facade', on: koreajoongangdaily.joins.com, 30 November 2023, ill.
Akers, Torey, 'Metropolitan Museum Lines up Three Major Contemporary Art Commissions for 2024', on: theartnewspaper.com, 1 December 2023, ill.
2022
Nayeri, Farah, 'An Artist in Pursuit of Balance', on: nytimes.com, 31 August 2022, ill.
Judah, Hettie, 'Manifesta 14 Hits the Mark with a Show that Probes Kosovo’s Turbulent Past and Its Asymmetrical Power Relations With the E.U', on: artnet.com, 26 July 2022, ill.
2021
Bae, Myungji, 'Black Monster', in: Art in Culture January 2021, Seoul, pp. 58-61, ill.
D’Souza, Aruna, 'Mandy El-Sayegh & Lee Bul', on: 4columns.org, 26 March 2021, ill.
Jaeyong, Park, 'Lee Bul’s Beginning: A Lesser-Known Story about Korean Contemporary Art',
frieze.com, 8 April 2021, ill
___, 'Top 7 Shows to See in Asia-Pacific', on: frieze.com, 10 March 2021, ill.
Russeth, Andrew, 'Review of ‘Lee Bul: Seoul Museum of Art', on: artforum.com, Summer 2021, ill.
Zhou, Ya-Chen, 'Weirdness and wonder: Lee Bul’s Feminine Monster Theater', in: Art Collection + Design, May 2021, Taipei, pp. 76-79, ill.
Moon, So-young, 'Lee Bul’s monsters take over Seoul Museum of Art', on: koreajoongangdaily.joins.com, 8 March 2021, ill.
Giles, Oliver, 'South Korean Artist Lee Bul on Her Homecoming Exhibition at the Seoul Museum of Art', on: tatler.com, 8 March 2021, ill.
Yuna, Park, 'Lee Bul’s Early ‘Soft Sculptures,’ Performances Presented in Seoul', on: koreaherald.com, 4 March 2021, ill.
2020
___, 'New York – Lee Bul: ‘Interlude: Perdu’ at Lehmann Maupin through January 18th, 2020', on: artobserved.com, 14 January 2020, ill.
Yun, Nanjie, 'The Body’ of Lee Bul, a transparent shell', in: Wolgan Misool, Seoul, January 2020, ill.
Oh, Yoojin, 'Fascination and fear, Lee Bul’s imperfect body', on: artguide.artforum.com, September 2020, ill.
Grandchamp, Sibylle, 'The other dimension', in: Air France Madame March 2020, pp. 130-133, ill.
___, 'Exhibition: ‘Utopia Saved’, Lee Bul solo show at Manege Central Exhibition Hall St Petersburg', on:
clotmag.com, 26 October 2020, ill.
Bailey, Stephanie, 'Lee Bul’s Utopian Encounters with the Russian Avantgarde', on: ocula.com, 4 November 2020, ill.
Angelopoulou, Sofia Lekka, 'Utopia saved brings lee Bul’s works into dialogue with the russian avant-garde at the manege', on: designboom.com, 15 November 2020, ill.
Gerasimenko, Pavel, 'Utopia, Korean-Style', on: arterritory.com, 25 November 2020, ill.
Akimova, Sofya, 'Insight: ‘Utopia Saved’, Lee Bul & the Russian avant-garde that informed her work',
on: clotmag.com, 14 December 2020, ill.
David, Eric, 'South Korean Artist Lee Bul Explores the Dystopic Ramifications of Modernity’s Utopian Dreams in Petersburg', on: yatzer.com, 19 December 2020, ill.
___, 'Utopia Saved’ by Lee Bul at The Manege Central Exhibition Hall', on: blokmagazine.com, 25 December 2020, ill.
Lempesis, Dimitris, on: 'ART-PRESENTATION: Lee Bul—Utopia Saved', on: dreamideamachine.com, 2020, ill.
Alarcón, David, 'Lee Bul Breaking Boundaries', on: metalmagazine.eu, 2020, ill.
2019
Valentine, Victoria L., '"Utopian Imagination" at Ford Foundation Gallery in New York', on: culturetype.com,
29 October 2019, ill.
Park, Boram, 'National museum puts on special show chronicling early Korean video art', on: en.yna.co.kr, 27 November 2019, ill.
Shim, Woo-hyun, 'PKM Gallery’s exhibition brings together 6 internationally renowned artists', on: The Korea Herald, 26 November 2019, ill.
White, Robyn, 'Hong Kong Hosts Cyberpunk Exhibition To Pay Homage to ‘The Year of the Future', on:
artsandcollections.com, October 2019, ill.
U-S., J., 'South Korean artists explore the DMZ', on: economist.com, 22 October 2019, ill.
Paik, Sherry, 'Sunjung Kim’s Real DMZ Project Interrogates the North and South Korea Divide', on: ocula.com,12 September 2019, ill.
___, 'Biennale Venedig: Zentrale Ausstellung', in: art Das Kunstmagazin, May 2019, pp. 64-71, ill.
Tsui, Enid, 'South Korean artist Lee Bul at Venice Biennale: a statement of separation and tragedy', on: scmp.com, 15 May 2019, ill.
Chun, Ji-Hyun, 'Lee Bul who has been invited to the Venice Biennale in 20 years', on: mk.co.kr/en, 23 April 2019, ill.
___, 'Lee Bul Awarded Ho-Am Prize for the Arts', on: artforum.com, 9 April 2019, ill.
Kim, Jaeseok, 'The many lives of Lee Bul', on: artbasel.com, 23 March 2019, ill.
Kim, Jae Seok, 'From Monster to Utopia, Inside and Out of ‘Architectural Sculpture', in: Art in Culture, Seoul, January 2019, pp. 88-103 and on the cover, ill.
2018
Seo, Da-hee, 'From the Korean wave in Berlin', in: Vogue Korea, Seoul, November 2018, ill.
Park, Sunyong, 'Lee Bul, Crashing Itself', in: Harper’s Bazaar, Seoul, Art no. 10, October 2018, pp. 86-93, ill.
Rosenau, Mirja, 'Lee Bul - Purity & Fear', in: Das Kunstmagazin, Hamburg, October 2018, pp. 32-40, ill.
Schulze, Karin, 'Lee Bul’s artworks are magnificent witnesses of doubt', in: Vogue, Munich, October 2018, pp. 102-103, ill.
Williams, Gilda, 'Reviews. Lee Bul', in: Artforum, New York, October 2018, pp. 238-239, ill.
Yoo, Kwang-seok, 'The spirit of Korean art shines in Europe', in: KBS News Plaza, KBS, Seoul, 29 October 2018, ill.
Tsui, Enid, 'Bangkok climbs aboard biennale bandwagon', in: South China Morning Post, Hong Kong, 20 October 2018, ill.
Takac, Balasz, 'Gropius Bau Honors Lee Bul, One of the Most Important Contemporary Korean Artists', on: widewalls.ch, 10 October 2018, ill.
Azzarello, Nina, 'Lee Bul unfolds imaginative topographies across Berlin’s Gropius Bau', on: designboom.com, October 2018, ill.
___, 'Art Industry News: Collector Pulls Loans From Museum Amid Mapplethorpe Censorship Battle + Other Stories', on: news.artnet.com, 1 October 2018, ill.
___, 'Vulnerable Cyborgs | Lee Bul <Crash>', on: berlin030.de, 1 October 2018, ill.
___, 'Miles, Ned Carter. ‘Reviews: Crashing Lee Bul', in: Art Asiapacific, no. 110, September/October 2018, Hong Kong, ill.
Wrobel, Karolina, 'Mediator between walls', in: kunst:art, Berlin, Issue 63 September-October 2018, ill.
Aschenbrenner, Sophie, 'Lee Bul - I’m Interested in the Body', in: Monopol Special Issue Berlin Art Week, Berlin, 2018, p. 16, ill.
Hilgenstock, Andrea, 'Lee Bul in Gropius Bau', in: Tip Berlin, Berlin, Issues 20, September 2018, p. 36, ill.
Wahjudi, Claudia, 'Ask, What I feel', in: Der Tagesspiegel, Berlin, September 2018, pp. 48-51, ill.
Kohout, Annekathrin, 'What a body feels like in the space–that fascinates me', in: Berlin Art Week Magazine, Berlin, August 2018, pp. 8-12, ill.
Shim, Woo-hyun, 'Korean artist Lee Bul retrospective opens in Berlin', in: Korea Herald, Seoul, 30 September 2018, ill.
Lempesis, Dimitris, 'Art-Tribute: Lee Bul - Crash', on: dreamideamachine.com, 29 September 2018, ill.
___, 'Martin Gropius Bau opens a comprehensive survey of Lee Bul’s work', on: ArtDaily.org, 29 September 2018, ill.
___, 'Crash - Lee Bul’s first show in Germany', in: Berliner Zeitung, 28 September 2018, ill.
Hohmann, Angela, 'The Lightness of Shock', in: Berliner Morgenpost, 28 September 2018, ill.
Lee, Kwang-bin, 'Berlin’s representative art museum presents Lee Bul’s exhibition under the theme of Division', in: Yonhap News, 27 September 2018, ill.
Wahjudi, Claudia, 'A Fight for Korea', in: Der Tagesspiegel, Berlin, 26 September 2018, ill.
Brown, Kate and Naomi Rea, '8 Things Not to Miss During Berlin Art Week, From a Tasteful Night at Berlin’s Notorious Berghain Club to a ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ Reading', on: news.artnet.com, 25 September 2018, ill.
Maughan, Philip, 'Human Animal Demon Machine: Lee Bul’s Crash at the Gropius Bad in Berlin', on: 032c.com/magazine, 25 September 2018, ill.
___, 'Lee Bul: Gropius Bau, Berlin', in: BLAU Magazine, 22 September 2018, Berlin, ill.
Rojas, Laurie, 'Five Unmissable Shows at Berlin Art Week 2018', on: sothebys.com, 21 September 2018, ill.
Oakes, Selina, 'Exhibition Review: Crashing Lee Bul', in: Aesthetica Magazine Issue 84, August/ September 2018, York, UK, pp. 130-131, ill.
___, 'BUL BLOWS', in: Art Monthly, London, no. 418, July/August 2018, ill.
Revely-Calder, Cal, 'The monstrous bodies of Lee Bul', in: Apollo Magazine July/August 2018, London, ill. Devi, Nirmala, 'Previewed', in: ArtReview, Asia Summer, 2018, p. 27, ill.
Eastham, Ben, 'Art Reviewed. Lee Bul Crashing', in: ArtReview Asia, Summer 2018, p. 91
Mapplebeck, Rachel, 'Lee Bul’s Future Visions', in: Art Quarterly Summer, London, 2018, p.10, ill.
___, 'Sculpting bliss', in: The Nation, Bangkok, 31 July 2018
Gowman, Philip, 'Exhibition visit: Lee Bul - Crashing. Pt 1 - Heaven and Earth', on: londonkoreanlinks.net,
30 July 2018, ill.
Small, Zachary, 'An Artist’s Violent and Beautiful Reflections of South Korea', on: hyperallergic.com, 26 July 2018, ill.
Lee, Christie, 'Our Vulnerable Ideals. Lee Bul at Hayward Gallery', in: CoBo Social, 23 July 2018, ill.
Gayford, Martin, 'If you like monstrosities, head to the Hayward Gallery', in: spectator.co.uk, London, 21 July 2018, ill.
___, 'Southbank Centre', in: Metro, London, 19 July 2018, ill.
___, 'Eclectic Installations', on: aestheticamagazine.com, 12 July 2018, ill.
Windsor, Bea, 'The Korean artist using manga and rotting fish as social commentary', on: dazeddigital.com, 11 July 2018, ill.
Kwon, Mee-yoo, 'Lee Bul’s dystopian utopia on view in London', in: Korea Times, Seoul, 9 July 2018, ill.
Scott, Alex, 'London’s fishy fireball and festering fatberg', in: Chemical & Engineering News, Washington, 9 July 2018, Volume 96, Issue 28, ill.
Bailey, Stephanie, 'EVA International: Ireland’s Biennial Talks About Power', on: ocula.com, 6 July 2018, ill.
Fontaine, Pearl, 'Alex Prager, Lee Bul, Heinz Mack, and More Muse See London Shows', in: Whitewall Magazine, 5 July 2018, New York, ill.
___, 'Lee Bul transforms Hayward Gallery into dream-like landscape', on: artsandculture.google.com, 3 July 2018, ill.
___, 'The ‘not only does this selfie make me look cultured but it’s also the perfect lighting’ shot', in: Time Out, London, 24 June 2018, London, p. 29, ill.
Lloyd, Joe, 'The Korean artist’s London retrospective shines brightest when it is clear and direct',
on: studiointernational.com, 30 June 2018, ill.
Byun, Hee-won, 'Lee Bul, Another legend in London', in:Chosun Ilbo, Seoul, 18 June 2018, ill.
___, 'Lee Bul. Crashing', in: magazine.tank, 20 June 2018, ill.
Kim, Sung-Tak, 'London is watching', in: Korea Joongang Daily, Seoul, 9 June 2018, ill.
Gyorody, Andrea, 'Artist’s Chemical Experiment with Rotting Fish Challenges the Museum', on:
hyperallergic.com, 8 June 2018, ill.
Kim, Sung-Tak, 'The Reason for London’s Specialty in Korea', in: Joongang Ilbo, Seoul, 8 June 2018
Williams, Eliza, 'Lee Bul Creates a visual feast at the Hayward Gallery', reativereview.co.uk, 6 June 2018, ill.
Ure-Smith, Jane, 'Dazzling reflections on a divided nation', on: ft.com, 5 June 2018, ill.
Weisberger, Mindy, 'Rotting Fish Art Explodes, Causes Fire in London Gallery', on: livescience.com, 4 June 2018, ill.
Cumming, Laura, 'Lee Bul: Crashing Review - Beauty with menace', in: The Guardian, London, 3 June 2018, ill.
Da Silva, José, 'Three to see. London', in: theartnewspaper.com, London, 1 June 2018, ill.
Dinneen, Steve, 'Lee Bul: Crashing is a terrifying prophecy of technological destruction', in: City A.M.,
London, 1 June 2018, ill.
___, 'Fire at London’s Hayward Gallery as Rotting Fish Artwork Explodes', on: frieze.com, 1 June 2018, ill.
___, 'Lee Bul At Hayward Gallery', on: damnmagazine.net, 1 June 2018, ill.
___, 'Previews: One and Many - Lee Bul: Crashing', in: Art Asiapacific, Hong Kong, no. 108, May/June 2018, p. 43, ill.
___, 'Artists in Focus', in: Christie’s Magazine, May 2018, London, pp. 52-53, ill.
Bella, Lewis, 'Lee Bul Brings Cyborgs, Labyrinths and a Zeppelin to Hayward Gallery', in: Country & Town House, May 2018, London, ill.
Carey-Kent, Paul, 'Lee Bul', in: World of Interiors, May 2018, London, p. 229, ill.
Gerlis, Melanie, 'Lee Bul to cover Hayward Gallery with 180,000 crystals for its 50th anniversary', in:
The Art Newspaper, London, no. 301, May 2018, ill.
Schwarz, Gabrielle, 'Power, protest and progress at this year’s EVA International', in: Apollo Magazine,
May 2018, London, ill.
Frankel, Eddy, 'Show of the week - Lee Bul', in: Time Out London 29 May - 4 June 2018, p. 71
Khan, Tabish, 'A Karaoke Booth, A Mirror Maze and An Infinite Tunnel All Feature In This Exhibition', in:
Londonist, 31 May 2018
Waugh, Rosemary, 'Exploding fish cause delay to opening of new Hayward Show', on: timeout.com, London 31 May 2018
Black, Holly, 'Lee Bul’s Intergalactic Feminist World Ignites Hayward', in: Elephant Magazine, London, 30 May 2018
Collings, Matthew, 'Prepare Yourself for Maximum Impact', in: Evening Standard, London, 30 May 2018
Dawson, Aimee, 'Fish work spontaneously combusts, postponing Lee Bul show at Hayward Gallery', on: theartnewspaper.com, 30 May 2018, ill.
___, 'Korean artist Lee Bul transforms the Hayward Gallery into a futuristic landscape', on: artdaily.com, 30 May 2018, ill.
O’Connor, Kirsty, 'Mirror, mirror on the wall', in: iNews, London, 30 May 2018
___, 'Opening of Hayward Gallery’s Lee Bul Exhibition Delayed After Artwork Catches Fire', on:
artforum.com, 30 May 2018
___, 'Picture of the Day', in: The Daily Telegraph, London, 30 May 2018, ill.
Rea, Naomi, 'London’s Hayward Gallery Shuts Due to Fire on the Eve of Lee Bul’s Highly Anticipated Solo Show', on: news.artnet, 30 May 2018, ill.
Wood, Betty, 'Lee Bul transforms London’s Hayward Gallery into a sci-fi playground', in: The Spaces 30 May 2018, ill.
Bailey, Martin, 'Lee Bul work at Hayward Gallery catches fire hours before private view', on: theartnewspaper.com, 29 May 2018, ill.
Durrant, Nancy, 'Visual art - Lee Bul', The Times, London, 29 May 2018
___, 'Lee Bul Explores Questions Of Intimacy, Gender, And Technology – Hayward Gallery', artlyst.com, 29 May 2018, ill.
Sherwin, Skye, 'People were scared - they thought I was a crazy woman', in: The Guardian, London, 29 May 2018, ill.
___, 'Hayward Gallery, Southbank Centre', on: e-flux.com, 28 May 2018, ill.
Daunt, Julie, 'The 10 Korean Contemporary Artist You Should Know', on: theculturetrip.com, 6 April 2018, ill.
Miles, Ned Carter, 'Web Review: After Bruno Taut: Lee Bul', on: artasiapacific.com, January 2018, ill.
___, 'The most substantial Kunsthalle in London', in: Apollo Magazine, London, January 2018, ill.
Khong, En Liang, 'All Under Heaven: Hayward Gallery Returns With Andreas Gursky Retrospective',
In: Frieze, London, 25, January 2018, ill.
2017
Jalal, Imran, 'What You Need To Know About The 6 Artists Of The Dior Lady Art Project', in: Female, Singapore, December 2017, ill.
Kim, Narang, 'Fragmented world by Lee Bul', in: Vogue Korea, Seoul, December 2017, ill.
___, 'Korean artist Lee Bul on her lady dior bag re-envisioning', in:i-D Magazine, London, December 2017, ill.
Weisman, Alan. 'Turn the Korean DMZ into a bridge of peace? Why major artists say the idea isn’t crazy', in: Los Angeles Times, 27 December 2017, ill.
Jung, Hyung-mo, 'You can be a performer with mirror bag', in: Joongang Sunday, Seoul, 17 December 2017, ill.
Bischof, Felix, 'The Parisian maison partners with international artists on sophomore Lady Dior Art Collection', in: The Week Portfolio 8, December 2017, ill.
Groom, Avril, 'Dior collaborates with artists including Lee Bul on Lady Dior handbag collection', in: ft.com/htsi, 26 November 2017, ill.
Machia, Katie, 'The Lady Dior Handbag Gets a Striking New Look', in: surfacemag.com, 20 November 2017, ill.
Lawler-Dormer, Sophia, 'Dior Lady Art 2: Dior Taps 10 New Artists To Reinvent Their Signature Bag', in: www.sleek-mag.com, 13 November 2017, ill.
___, 'Dior invites 10 artists to re-imagine the Lady Dior bag', in: The Sun Daily, Malaysia, 1 November 2017, ill.
Dziewior, Yilmaz, 'Looking Forward', in: Frieze Week Magazine, London 2017, p. 65
Harris, Gareth, 'Early Sales at Frieze London', in: The Art Newspaper, London, no. 295, October 2017, ill.
Greenberger, Alex, 'Ireland’s EVA International Biennale Names First Group of Artists Participating in 2018 Edition', on: artnews.com, 31 October 2017, ill.
Gerlis, Melanie, 'Catnip for collectors', in: The Financial Times, London, 7 October 2017
___, 'Pushing the Boundaries of Korean Art: Lee Bul', on: bloomberg.com/brilliant-ideas, Brilliant Ideas Ep. 16, August 2017
Miles, Ned Carter, 'Rehearsals From the Korean Avant-Garde Performance Archive', on: artasiapacific.com, 14 July 2017, ill.
Park, Eun-seo, 'Cartier attracted Seoul with the artwork', in: Donga Ilbo, Seoul, 15 June 2017
Kwon, Mee-yoo, 'Unlimited possibilities of contemporary art showcased at Highlights', in: Korea Times, Seoul, 14 June 2017
Cohen, Edie, 'Peter Marino Designs Seoul Mega-Store for Dior', on: interiordesign.net, 1 May 2017
Muñoz-Alonso, Lorena, 'Thaddaeus Ropac on His Lavish New London Gallery–and Why He Isn’t Afraid of Brexit', on: news.artnet.com, 27 April 2017, ill.
Jaeyong, Park, 'X: Korean Art in the Nineties', in: Frieze, London, 22 March 2017, ill.
___, 'Comment by a cover artist', Contemporary Literature, Vol. 746, February 2017, Seoul, p. 278 and on cover
Azuma, Hiroki, 'Political Physical or Physical Political Nature', in: Art in Culture, January 2017, Seoul, p. 141
Forrest, Nicholas, 'Lee Bul’s Surreal Structural Systems at Lehmann Maupin NY', in: Blouin Artinfo, 31 January 2017
___, 'Lee Bul at Lehmann Maupin, New York', in: Blouin Artinfo 26, January 2017
Lempesis, Dimitris, 'Art Cities: N. York–Lee Bul', on: dreamideamachine.com, 17 January 2017, ill.
Liu, Ming, 'Cutting-edge Korean art in New York', in: ft.com/htsi, 11 January 2017, ill.
2016
Kang, Kyung Min, 'Lee Bul’s Possibility', in: The Galleria, Seoul, November 2016, pp. 186-189, ill.
Masters, HG., 'Web Review: Connect 1: Still Acts', on: artasiapacific.com, November 2016, ill.
Sung, Paul, 'Connect 1: Still Acts’ at Art Sonje Centre, Seoul', in: Blouin Artinfo, 13 November 2016, ill.
Bergess, Anika, 'Lose Yourself in 12 of the Most Extraordinary Labyrinths Ever Built', in: Atlas Obscura,
2 November 2016, ill.
Kang, Joo-il., 'Who is the installation artist Lee Bul? Perceptive criticism on the male-centered distorted view', in: Sports Kyunghyang, Seoul, 29 September 2018, ill.
Ham, Hyeri, 'Installation artist Lee Bul, receive the Order of Arts and Letters of France', in: Seoul Shinmun, 27 September 2016, ill.
Jaeyong, Park, 'Critic’s Guide: Seoul', in: Frieze, London, 1 September 2016, ill.
Chia, Adeline, '20th Biennale of Sydney: The future is already here - it’s just not evenly distributed', in: ArtReview, vol 68, no 5 Summer 2016, London, pp. 152-153, ill.
___, '30 Years of Kim Se-choong Sculpture Award - the trajectory of Korean sculpture', in: Art in Culture, Seoul, July 2016, pp. 67-95, ill.
Shim, Hyeri, 'Smell the rotting fish in the museum', in: Kyunghyang Shinmun, Seoul, 30 August 2016, ill.
HG, Masters, '20th Biennale of Sydney: The Future is already here–it’s just not evenly distributed', in: Art AsiaPacific, Hong Kong, May/June 2016, ill.
Ewington, Julie, 'Artistic immunity', in: The Monthly, Melbourne, May 2016, p. 42.
Finegan, Ann, '20th Biennale of Sydney: The Future Is Already Here, It’s Just Not Evenly Distributed', in: Artlink Magazine, Adelaide, May 2016
Watson, Meg, 'A Journey Into The 2016 Sydney Biennale', on: awol.com.au, 23 May 2018, ill.
Sukhla, Roshan, 'The Future is Here', in: Where Sydney, April 2016, Sydney, pp.10-12, ill.
Stickney, Steve, 'Island fun beckoning for excited festival-goers', in: Inner West Courier, Sydney, 26 April 2016, ill.
___, 'Sydney Biennale - Lee Bul', on: Books and Arts. ABC Radio, 13 April 2016
Forrest, Nicholas, 'VIDEO: Lee Bul’s Monumental Sydney Biennale Dreamscape', inLBlouin Artinfo 12 April 2016
Daly-Peoples, John, 'The Sydney Biennale 2016', in: National Business Review, Auckland, 8 April 2016 Orzessek, Eli, 'Sydney: City comes alive with art at its heart', in: New Zealand Herald, 3 April 2016
Lopiccolo, Emory, 'The Future is Already Here–It’s Just Not Evenly Distributed', in: Whitewall Magazine,
New York, 1 April 2016
Jefferson, Dee, '20th Biennale of Sydney', in: Time Out Sydney, no. 132, March 2016, pp. 8-14, ill.
Sweet, Sara, 'Preview: The 20th Biennale of Sydney and the 2016 Adelaide Biennale of Australian Art', in: Artist Profile Issue 34, St Leonards, Australia, pp. 108-115, ill.
Noble, Dimity, 'Embassy of The Real: a Biennale of Sydney satellite show on Cockatoo Island', on:
wallpaper.com, 24 March 2016, ill.
Besley, John, 'Biennale is back with works to surprise and challenge art lovers across Sydney', in: The Herald Sun, Melbourne, 22 March 2016, ill.
Frost, Andrew, 'Sydney Biennale review – contemporary art meets sci-fi in wide-reaching show', in: The Guardian, London, 19 March 2016, ill.
Han Misa, 'Biennale of Sydney: Reflecting on the ‘black mirror’ generation. ', in: Financial Review, Melbourne, 19 March 2016
___, 'The Mix', on: ABC News 24, Sydney, 19 March 2016
McDonald, John, 'Biennale of Sydney: First Impressions', in: Sydney Morning Herald, 18 March 2016
Grishin, Sasha, 'A surprising spectacle rescues the Sydney Biennale from irrelevance', in: The Conversation, 17 March 2016
Taylor, Andrew, 'Sydney Biennale 2016: big, brash and still grappling with refugees and migration', in: Sydney Morning Herald, 12 March 2016
2015
Kim, Inhye, 'Art Museums Rule - State support for grand visions', in: Artlink, Seoul , Issue 35:4, December 2015, pp. 78-81, ill.
Lee, Phil, 'Resilience and Imagination - Woman and art in Korea today', in: Artlink, Seoul, Issue 35:4, December 2015, pp. 41-47, ill.
___, 'Comment by a cover artist', in: Contemporary Literature, Seoul, vol. 732, December 2015, pp. 349-350 and on the cover, ill.
Close, Rebecca, 'Lee Bul', in: Art AsiaPacific, Hong Kong, no. 96, November/December 2015, p.146
McHugh, Fionnuala, 'The Artist: Mirror Images', in: Le Pan Magazine, Hong Kong, November & December 2015, pp.124-127, ill.
Daydé, Emmanuel, 'De l’autre côté: du miroir coréen', in: Art Absolument, Paris, no. 68, November 2015, pp. 50-59, ill.
Laurence, Robin, 'Lee Bul searches for utopia', in: The Georgia Straight, Vancouver, 5-12 November 2015, ill.
Hori, Khairuddin, 'Notes on Beauty: Lee Bul', in: Kaleidoscope Asia, Milan, Issue 2, Fall/Winter 2015, ill. Kim, Jaeseok, 'Exhibition: September', in: Artnow, Seoul, Issue 11, Fall 2015, ill.
Cénac, Laetitia, 'Totalment Séoul', in: Madame Figaro, Paris, October 2015, pp.108-113
Jean, Thomas, 'En Corée: L’art Fait Bouger Les Lignes', in: Beaux Arts, Paris, no. 376, October 2015, pp. 100-104, ill.
Noisette, Philippe and Karelle Fitoussi, 'A Séoul, l'art respire avec le vent', in: Paris Match, Issue 3463, 7 October 2015, ill.
Jeong, Jun-hwa, 'From the ground to infinity', in: W Magazine, Seoul, September 2015
Park, Christine J., 'Critics Picks: Lee Bul', on: artforum.com, September 2015, ill.
Park, Jinyeong, 'Lee Bul', in: Time Out, Seoul, Vol. 4, September 2015
___, 'Preview: Lee Bul', in: Wolgan Misool, Seoul, September 2015
___, 'Preview: Lee Bul Exhibition', in: Public Art, Seoul, September 2015
Yoo, Seon-ae, 'Art: Lee Bul has returned', in: Luxury, Seoul, September 2015
___, 'Last words: Lee Bul', in: Aesthetica Magazine, York, Issue 66, August-September 2015, p. 162
Choi, Myeonghwan, 'Luxury Brand Design: Dior', in: Monthly Design, Seoul, August 2015
Kim, Areum, 'Beautiful Mystery', Elle Korea, Seoul, August 2015
Lee, Woo-sung, 'Lee Bul’s ambiguity: Interview with Lee Bul', in: Arena Homme, Seoul, August 2015
Sul, Myeohyeon, 'News: Lee Bul solo exhibition', in: Neighbor Seoul, August 2015
Santos, Sofia Dos, 'Lee Bul', in: NEO2, Madrid, July/August 2015
Tylevich, Katya, 'Mirror, Mirror: Lee Bul draws upon the architecture of space, mind and body to construct an exceptional version of everyday reality', in: Frame Issue 105, Amsterdam, July-August 2015, pp.130-139
Nesoff, Sandy, 'Swarovski, a Legacy of Beauty', in: New York Lifestyles Magazine, New York, July 2015, Vol. 1 #2, ill.
___, 'Funkelnder Bruder', in: eco.nova, Innsbruck, June & July 2015
Han, Sang-eun., 'Into the Amazing Crystal World', in: Noblesse, Seoul, June 2015
'Swarovski: plein feux sur le design', in: Le Figaro, Paris, June 2015
Amy, Michäel, 'Lee Bul', in: Sculpture, Washington, DC, Vol. 34, No. 3, April 2015, pp. 75-76
Colard, Jean-Max, 'Lee Bul et Julian Charrière: apocalypses now', Les Inrockuptibles, Paris, no. 1012, 22-28 April 2015, ill.
___, 'Lee Bul', in: L’agenda Stéphanois, Saint-Étienne, no. 475, 4-17 March 2015, p. 10
Denave, Jean-Emmanuel, 'Futurs antérieurs', in: Le Petit Bulletin, Saint-Étienne, no. 34, 3 March 2015
Caro, 'Lee Bul’s Suspended Sculpture Are like a Science Fiction Fantasy', in: Hi Fructose Magazine, 24 December 2015
Ardia, Xuan Mai, 'Dystopian Utopia: Korean artist Lee Bul at the Vancouver Art Gallery', in: Art Radar,
22 December 2015
Meddah, Mohamed Marwen, 'Art this Week: Lee Bul, (In)visible and more', Vancouver Sun, Vancouver , 22 December 2015
Marino, Michela, 'Exposition Aubade III - Lee Bul - Palais de Tokyo', on: artistikrezo.com, 21 December 2015, ill.
Michalarou, Efi, 'ART-PRESENTATION: Lee Bul', on: dreamideamachine.com, 2 December 2015, ill.
___, 'Vancouver Art Gallery', on: e-flux.com, 29 November 2015, ill.
Kwon, Geun-young, 'No Frustration over 20 years… Looking back on Lee Bul as an artist', in:
Joongang Ilbo, Seoul, 3 November 2015
Fairley, Gina, 'Sneak Preview: 2016 Biennale of Sydney', in: ArtsHub, Australia, 28 October 2015
Meddah, Mohamed Marwen, 'Art this Week: Between Object and Action, Lee Bul and more',
Vancouver, Sun 27 October 2015
Wee, Darryl, 'Lee Bul’s Fog-Covered Installation at Palais de Tokyo', in: Blouin Artinfo, 21 October 2015
Jo, Gayeon, 'A leading contemporary artist, Lee Bul Aubade III', on: Aju Business Daily, 19 October 2015
Oh, Jin-hee, 'Lee Bul’s ‘Aubade III’ exhibition at Palais de Tokyo in France', in: wn.com/asia_business_daily/news, 19 October 2015
Park, Hyeon-ju, 'Lee Bul’s ‘Aubade III’ in France, installation at Palais de Tokyo', in: Newsis, 19 October 2015
Wang, Jin-oh, 'A contemporary artist, Lee Bul, her recent work ‘Aubade III’ presented in Palais de Tokyo', on: cnbc.com, 19 October 2015
Yeom, Jieun, 'Korean contemporary art encountered in Paris', in: Metro, 19 October 2015
Jeon, Hyewon, 'Shall we search for our ‘self’ through the reflection on the fragmented mirrors',
on: en.asiatoday.co.kr, 8 September 2015
Lee, Woo-young, 'Lee Bul showcases ‘micro versions’ of her signature, gigantic works', on: koreaherald.com, 6 September 2015
Molina, Ángela, 'Lee Bul: un aliento atómico', in: EL PAÍS: el periódico global, 3 September 2015
Noh, Hyeong-seok, 'Where did the past energy go, only cliché remains', in: Hankyoreh Shinmun, Seoul, 3 September 2015
Garcia, Oscar, 'La artista coreana Lee Bul llega al EACC', on: plataformadeartecontemporaneo.com, 2 September 2015
Ham, Hyeri, 'The exhibition choosing familiarity rather than colossal works... repetitive evolution of civilization projected on mirrors', in: Seoul Shinmun, 1 September 2015
Kim, Ami, 'A woman warrior of the art world, Lee Bul, became unfamiliar or splendid', in: Herald Business, Seoul, 1 September 2015
Son, Yeongok, 'Internationally acclaimed artist of scale... Lee Bul’s solo exhibition is held at a commercial gallery for the first time in five years', in: Kukmin Ilbo, Seoul, 31 August 2015
Jung, Hyung-mo, 'Power of Color, Power of Small Thing', in: Joongang Sunday, Seoul, 30 August 2015
Jung, Hyung-mo, 'Artist’s Art', in: Joongang Sunday, Seoul, 30 August 2015
Kim, Ami, 'Who called Lee Bul ‘a woman’', on: heraldscotland.com/business, 30 August 2015
Oh, Jinhui, 'Exhibition Focus by Jinjui Oh: Artist Lee Bul presenting art works with small and quite stories', in: The Asia Business Daily, Seoul, 28 August 2015
In, Hyeonu, 'Looking at the past and present through mirror', in: Hankook Ilbo, Seoul, 27 August 2015
Kim, Miri, 'Myself in the mirror... Looking into life', in: Chosun Ilbo, Seoul, 27 August 2015
Lee, Hyang-hwi, 'Art is healing and the reason to live', in: Maeil Business Newspaper, Seoul, 27 August 2015
Seon, Hangyeol, 'Seeing infinite reflections of ‘myself’ in the mirror and asking ‘self’... A solo exhibition by an installation artist, Lee Bul', in: The Korea Economic Daily, Seoul, 27 August 2015
Kim, Jeong-seon, 'Looking for self in front of the mirror... A solo exhibition by a contemporary artist Lee Bul', in: en.yna.co.kr, 26 August 2015
Lee, Hyang-hwi., 'A woman warrior in the art world who has returned after 5 years... Art is my strength', on: mk.co.kr/en, 26 August 2015, ill.
Park, Hyeonju, 'Artist Lee Bul, a mirror with infinite reflections makes oneself to face oneself', on:
newsis.com, 26 August 2015, ill.
Cho, Hye-jeong, 'When Lee Bul meets ‘Miss Dior’', in: Hankyoreh Shinmun, Seoul, 25 June 2015
Díaz-Guardiola, Javier, 'Lee Bul en el Espai de Castellón: “La de futuro es una idea Antigua”', on:
ABC.es, 22 June 2015, ill.
Gras, Irene, 'Lee Bul: el reflejo de una mujer contemporánea comprometida', in: El Periódico Mediterráneo, Castellón de la Plana, 7 June 2015, ill.
___, 'Deductoras y sugerentes ruinas de la coreana Lee Bul en el Espai d’Art', in: El Mundo, Madrid, 2 June 2015, ill.
Shaw, Catherine, 'Crystal set: Swarovski broadcasts 120 years of brilliance with a Kristallwelten revamp', on: wallpaper.com, 18 May 2015, ill.
___, 'Lee Bul s'expose au Musée d'art moderne et contemporain de Saint-Etienne Métropole', in: Le courrier de l’architecte, 17 May 2015
Dalmaz, Véronique, 'L'énergie de création de la Coréenne Lee Bul épate Saint-Étienne', in: France Télévisions, 13 May 2015
___,'Lee Bul au musée d’art moderne et contemporain', on: zoomdici.fr, 4 May 2015
Wilson, Eric, 'Now You Know: What It’s Like Inside Swarovski Headquarters', in: instyle.com, 29 April 2015
___, 'Lee Bul, lo próximo en el EACC de Castellón', on: masdearte.com, 9 April 2015
Kim, Yijieun, 'Things Happening in Saint Etienne', in: Elle Korea, Seoul, 6 April 2015
Brignon, Daniel, 'Utopie, abstraction et simulation, un voyage onirique au musée d'Art moderne', in:
L’essor, Saint-Étienne, 28 March 2015
Yim, Seung-Hye, 'Seoul stands out as guest of honor at French biennale', in: Korea JoongAng Daily,
Seoul, 18 March 2015
Azzarello, Nina, 'Lee Bul Exhibits Mirrored Mazes at Musée d’Art Moderne in Saint-Etienne', on:
designboom.com, 14 March 2015
2014
Jo, So-young, 'Lee Bul for the past 25 years', in: Allure Korea, Seoul, November 2014
Kim, Jae-suk, 'Must-see exhibitions in November', Vogue Girl, Seoul, November 2014
Kim, Su-jin, 'Lee Bul’s imagination naturally becomes reality', in: Style H Magazine, Seoul, November 2014
___, 'National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea', on: e-flux.com, November 2014
Yoon, Bo-bae, 'Personal Time', in: Noblian, Seoul, November 2014
___, 'A Picture and a Poem', in: The New York Times Style Magazine, New York, 16 November 2014
Song, Set-byul, 'The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea exhibits two installation works by Lee Bul', in: Kukmin Report. KTV, Seoul, 10 November 2014
___, 'Lee Bul at Ikon', 3rd Dimension, 3 November 2014
Park, Seon-yeong, '10 Years of Leeum', in: Harper’s Bazaar Art, Seoul, no. 2, October 2014, pp. 156-157 and on cover, ill.
Suchin, Peter, 'Lee Bul', in: Art Monthly, London, no. 380, October 2014
Brown, Graeme, 'Why I Choose Birmingham founder returned to city', in: Birmingham Post, 23 October 2014
___, 'Creative Culture Lee Bul', in: Another Something & Co, 15 October 2014
Jeong, Soon-min, 'Falling airplane... The challenge continues', in: The Financial News, Seoul, 7 October 2014
Lee, Gwang-hyung, 'Internationally established artist Lee Bul: experience the work with your body rather than attempt to understand it', in: Kukmin Ilbo, Seoul, 7 October 2014
Harris, Becca, 'Lee Bul Unafraid of Creating Jagged and Confusing Experiences For Her Viewer', on:
artlyst.com, 6 October 2014, ill.
Jeong, Hyung-mo, 'Lee Bul’s memories and experiences that have been metaphorically intertwined with history', in: Joongang Sunday, Seoul, 5 October 2014
Ardia, Xuan Mai, 'The Art of Lee Bul: Of Cyborgs, Monsters and Utopian Landscapes', on: theculturetrip.com, 3 October 2014
Kim, Hyung-soon, 'Lee Bul realizes a ‘fantastic utopia’ that overrules existing ideas', on: ohmynews.comm, October 2014
Jeon, Hye-won, 'Two large-scale installation works by internationally renowned artist Lee Bul', on:
en.asiatoday.co.kr, 1 October 2014
Lee, Woo-young, 'Artist Lee Bul returns with colossal works', in: Korea Herald, Seoul, 1 October 2014
Oh, Jin-hee, 'Walking inside the labyrinth of mirrors... Lee Bul’s solo exhibition supported by Hyundai Motor Company', on: asiabusinessdaily, 1 October 2014
Harris, Gareth, 'Out of the ashes: Artists at this year’s Gwangju Biennale want to torch what came before', in: The Art Newspaper, London, no. 260, September 2014
Kim, Eshin, 'Agitating the art world', in: Noblesse, Seoul, September 2014, pp. 108-113, ill.
Teo, Wenny, 'Lee Bul: The Korean artist looks to the failed utopias of the past to present a disturbing vision of the future', in: ArtReview Asia Autumm & Winter 2014, London, pp. 16, 38-45, 115 and on cover
In, Hyun-woo, 'How has Lee Bul’s utopia changed? ', in: Hankook Ilbo, Seoul, 30 September 2014
Kim, Mi-ri, 'A myriad of mirrors reflects the world', in: Chosun Ilbo, Seoul, 30 September 2014
Kwon, Geun-young, 'The 50 year-old artist has turned over the art world for the last 25 years',
In: Joongang Ilbo, Seoul, 30 September 2014
Pyeon, Wan-sik, 'Looking into the false substance of ‘perfection’', in: Segye Ilbo, Seoul, 30 September 2014
Shin, Se-mi, 'A new work in Seoul and the debut work in Gwangju, Lee Bul’s 25 years of journey and meeting', in: Munhwa Ilbo, Seoul, 30 September 2014
Son, Taek-gyoun, 'Bizarre irony between distant and close-range views', in: Donga Ilbo, Seoul, 30 September 2014
Baek, Seung-chan, 'Distorted reality in a room of mirrors... You might get lost in there', in:
Kyunghyang Shinmun, Seoul, 29 September 2014
Cho, Sang-in and Yang, Sa-rok, 'Lee Bul’s solo exhibition is made possible by generous support of Hyundai Motor Company', in: Seoul Economic Daily, Seoul, 29 September 2014
Jang, Hana, 'Two new, large-scale works by Lee Bul', in: en.yna.co.kr, 29 September 2014
Noh, Hyung-suk, 'Lee Bul’s bizarre room of mirrors appears to be the sea and wilderness',
In: Hankyoreh Shinmun, Seoul, 29 September 2014
Park, Hyun-joo, 'The overwhelming 33 meter-long labyrinth of mirrors–Installation artist Lee Bul: Experience the work rather than understand it', ajupress.com, 29 September 2014
Yoo, Sang-woo, 'The first artist of Hyundai Motor Series Lee Bul: Fall in love with the work', on: newsis.com, 29 September 2014
Bolwell, Sarah, 'Lee Bul at Ikon Gallery, Birmingham and the Korean Cultural Centre, London', in: Asian Art Newspaper, London, 25 September 2014
Marsden, Rachel, 'Review: Lee Bul at Ikon Gallery, Birmingham', in: Rachel Marsden’s Words 23 September 2014
Wiley, Clare, 'Cyborgs, Crystals and Concrete Temples: Korean Artist Lee Bul - Profile', in: artradarasia.wordpress.com, 19 September 2014
Young, Graham, 'New exhibition at Birmingham’s Ikon Gallery creates a milestone in British art history', in: Birmingham Post, Birmingham, 19 September 2014
___,'First United Kingdom Solo Show of Works by Korean Artist Lee Bul Opens at Ikon Gallery',
On: artdaily.org, 13 September 2014
Kim, Eung-gun, 'Korean art captivates the United Kingdom, finding a new kind of ‘Korean wave',
In: YTN News. YTN, Seoul, 13 September 2014
Azimi, Roxana, 'Gwangju s’enflamme', in: Le Monde, Paris, 12 September 2014
Lee, Woo-young, 'Gwangju Biennale: Burn, destruct and rebuild', in: The Korea Herald, Seoul, 12 September 2014
McCall, Oli, 'Up Close: Lee Bul at Ikon', in: polaroidsandpolarbears.co.uk, 12 September 2014
Choi, Minsuk, 'The winners of the Noon Prize at the 2014 Gwangju Biennale - Lee Bul, Cecilia Bengolea & Francois Chaignaud', MoodeungIlbo, Gwangju, 11 September 2014
Searle, Adrian, 'Techno-terror: Lee Bul’s strange world of Batman caves and vomiting dogs', in: The Guardian, London, 11 September 2014
___, 'Lee Bul Opens First UK Solo Show at Ikon', in: Blouin Artinfo, 9 September 2014
Ure-Smith, Jane, 'Lee Bul retrospective at Ikon Gallery, Birmingham', in: The Financial Times, London, 6-7 September 2014
Wullschlager, Jackie, 'Critics’choice', in: The Financial Times, London, 6-7 September 2014
Clark, Robert, 'Sophia Al-Maria, Lee Bul, Late Turner: this week’s art shows in pictures', in: The Guardian, London, 5 September 2014
Kim, Kyung-in, 'Lee Bul wins the Noon Award at the Gwangju Biennale', in: Kwangju Ilbo, Gwangju, 5 September 2014
Noh, Hae-sup., 'Lee Bul, Cecilia Bengolea & Francois Chaignaud win the Noon Award at the 2014 Gwangju Biennale', in: The Asia Business Daily, Seoul, 5 September 2014
Koh, Sun-joo, '10 must-see works recommended by director Jessica Morgan of the Gwangju Biennale', in: Gwangnam Ilbo, Gwangju, 4 September 2014
___, 'Dismantling Iconoclastic, Utopian Ideals', in: CURVE Magazine, Horsh Tabet, Lebanon, Issue 21, August-September 2014
Park, Hyunjoo, 'K-Art’ Installation artist Lee Bul, first large-scale solo exhibition in UK', on: ajupress.com, 27 August 2014
Goodman, Jonathan, 'Lee Bul', in: The Brooklyn Rail, New York, July-August 2014
Kim, Young-jae, 'Lee Bul’s Labyrinth', Harper’s Bazaar, Korean edition, Seoul, June 2014
Bochicchio, Sarah, 'Through the Looking Glass: Lee Bul at Lehmann Maupin', in: Whitewall Magazine, New York, 20 June 2014
Baker, E., 'New York – Lee Bul at Lehmann Maupin, through June 21st 2014', on: artobserved.com, 19 June 2014
Kerr, Merrily, 'Critics’ Pick: Lee Bul', in: Time Out, New York, 10 June 2014
Frank, Priscilla, 'New York's Latest Art Attraction Will Trap You In A Room Of Infinite Mirrors', on: huffingtonpost.co.uk, 5 June 2014
___, 'Lee Bul', on: wsj.com, 3 June 2014
Khazam, Rahma, 'Lee Bul', in: Frieze, London, Issue 163, May 2014
___, 'Lee Bul at Lehmann Maupin, through Jun. 21 201 Chrystie St.. ', in: Art in America, New York, May 2014
___, 'Lee Bul quashes notions of perfection at Lehmann Maupin', in: Art Media Agency, New York, 28 May 2014
___, 'Critics’ picks', in: Time Out, New York, 22 - 28 May 2014
Kim, Ami. 'Preview of the Gwangju Biennale: deconstruct, subvert and create', in: Herald Business,
Seoul, 24 May 2014
Rosenthal, Emerson, 'Lee Bul's Labyrinth of Infinity Mirrors: Via Negativa II', in: creatorsproject.co, 22 May 2014
Betsky, Aaron, 'Losing Oneself in Lee Bul's Exhibit at Lehmann Maupin- The Korean artist parodies the fetishism that many architects apply to their designs', in: architectmagazine.com, 19 May 2014
Indrisek, Scott, '5 Must-See Gallery Shows: Lauren Seiden, Michael Berryhill, and More', in: Blouin Artinfo, 15 May 2014
___, 'Lehmann Maupin Gallery – Lee Bul', in: The Art Newspaper, New York, Daily Edition, 8-9 May 2014
Thorne, James, 'Utopian labyrinth headlines the South Korean artist's latest exhibition', coolhunting.com, 5 May 2014
___, 'Lee Bul's fourth exhibition with Lehmann Maupin opens in New York', on: ArtDaily.org, 4 May 2014
Gündüz, Bülent, 'Fenster zur Kunst', in: Saarbrücker Zeitung, no. 99, Saarbrücken, 29 April 2014
Deman, Samantha, 'Lee Bul à Luxembourg - Créer, une action positive', in: ArtsHebdoMedias, Paris, 7 April 2014
Cuir, Raphael, 'Lee Bul', in: art press, Paris, March 2014
Sand, Olivia, 'Lee Bul', in: Asian Art Newspaper, New York, February 2014
Quaroni, Grazia, 'Elective Affinities: Lee Bul', in: Cartier Art, Milan, no. 36, February 2014, pp. 68-69, ill.
___, 'Architectures Fantastiques', in: Arts Magazine, Paris, no. 83, January 2014, p. 134.
Lorent, Claude, 'Les hybridations cybernétiques de Lee Bul', in: La Libre Belgique, Brussels, 23 January 2014
Gilsoul, Guy, 'Au pays des cyborgs', in: Le Vif/L’Express, Brussels, no. 2, 10 January 2014, pp. 84-85.
2013
Schmitz-Grucker, Vanessa, 'Un monde meilleur? ', in: Novo, Strasbourg, no. 27, December 2013/January 2014, p. 31
Hoberman, Mara, 'Critics’ Picks: Lee Bul', on: artforum.com, December 2013
Kobel, Stefan, 'Sedimente der Moderne', on: artmagazine.cc, 11 December 2013
Bastendorff, Elvire, 'Lee Bul', in: City Magazine Luxembourg, Luxembourg, November 2013, pp. 64-65 Flagel, Thomas, 'Bul à Facettes', in: Poly, Strasbourg, no. 162, November 2013, pp. 56-57 and on cover
Koh, Hyeon-gyeong, 'Power Gallerist: David Maupin', in: Artnow, Seoul, Issue 04, November 2013
Lee, Mi-hye, 'Art of Scent', in: Vogue Korea, Seoul, November 2013
Lee, Mi-kyung, 'Encounter with fifteen aspects of Miss Dior', in: Style H Magazine, Seoul, November 2013
Sand, Olivia, 'Lee Bul', in: Asian Art Newspaper, New York, November 2013
Schaller, Aude, 'Miss Dior at the Grand Palais', in: Vogue Paris, November 2013
Seo, Hae-won, 'Miss Dior chooses Lee Bul', in: Noblesse, Seoul, November 2013
Song, Hye-jin, 'One scent, fifteen forms', in: Chosun Ilbo, Seoul, 18 November 2013
___, 'L’art investit les magasins et grandes entreprises', in: JT 20h. TF1, Paris. 14 November 2013 Brausch, Marianne, 'Mille Feux', in: d’Lëtzebuerger Land, Luxembourg, no. 45, 8 November 2013
___,'15 artistes réinventent Miss Dior', in: L’express, Paris, 6 November 2013, pp. 6-11
Couturier, Elisabeth, 'L’effroyable Beaute de Lee Bul', in: Paris Match, October 2013,
___, 'Exposition Lee Bul', in: Art Actuel, Paris, October 2013
Herbert, Martin, 'Previewed', in: ArtReview, London, October 2013
___, 'Mudam Luxembourg, Lee Bul', on: e-flux, New York, October 2013
Daubenfeld, Joëlle, 'ArtBox mam Joëlle Daubenfeld', in: ArtBox. RTL, Luxembourg, 26 October 2012
___, 'Alles New Macht Der Oktober', in: Tageblatt, Luxembourg, no. 242, 18 October 2013
___, 'Zeitgenössisches Südkorea', in: Lëtzebuerger Journal, Luxembourg, 18 October 2013
Knoepffler, Christian, 'Le Mudam a Lee Bul, le musée Trois-Glands, les bons plans', in: Le Républicain Lorrain, Metz, 12 October 2013
Min, Ines, 'Preview: Lee Bul’s solo show at Mudam Luxembourg', in: Blouin Artinfo, 10 October 2013
Carrière, Mylène, 'Mondes Fragmentés', in: Le Quotidien, Paris, 9 October 2013
___, 'Mon Grand Récit', in: Le Jeudi, Luxembourg, 9 October 2013
Kwak, A-ram, 'Her imperfect universe, fascinate Luxembourg', in: Chosun Ilbo, Seoul, 7 October 2013
___, 'Lee Bul, from Cyborg to Utopias', in: sculpture-network.org, 5 October 2013
Rolland, Maire-laure, 'Les utopies sensibles de Lee Bul', in: Luxemburger Wort, Luxembourg, 5 October 2013
___, 'Travel through space and time at Mudam’s new exhibits', in: Wort.lu, Luxembourg, 4 October 2013
Chauvel-Lévy, Léa, 'Lee Bul, Pure Invisible Sun – Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, Marais', in: Slash, Paris , 2 October 2013
Bastendorff, Elvire, 'Une ville à la croisée de l’art et de l’histoire', in: Flydoscope, Luxembourg, no. 04, September 2013, pp. 22-26.
___, 'En Suspens', in: Jalouse, Paris, September 2013
___, 'This time it is Luxembourg', in: Noblesse, Seoul, September 2013
___, 'Misremembered Lines, Par Lee Bul', in: L’express, Paris, 25 September 2013
___, 'Lee Bul at Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac', in: inhalemag.com, 21 September 2013
Lee, Hye-won, 'Korean artist Lee Bul, large-scale solo exhibition at MUDAM in Luxembourg', in: The Union Press, Seoul, 7 August 2013
___, 'Korean Pavilion Since 1995_Dynamic 9: A History', in: Art in Asia, Seoul, Vol. 28, May/June 2013, pp. 78-79
___, 'Korean modern art masterpieces 100', in: Public Art, Seoul, April 2013
Masters, H. G., 'Where I Work: Lee Bul', in: Art AsiaPacific, Hong Kong, no. 82, March/April 2013, p. 141 Sansom, Anna, 'Lee Bul', in: Modern Weekly China, Guangzhou, 20 April 2013
___, 'Inaugural Exhibition: Lee Bul', in: Hong Kong Magazine, Hong Kong, March 2013
Yuan, Su, 'Lee Bul: Abstract sculptures to explore human nature', in: Sing Tao Daily, Hong Kong, 28 March 2013
Chow, Dezeen Sylvia, 'Lee Bul: A city on the sky', in: Hong Kong Economic Times, Eaton, 23 March 2013
Phoebe, 'The Reincarnation of Seoul', in: T Magazine, New York, 22, March 2013
Arikoglu, Lale, 'Lee Bul’s Inaugural Exhibition at Lehmann Maupin, Hong Kong', in: Whitewall Magazine, New York, 20 March 2013
Choy, Yoko, 'OMA designs Lehmann Maupin’s first Hong Kong gallery', in: Wallpaper, London, 15 March 2013
Li, Zoe, 'Lee Bul on Her Inaugural Lehmann Maupin Hong Kong Show', in: Blouin Artinfo, 15 March 2013
___, 'Lehmann Maupin Gallery Hong Kong by OMA', in: dezeen.com, 15 March 2013
Brennan, Emily, 'Art and Architecture in Seoul, South Korea', in: New York Times, New York,14 March 2013
___, 'No playing to the gallery', in: South China Morning Post, Hong Kong, 14 March 2013
DB, Danny, 'Lehmann Maupin Gallery Space in Hong Kong by OMA', on: designboom.com, 13 March 2013
Lee, Edmund, 'Interview: Lee Bul', in: Timeout, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 13 March 2013
Uttam, Payal, 'An Expansive Sculptor Goes Inward', in: Wall Street Journal, New York, 13 March 2013
Choi, Ja-yoon, 'Lee Bul', in: artasiapacific.com, February 2013
Miller, Anne Leigh, 'Lehmann Maupin opens in Hong Kong with Lee Bul', in: Art in America, New York, 25 January 2013
2012
Lee, Jin-myung, 'Lee Bul exhibition: When a new dawn breaks', in: Public Art, Seoul, November 2012
Sim, Mi-sun, 'An Intense Exploration Toward Utopia', in: Space, Seoul, November 2012
Park, Eun-ji, 'Lee Bul goes to the dark side in ‘Negativa’', in: Korea Joongang Daily, Seoul, 2 November 2012
___, 'Best of Best, Lee Bul', in: Art Price, Seoul, vol. 108, October 2012, pp. 136-137
Chang, Nam-mi, 'Therefore I am', in: The Galleria, Seoul, October 2012
Jeon, Young-baek, 'The materialization of illusion', in: Art in Culture, Seoul, October 2012
Lee, Seul-bi, 'What is the human condition', in: Wolgan Misool, Seoul, October 2012
Lim, Bo-mi, 'Lee Bul exhibition', in: Maru, Seoul, October 2012
Yoo, Seon-eh, 'Lee Bul today', in: Luxury October, Seoul, 2012
'Lee Bul: The borders of perception', in: Magazine Art, Seoul, October 2012
Kim, Hyung-soon, 'A mirrored labyrinth that produces hallucinations', in: Ohmynews, Seoul, 4 October 2012
Soh, Joon, 'Artsonje highlights Lee Bul’s artistic process', Korea Times, Seoul, 2 October 2012
Kim, Ji-hye, 'Lee Bul exhibition', in: Noblesse, Seoul, September 2012
Kim, Young-jae, 'Questioning reality', in:Harper’s Bazaar, Korean edition, Seoul, September 2012
Lee, Ji-hyun, 'Lee Bul exhibition: An expanding artistic realm', in: Interiors, Seoul, September 2012
Oh, Sang-hee, 'Lee Bul expands her scope', in: Impression by 36.5°C, Seoul, September 2012
Han, Myung-nyun, 'Exhibition of installation artist Lee Bul', in: Seoul e News, Seoul, 27 September 2012
___, The labyrinth within mirrors . . . in search of a nonexistent path', in: Donga Ilbo, Seoul, 25 September 2012
Lee, Woo-young, 'The world we perceive is in mirrors', in: Korea Herald, Seoul, 25 September 2012
Kim, Hyo-won, 'Lee Bul solo exhibition at Artsonje Center', in: Sports Seoul, Seoul, 20 September 2012
Yoon, Hae, 'The Infinite Reflections Embedded In Lee Bul's Transformational Installations', in: creatorsproject.co, 20 September 2012
Lee, Hye-won, 'Lee Bul: ‘Even if making art feels like misery. . . ', in: Union Press, Seoul, 19 September 2012
Sin, Se-mi, 'The profound visual world of Korea’s preeminent avant-garde artist', in: Munhwa Ilbo,
Seoul, 18 September 2012
Jung, Soon-min, 'The infinite circulation of images in two-way mirrors', in: The Financial News, Seoul, 18 September 2012
Kim, Dae-hee, 'Lee Bul exhibition at Artsonje Center', in: CNB News, Seoul, 17 September 2012
Kwon Ran, 'Artist Lee Bul’s reflections', in: SBS News. SBS, Seoul, 14 September 2012
Kim, Kyung-kab, 'Exploring the life of the last heir to the Joseon throne in installation art', in: Korea Economic Daily, Seoul, 14 September 2012
Park, In-young, 'Lee Bul returns with new works', in: Yonhap News, Seoul, 14 September 2012
Park, Hyeon-ju, 'After the Mori show in Japan, Lee Bul returns with Via Negativa', in: Aju Economic Daily, Seoul, 14 September 2012
Song, Ji-hyun, 'Lee Bul solo exhibition: A meditation on reality and ideals', in: Asia Today, Seoul, 14 September 2012
Lee, Soo-hyang, 'An exhibition by internationally renowned artist Lee Bul', in: JTBC News. JTBC, Seoul. 13 September 2012
Igarashi, Taro and Otake, Akiko, 'Art, set free from gravity, seeks utopia – One’s own magnificent question through art', in: Tashinami, Tokyo, Spring 2012
Okabe, Aomi, 'Lee Bul exhibition: The utopia paradox', in: Tokyo Shimbun, Tokyo, 12 July 2012
Huang, Silence, 'Lee Bul: Mori Museum', in: AM Magazine, Taipei, June 2012
Suzuki, Takashi, 'Dreaming through the loss – a future utopia', in: Talking Heads, Tokyo, June 2012
___, 'Art exhibitions introducing leading contemporary art – Mori Art Museum', in: Bijutsu Techo, Tokyo, May 2012
Song, Jung-lim, 'Lee Bul: No second acts', in: Maison Korea, Seoul, May 2012, pp.196-199
Yoshikawa, Amu, 'Parent and child, artful holidays', in: Neem, Tokyo, May 2012
Yuki, Masako, 'Personal things belong to everyone, in fact', in: Kateigaho, Tokyo, May 2012
Lee-Young, Joanne, 'To doze, design in Hong Kong', in: Wall Street Journal, New York, 18 May 2012
Goss, Rob, 'Great places to hang in Tokyo', in: Time Magazine, international editions, Hong Kong, London, Sydney, vol. 179, no. 19, 14 May 2012
Ogawa, Atsuo, 'Lee Bul, resisting the traditional way of sculpture', in: Nihon Keizai Shimbun, Tokyo, 1 May 2012
Akimoto, Yasushi and Matsutoya, Masataka, 'Yasushi Akimoto New Art Style', in: Bijutsu Techo, Tokyo , April 2012
Nakajima, Ryohei, 'Interview: Artist Lee Bul', in: So-en, Tokyo, April 2012
Shigeno, Kae, 'For all that, we keep dreaming', in: Ikebanaryusei, Tokyo, April 2012
Inoue, Shinji, 'Pursuing ideals among individuals and society', in: Yomiuri Shimbun, Tokyo, 19 April 2012
Kishi, Keiko, 'Keep questioning an ideal society', in: Mainichi Shimbun, Tokyo, 10 April 2012
Wakeling, Emily, 'Lee Bul: Inspired by the past imperfect', in: Japan Times, Tokyo, 5 April 2012
Ozaki, Tetsuya, 'Out of Tokyo: The ingenuity of Lee Bul’s show', in: realtokyo.co.jp, 5 April 2012
De Bourbon Parme, Aude, 'Lee Bul à Corps Perdu', in: Art Actuel , Paris, no. 79, March-April 2012
Chung, Joon-mo, 'The confessions of Lee Bul', in: Wolgan Misool, Seoul, March 2012
___, 'The first large-scale solo exhibition of Asia’s leading female artist', in: art_icle, Tokyo, March 2012
Kataoka, Mami, 'Artist interview with Lee Bul: Is there any art or society which does not start from individuals? ', in: Bijutsu Techo, Tokyo, March 2012
Koga, Fumi, 'Pursuing the Ideal', in: Asian Art News, Hong Kong, March/April 2012
Kojima, Yayoi, 'The struggle between ideal thinking and irrational reality', in: Vogue, Japanese edition, Tokyo, March 2012
Saito, Yumi, 'Korea now – Looking through Lee Bul’s art', in: Urepia, Tokyo, March 2012
Sumiyoshi, Fumihiko, 'Giving form to the desire for a humane society', in: Chuokouron, Kyoto, March 2012
Suzuki, Yoshio, 'Special feature: Lee Bul – Is art a message?', in: Hills Life, Tokyo, March 2012
Watanabe, Ayana, 'Monthly selection: Lee Bul', in: Bijutsu no Mado, Tokyo, March 2012
Ueno, Atsushi, 'The confrontation between reality and ideal society – starting from absurdity',
In: Kanagawa Shimbun, Kanto, 30 March 2012
Ueno, Atsushi, 'The confrontation between reality and ideal society – starting from absurdity',
In: Shikoku Shimbun, Shikoku, 30 March 2012
Ueno, Atsushi, 'Strenuous rumination in pursuit of the ideal – starting from absurdity', in: Toonippo, Tohoku, 30 March 2012
Ueno, Atsushi, 'Strenuous rumination in pursuit of the ideal', in: Sanin Chuo Shinpo, Shimane, 27 March 2012
Wee, Darryl, 'Critics’ Picks: Lee Bul', on: artforum.com, 27 March 2012
Ueno, Atsushi, 'Strenuous rumination in pursuit of the ideal – between absurd reality and ideal society', in: Ehime Shimbun, Shikoku, 23 March 2012
Ueno, Atsushi, 'Searching for an ideal amid the absurdity of South Korea', in: Nagasaki Shimbun,
Nagasaki, 18 March 2012
Ueno, Atsushi, 'Absurdity and the ideal – A thought struggle', in: Chugoku Nippo, Chugoku, 16 March 2012
Ueno, Atsushi, 'Confrontation between ideal and reality – Concealing the absurdity with art', in:
Niigata Nippo, Hokuriku, 15 March 2012
Hirano, Keiichiro, 'Looking through the eyes of the novelist', in: Nihon Keizai Shimbun, Tokyo, 8 March 2012
Yabuno, Miu, 'Confronting various historical persons and thoughts', in: Sankei Express, Tokyo, 4 March 2012
___, 'Lee Bul Exhibition: From me, belongs to you at Tokyo’s Mori Art Museum', in: Magazine Art, Seoul, vol. 82, February 2012
Park, Ji-hye, Lee, 'Bul’s grand narrative', in: Heren, Seoul, February 2012
Okabe, Aomi, 'The utopia paradox', in: Hokuriku Chunichi Shimbun, Hokuriku, 17 February 2012
Jung, Hyung-mo, 'The provocative Lee Bul takes stock of 20 years as an artist', in: Joongang Sunday, Seoul, 12 February 2012
Lee, Sang-tae, 'Ideal society – What is human relations – 20 years of observing the anguish of people', in: Toyo Keizai Nippo, Tokyo, 10 February 2012
Onishi, Wakato, 'Spinning from the body: Talking about the prerequisites of being human', in: Asahi Shimbun, Tokyo, 8 February 2012
Lee, Young-ran, 'Art may not change the world, but we still must dream', in: Herald Business, Seoul, 7 February 2012
Cho, Sang-in, 'Longing for utopia', in: Seoul Economic Daily, Seoul, 6 February 2012
Chung, Sang-young, 'Lee Bul looks back on her youth when she wanted to change the world through art', Hankyoreh Shinmun, Seoul, 6 February 2012
Hwang, You-mee, 'After two decades, artist Lee Bul shares her secrets', in: Korea Herald, Seoul, 6 February 2012
Ju, Yeong-jae, 'Twenty-year retrospective of internationally acclaimed artist Lee Bul', in: Kyunghyang Shinmun, Seoul, 6 February 2012
Kim, Kyung-kab, 'The sorrows of a dog amid the advanced civilization of Tokyo', in: Korea Economic Daily, Seoul, 6 February 2012
Koh, Mi-seok, 'Large-scale solo exhibition of Lee Bul at Tokyo’s Mori Art Museum', in: Donga Ilbo, Seoul, 6 February 2012
Kwak, A-ram, 'Still provocative and avant-garde, Lee Bul’s work grows warmer', in: Chosun Ilbo,
Seoul, 6 February 2012
Kwon, Geun-young, 'A year after the great earthquake, why Japan was drawn to Lee Bul',
Joongang Ilbo, Seoul, 6 February 2012
Lee, Gwang-hyung, 'Lee Bul opens her retrospective at Tokyo’s Mori Art Museum', in: Kukmin Ilbo, Seoul, 6 February 2012
Lee, Hyang-hwi, 'Lee Bul, the first Korean artist to hold a retrospective at Japan’s Mori Art Museum', in: Maeil Business Newspaper, Seoul, 6 February 2012
Lee, In-seon, 'Offering solace to Japan in the aftermath of the tsunami', in: Hankook Ilbo, Seoul, 6 February 2012
Moon, So-young, 'Gathering fragments of hope and posing tough questions toward the world', in:
Seoul Shinmun, Seoul, 6 February 2012
Shin, Se-mi, 'Sharing a genuine examination of life with Japanese audience', in: Munhwa Ilbo, Seoul, 6 February 2012
Hong, Su-jin, 'Lee Bul exhibition: Japan’s Mori Art Museum holds its first solo show of a Korean artist', in: KBS Evening News. KBS, Seoul, 4 February 2012
Kee, Joan, 'Lee Bul: From me, Belongs to you only', in: Artforum, New York January 2012, p. 127
2011
Kitazawa, Hiromi, 'Top seven must-see leading artists in Korea', in: Bijutsu Techo, Tokyo, November 2011
Iida, Shihoko, 'Visiting Lee Bul’s studio in Seoul', in: Bijutsu Techo, Tokyo, November 2011
Amy, Michäel, 'Lee Bul: Phantasmic Morphologies', in: Sculpture, Washington, DC, May 2011
Lee, Young-ran, 'Solo exhibition of Lee Bul to open at the Mori Art Museum next February', in: Herald Business, Seoul, 14 September 2011
2010
___, 'Artists of Korea: Lee Bul', in: Diplomatic Light, Seoul, December 2010
Genocchio, Benjamin, 'Concrete Poetry', in: Art + Auction, New York, November 2010
Schatzker, Mark, 'Art & Seoul', in: W Magazine, New York, November 2010
Lim, Eun-je, 'Lee Bul Exhibition', in: Misul Segye, Seoul, November 2010
Lee, Sun-young, 'The ‘topology’ surrounding the inner and outer spaces of man', in: Art in Culture, Seoul, October 2010
Yu, Sora, 'Lee Bul’s unrealizable narrative', in: The Galleria, Seoul, October 2010
Jung, Hyung-mo, 'A glimpse into the imaginary world of artist Lee Bul', in: Joongang Sunday, Seoul, 11 October 2010
Khemsurov, Monica, 'The Remix – Fun House? ', in: The New York Times, Style Magazine, New York, 3 October 2010
Koh, Mi-seok, 'Traces of the mind in rough but solid drawings', Donga Ilbo, Seoul, 28 September 2010
Jung, Jae-sook, 'How the bold imagination of Lee Bul became reality', in: Joongang Ilbo, Seoul, 28 September 2010
Lim, Young-ju, 'Drawings, a glimpse into the raw process of thought', in: Kyunghyang Shinmun, Seoul, 27 September 2010
Son, Jeong-mi, 'Seeing into the mind of Lee Bul', in: Chosun Ilbo, Seoul, 27 September 2010
___, 'Drawing exhibition of installation artist Lee Bul at PKM Trinity Gallery', in: Hankook Ilbo, Seoul, 26 September 2010
Lee, Young-ran, 'Lee Bul’s show in Korea ahead of an international touring exhibition', in: Herald Business, Seoul, 23 September 2010
___, 'Exhibitions – Lee Bul Solo Exhibition', in: Korea Herald, Seoul, 17 September 2010
___, 'Lee Bul / Now, Here, 4AM, Freeze-Frame', in: SOME/THINGS Paris, Issue 3, September 2010 Sherwin, Skye, 'Artist of the Week 97: Lee Bul', in: The Guardian, London, 21 July 2010
Wolff, Rachel, 'Label Conscious', in: Art + Auction, New York, June 2010
Adam, Georgina, 'Basel winds down, London revs up', in: Financial Times, London, 19 June 2010
Pollack, Barbara, 'Reviews: Lee Bul', in: Time Out, New York, 3 - 9 June 2010
Kley, Elisabeth, 'Lee Bul at Lehmann Maupin', in: artnet.com/magazineus, 14 May 2010
Maerkle, Andrew, 'Modernism put in perspective', in: Japan Times, Tokyo, 9 April 2010
Lee, Young-ran, 'Modernity’s shadowy areas written in sculptural language', in: Herald Business,
Seoul, 5 April 2010
Cathy Rose A. Garcia, 'Lee Bul Pioneers Korean Contemporary Art', in: Korea Times, Seoul, 5 February 2010
Cathy Rose A. Garcia, 'Infinite Starburst at PKM Gallery', in: Korea Times, Seoul, 22 January 2010
2009
Sawyer, Miranda, 'Frieze Art Fair: not deaf to the times', in: The Observer, London, 18 October 2009
Gavin, Francesca, 'Lee Bul’s Staircase to the Grand Salon', in: AnOther Magazine, London, Spring/Summer 2009
Song, Mi-sook, 'Utopia’s phantasm', in: Art in Culture, Seoul, January 2009
2008
___, 'Nonkonforme Veteranen mischen den aktuellen Kunstmarkt auf', in: Capital, Hamburg, 21 October 2008
Heartney, Eleanor, 'Lee Bul: Lehmann Maupin Gallery', in: Art in America, New York, September 2008 Ozaki, Tetsuya, 'Chanel Mobile Art: Arts in the Pavilion', in: High Fashion, Tokyo, no. 322, August 2008
Wingfield, Jonathan, 'L’art sans frontières', in: Numéro, Paris, no. 94, June-July 2008
Pollack, Barbara, 'In the Studio: Lee Bul', in: Art + Auction New York, June 2008
Grigg-Saito, Katrina, 'Zaha Hadid’s Chanel UFO', in: Japan Times, Tokyo, 19 June 2008
___, 'Art Short List: Lee Bul', in: The New Yorker, New York, 9 June 2008
Weiner, Emily, 'Reviews: Lee Bul', in: Time Out, New York, 5-11 June 2008, p. 66
___, 'Lee Bul', in: GAGARIN, Antwerp, vol. 9, no. 1, May 2008
Murray, Soraya, 'Cybernated Aesthetics: Lee Bul and the Body Transfigured', in: PAJ: A Journal of Performance and Art, New York, vol. 30, no. 2, May 2008
Rosenberg, Karen, 'Art in Review: Lee Bul', in: New York Times, 30 May 2008
Dubey, Chandan, 'Fashion House Brings Artists Together Under Curvilinear Roof', in: Art AsiaPacific, New York, no. 58, May/June 2008, p. 88
McInerney, Jay, 'The Art Party', in: Portfolio, New York, March 2008
Waldron, Glenn, 'Art craft', in: Wallpaper, London, March 2008
Lee, Jung-woo, 'Lee Bul, On Every New Shadow', in: Quarterly Sculpture, Seoul, vol. 4, no. 1, Spring 2008
Preske, Mari, 'Utopian Novelty', in: Surface, New York, no. 70, Spring 2008
Kim, Sunjung, 'Lee Bul: On Every New Shadow', in: ART iT, Tokyo, no. 18, Winter/Spring 2008
Bovino, Emily Verla, 'Critics’ Picks: Lee Bul', on: arforum.com, 18 January 2008
2007
Masters, HG, 'Wayward Tangents', in: Art AsiaPacific, New York, no. 56, November/December 2007 Hubbard, Sue, 'Lee Bul', in: Contemporary, London, no. 92, 2007
Ostlind, Nicolas, 'An excess of curating', inL Japan Times, Tokyo, 13 September 2007
Heartney, Eleanor, 'Worldwide Women', in: Art in America, New York, June/July 2007
Vine, Richard, 'Report from Taipei II: The Blurennial', in: Art in America, New York, June/July 2007
Lee, Young-ran, 'Lee Bul exhibition: The allure of failed utopias', in: Korea Herald Business, Seoul, 5 May 2007
Cho, Hyun-wook, 'Lee Bul at PKM Gallery, Seoul', in: Joongang Ilbo, Seoul, 4 May 2007
Kim, Min-kyong, 'Lee Bul: The brilliant monster as international art star', in: Weekly Donga, Seoul, 1 May 2007
Han, Bae-sun, 'Failed ideals as artistic theme', in: Maeil Business Newspaper, Seoul, 28 April 2007
Lee, Gyu-hyun, 'Lee Bul: Covering the ground left empty by Nam June Paik', in: Chosun Ilbo, Seoul, 24 April 2007
Oh, Mi-hwan, 'Lee Bul exhibition: Utopia as expressed through architecture', in: Hankook Ilbo, Seoul, 24 April 2007
Yoon, Chang-soo, 'Lee Bul’s first show in Korea in three years', in: Seoul Shinmun, Seoul, 24 April 2007
Jang, Sun-hwa, 'Utopian dream through the lens of Korea’s modernity', in: Seoul Economic Daily,
Seoul, 24 April 2007
Hwang, You-mee, 'Artist Lee Bul tells a story of broken dreams', in: Korea Herald, Seoul, 23 April 2007 Kunitz, Daniel, 'A Sprawling, Riotous Argument', in: New York Sun, 22 March 2007
Jiménez, Carlos, Los fantasmas blancos, in: El Pais, Madrid, 11 February 2007
Mayer, Mariano, 'Lee Bul', in: NEO2, Madrid, no. 60, February 2007
Paineau, Fabrice, 'Bloc Notes', in: L’Officiel, Paris, no. 912, February 2007
2006
Devenport, Rhana, 'Lee Bul, Govett-Brewster Art Gallery', in: Art AsiaPacific, New York, no. 47, Winter 2006
___, 'Explosión Futurista', in: NEO2, Madrid, no. 55, July-August 2006
2005
Hasegawa, Yuko, 'Lee Bul', in: ART iT, Tokyo, Summer/Fall 2005, p. 20
Clifford, Andrew, 'Monuments to architectural fantasy', in: New Zealand Herald, Auckland, 3 August 2005
Green, Charles, 'Lee Bul, Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney', in: Artforum May 2005, New York, p. 261
O’Brien, Sophie, 'Lee Bul', in: Broadsheet, Parkside, vol. 34, no. 1, Spring 2005
Ballentine, Sandra, 'The Talk – Beauty and the Artiste', in: The New York Times, Style Magazine, 20 February 2005
2004
Angeloro, Dominique, 'Lee Bul', in: Sydney Morning Herald, 3 December 2004
Kee, Joan, 'Trouble in New Utopia', in: Positions: East Asia Cultures Critique, Durham, vol. 12, no. 3, November 2004
O’Brien, Bridget, 'Art’s Mechanical Monsters', in: Korea Times, Seoul, 9 October 2004
Jung, Jae-yeon, 'Installation artist Lee Bul: ‘My work has always been about beauty', in: Chosun Ilbo, Seoul, 4 October 2004
Moon, Hyang-ran, 'Installation artist Lee Bul’s first domestic solo exhibition in two years', in: Hankook Ilbo, Seoul, 4 October 2004
Huh, Moon-myung, 'A new exhibition of installations by ‘cyborg artist’ Lee Bul', in: Donga Ilbo, Seoul, 2 October 2004
Yang, Eunhee, 'Too Beautiful to be a Monster: Lee Bul at Deitch Projects', in: NY Arts, New York, July-August 2004
Harris, Jane, 'Pleasures and Terrors: Lee Bul's Phantasmic Sci-Fi World', in: Village Voice, New York, 3 May 2004
Jung, Jae-sook, 'Lee Bul’s name enters Western art history', in: Joongang Ilbo, Seoul, 21 April 2004 Nelson, Robert, 'World Rush_4 Artists, in: The Age, Melbourne, 4 February 2004
___, 'One hundred individuals leading Korea into the future: Fifteen cultural figures', in: Hankyoreh Shinmun, Seoul, 8 January 2004
2003
Coslovich, Gabriella, 'The bigger picture', in: The Age, Melbourne, 4 December 2003
Engelson, Andrew, 'Visual Arts Pick: Lee Bul Live Forever', in: Seattle Weekly, Seattle, 29 October 2003
Hackett, Regina, 'Bul’s car veers far afield from her risky olfactory art', in: Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Seattle, 24 October 2003
Kangas, Matthew, 'Hop in, turn on, rock out: Karaoke pods highlight new shows at the Henry',
In: Seattle Times, 17 October 2003
___, 'The monster stramash', in: Scotland on Sunday, Edinburgh, 14 September 2003
Macmillan, Duncan, 'Imaginary monsters', in: The Scotsman, Edinburgh, 9 September 2003
Black, Catriona, 'Where the wild things aren’t', in: Sunday Herald, Glasgow, 31 August 2003
Cox, Roger, 'Monstrous Ideas', in: The Scotsman, Edinburgh, 8 August 2003
___, 'Lee Bul: The Monster Show', in: Scotland on Sunday, Edinburgh, 3 August 2003
Villani, John Carlos, 'Star Wars karaoke as vehicle of art', in: Arizona Republic, Phoenix, 18 May 2003
Laudig, Michele, 'Pod Squad', in: Phoenix New Times, 15 May 2003
Tropiano, Dolores, 'Korean artist’s exhibit earns ‘cool’ label', in: Arizona Republic, Phoenix, 10 May 2003
Huh, Moon-myung, 'Art: Professionals choose the best in their field', in: Donga Ilbo, Seoul, 21 April 2003
___, 'Canvas: Lee Bul', in: ARTnews, New York, March 2003, p. 30
Kang, Tae-hi, 'The construction of the body in Lee Bul’s work', in: Wolgan Misool, Seoul, February 2003
Milroy, Sarah, 'A Sound Booth of One’s Own', in: The Globe and Mail, Toronto, 24 January 2003
___, '44 critics select the best young Korean artists', in: Wolgan Misool, Seoul, January 2003
2002
Goddard, Peter, 'Toys Have Never Looked So Good', in: Toronto Star, 12 December 2002
Kantor, Jordan, 'Lee Bul, New Museum of Contemporary Art', in: Artforum, New York, October 2002
Jung, Woo-chel, 'Art You Ready? ', in: GQ Korea, Seoul, August 2002, p. 104
Johnson, Ken. 'Lee Bul: Live Forever', in: New York Times, 14 June 2002
Levin, Kim, 'Voice Choices, Shortlist', in: Village Voice, New York, 12-18 June 2002
Budick, Ariella, 'Karaoke Pods Make This an Exhibit of Note', in: Newsday, New York, 7 June 2002 Sirmans, Franklin, 'Lee Bul, Live Forever', in: Time Out, New York, 6-13 June 2002
Bousteau, Fabrice, 'KOREANok', in: Beaux Arts June 2002, Paris
___, 'Lee Bul', in: Flash Art International, Milan, May-June 2002, p. 70
Hoffmann, Frank, 'Lee Bul: Cyborgs and Karaoke', in: Art in America, New York, May 2002, pp. 124-127 Kim, Seungduk, 'Lee Bul: les deux corps de l’artiste', in: art press, Paris, May 2002, pp. 18-23 and on the cover, ill.
Kim, Seungduk, 'Lee Bul: l’amazone cyberpunk', in: Beaux Arts, Paris, May 2002, pp. 46-47
___, 'Two exhibitions of Lee Bul in this spring art season', in: Munhwa Ilbo, Seoul, 3 April 2002
Nam, Do-young, 'Lee Bul exhibition: The monstrous and the absurd', in: Kukmin Ilbo, Seoul, 29 March 2002
Jung, Kyung-hui, 'International installation artist Lee Bul exhibits at Rodin Gallery', in: Sports Chosun,
Seoul, 27 March 2002
Kim, Han-su, 'Lee Bul exhibition: Breaking down the preconceptions of the West', in: Chosun Ilbo,
Seoul, 25 March 2002
Yoo, Sang-duk, 'Exhibition by provocative installation artist Lee Bul', in: Daehan Maeil, Seoul, 25 March 2002
Kim, Tae-soo, 'A letter to Lee Bul, the woman warrior of contemporary art', in: Good Day, Seoul, 24 March 2002
Ha, Jong-oh, 'Lee Bul exhibition: Responding to the future', in: Hankook Ilbo, Seoul, 22 March 2002
Lee, Young-ran, 'A string of exhibitions for Lee Bul, the woman warrior of contemporary art', in:
Naeway Economic Daily, Seoul, 22 March 2002
Lee, Sung-koo, 'The provocative imagination: Lee Bul at Rodin Gallery', in: Korea Economic Daily,
Seoul, 22 March 2002
Lee, Kwang-pyo, 'Park Seo Bo and Lee Bul: Different genres and methods but similar in their spirit of experimentation', in: Donga Ilbo, Seoul, 20 March 2002
Lee, Yong, 'The Korean spirit of experimentation: The encounter between the old and the new', in:
Kyunghyang Shinmun, Seoul, 20 March 2002
Park, Soo-mee, 'Pop goes the artist', in: Joongang-International Herald Tribune, Seoul, 19 March 2002 Volk, Gregory, 'Back to the Bosphorus', in: Art in America, New York, March 2002
Larsen, Lars Bang, 'Istanbul Biennial', in: Artforum, New York, March 2002
Schoenkopf, Rebecca, 'The Art of Humiliation', in: OC Weekly, Costa Mesa, 22-28 February 2002
Suzuki, Fumiko, 'People: Lee Bul', in: Esquire, Japanese edition, Tokyo, February 2002, p. 25
Kim Jung-hui, 'The hybrid offspring of elite discourse and popular culture', in: Wolgan Misool, Seoul,
February 2002
Yoo Jin-sang, 'The body with sentient organs', in: Wolgan Misool, Seoul, February 2002
Chang, Young, 'The art of karaoke', in: Los Angeles Times, 26 January 2002
2001
Sozanski, Edward, 'A Voice in the Dark', in: Philadelphia Inquirer, 7 December 2001
Morgan, Robert C., 'Egofugal: The Winding Out of the 7th Istanbul Biennial', in: NY Arts, New York, December 2001
Park, Sin-eui, 'Open ego, discovery of multiple identity', in: Wolgan Misool, Seoul, November 2001, p. 126
Rice, Robin, 'Eternal Song', in: Philadelphia City Paper, 22 November 2001
___, 'Mosques and modernity', in: The Economist, London, 25 October 2001
Fallon, Roberta, 'Through the Colors', in: Philadelphia Weekly, 19 September 2001
Camhi, Leslie, 'Goddesses and Monsters', in: Village Voice, New York, 30 August 2001
Johnson, Ken, 'Sinister Aspects of Japanese Animation', in: New York Times, 24 August 2001
Helfand, Glen, 'Sing a Song', in: Artbyte, New York, July-August 2001, pp. 66-67
Bonetti, David, 'Critics’ Picks', in: San Francisco Chronicle, 4 May 2001
Jothady, Manisha, 'Quo vadis, homo sapiens? ', in: Frame, Vienna, May-June 2001
Amano, Kazuo, 'Lee Bul', in: What is art?: Art Exhibition Commentary, Tokyo, Issue 7, Spring 2001, pp. 99-100
Helfand, Glen, 'Power pop: Singing along with Lee Bul’s karaoke art', in: San Francisco Bay Guardian,
11 April 2001
Krumpl, Doris, 'Die Monster, das sind wir selbst', in: Der Standard, Vienna, 3 April 2001
Schor, Gabriele, 'Dekonstruierte Weiblichkeit', in: Neue Zürcher Zeitung, Zurich, 1 April, 2001
___, 'Der postbiologische Körper', in: Neue Zürcher Zeitung, Zurich, 31 March, 2001
Borchardt-Birbaumer, Brigitte, 'Ritter und Kristallmonster', in: Wiener Zeitung, Vienna, 19 March 2001
Bonetti, David, 'Bay City Best', in: San Francisco Chronicle, 4 March 2001
___, '010101: Lee Bul', in: Wired, 3 March, 2001
Gautherot, Franck, 'Lee Bul: Supernova in Karaoke Land', in: Flash Art International, Milan, March-April 2001
Schmid, Karlheinz, 'Shooting-Star: Lee Bul', in: Kunstzeitung, Regensburg, March 2001
___, 'Monstren und Karaoke', in: art Das Kunstmagazin, Hamburg, March 2001
Tornquist, Kristin, 'Sirenen und Terminatoren', in: Kleine Zeitung, Graz, 28 February 2001
Spingarn-Koff, '010101: Art for Our Times', in: Wired, 28 February 2001
Schellner, Andrea, 'Lee Bul cracks the ‘divine shell', in: Austria Today, Vienna, 13 February 2001 Challender, Mary, 'The art of anime', Des Moines Register, 4 February 2001
___, 'Interview with Lee Bul for Cityscape Seoul', in: Flash Art International, Milan, January-February 2001 ___, 'Beyond the Century: 21 Writers on Their 10 Best Artists', in: Art in Culture, Seoul, January 2001
2000
Nakamura, Hideki, 'My Five Best Exhibitions of 2000', in: Asahi Shimbun, Tokyo, 14 December 2000 Schwabsky, Barry, 'Media City Seoul 2000', in: Artforum, New York, November 2000
Hasegawa, Yuko, 'Proposal of New Human Image: Lee Bul Exhibition', in: Gifu Shimbun, Gifu, 14 October 2000
Lee Bul, 'Obsessions', in: Art Journal, New York, vol. 59, no. 3, Fall 2000, pp. 105-107
Fouser, Robert, 'Lee Bul', in: Art AsiaPacific, St. Leonards, Australia, no. 28, Fall 2000, pp. 54-61
Volkart, Yvonne, 'Lee Bul', in: make, London, September-November 2000, pp. 4-7
___, 'Lee Bul', in: ZOO, London, Issue 6, August 2000, pp. 170-171
Kim, Joo-han, 'Lee Bul exhibition: Cyborgs, the fossilized myth of the future', in: Art in Culture, Seoul, July 2000
Kang, Tae-sung, 'Exhibition Highlight: Lee Bul at Kukje Gallery', in: Wolgan Misool, Seoul, June 2000
Sohn, Su-ho, 'Lee Bul in her prime, the focus of the international art world', in: Kukmin Ilbo, Seoul, 16 June 2000
Horáková, Dana and Harald Szeemann, 'Welt am Sonntag Art-Edition 9: Perlen für einen toten Fisch', in: Welt am Sonntag, Hamburg, 4 June 2000
___, 'Lee Bul Invades Art World with Cyborg Monsters', in: Korea Times, Seoul, 1 June 2000
Kim, Jong-keun, 'After seeing Lee Bul’s ‘Futuristic Baroque', in: Kyunghyang Shinmun, Seoul, 30 May 2000
Cho, Hyun-wook, 'Lee Bul exhibits the ‘Baroque’ in her installation', in: Joongang Ilbo, Seoul, 30 May 2000
___, 'Lee Bul solo show: An expression of desire through startling techniques', in: Sports Today, Seoul, 30 May 2000
Kim, Mi-hui, 'The coming ‘Great Correction' in: Korea Herald, Seoul 29 May 2000
___, 'Installation artist Lee Bul’s solo show: A strange vision of the future', in: Maeil Business Newspaper,
Seoul, 29 May 2000
Kim, Jong-myun, 'Lee Bul solo show', in: Daehan Maeil, Seoul, 27 May 2000
Jung, Jae-sook, 'Installation art enters the mainstream', in: Hankyoreh Shinmun, Seoul, 24 May 2000
Song, Young-joo, 'Why the international art world is interested in Lee Bul', in: Hankook Ilbo, Seoul, 24 May 2000
Yoo, Jin-sang, 'Cyborgs wandering among the paths of evolution', in: Chosun Ilbo, Seoul, 24 May 2000
Yoo, In-hwa, 'Lee Bul solo show at Kukje Gallery', in: Kyunghyang Shinmun, Seoul, 23 May 2000
___, 'Lee Bul’s solo show: ‘Futuristic Baroque', in: Sports Seoul, Seoul, 19 May 2000
Lee, Won-hong, 'Lee Bul solo show: This time it’s cyborgs and monsters', in: Donga Ilbo, Seoul,18 May 2000
Kim, Hyung-joong, 'Lee Bul’s ‘Futuristic Baroque’ exhibition', in: Sports Chosun, Seoul, 17 May 2000
Jung, Sun, 'A monster grows in Lee Bul’s studio', in: CTL, Seoul, May 2000
Yeo, Moon-joo, 'The space she creates: Art and the everyday in Lee Bul’s studio', in: Madame Figaro,
Korean edition, Seoul, March 2000,
Hwang, Guk-sung, 'New Leaders of the New Millennium Culture: Installation Artist Lee Bul', in: Korea Economic Daily, Seoul, 4 January 2000
Lee, Dae-keun, 'Artist Lee Bul’s plans for the new millennium', in: Kyunghyang Shinmun, Seoul, 1 January 2000
1999
Volkart, Yvonne, 'Infobiobodies: art and esthetic strategies in the new world order', in: Next Cyberfeminist International, Rotterdam, March 1999
___, 'Artfolio', in: artist’s project, New York Contemporary Art Report December 1999
Jin, Sung-ho, 'Lee Bul: The ‘386-generation’ artist captivates the world', in: Chosun Ilbo, Seoul, 29 December 1999
___, 'The year in review: Cultural figures at the vanguard', in: Joongang Ilbo, Seoul, 28 December 1999 ___, '1999: The movers and shakers in the cultural sphere', in: Hankook Ilbo, Seoul, 21 December 1999
___, 'New year’s interview with artist Lee Bul', in: Joongang Ilbo, Seoul, 21 December 1999
Fernández, María, 'Postcolonial Media Theory', in: Art Journal, New York, vol. 58, no. 3, Fall 1999
Elliott, David, 'Hole Truth', in: Artforum, New York, September 1999, p. 150
Madoff, Steven Henry, 'All’s Fair', in: Artforum, New York, September 1999, p. 145
Siegel, Katy, 'Rad Weather', in: Artforum, New York, September 1999, p.149
Vetrocq, Marcia E, 'The Venice Biennale: Reformed, Renewed, Redeemed', in: Art in America, New York,
September 1999
___, 'Report on the 48th Venice Biennale', in: Bijutsu Techo, Tokyo, vol. 51, no. 775, September 1999, p. 31
___, 'Artists ready for the 21st century', in: Wolgan Misool, Seoul, September 1999
Jin, Sung-ho, 'Cultural star for the 21st century: Lee Bul', in: Chosun Ilbo, Seoul, 13 September 1999
Jung, Jae-sook, 'Profile of Lee Bul: Scholarly investigations of the body', in: Hankyoreh, Seoul, 21 26 August 1999
Lee, Won-hong, 'Interview with Venice prize winner Lee Bul', in: Donga Ilbo, Seoul, 3 August 1999
___, 'Biennale open for all', in: The Economist, London, 24 July 1999, p. 90
Park, Rae-bu, 'Opinion: New trends at the Venice Biennale', in: Hankook Ilbo, Seoul, 19 June 1999
Yang, Sung-hui, 'Opinion: The significance of Lee Bul’s Venice award', in: Munhwa Ilbo, Seoul, 15 June 1999
Lee, Won-hong, 'Women power reigns at this year’s Venice Biennale', in: Donga Ilbo, Seoul, 15 June 1999
Lee, Dae-keun, 'Lee Bul awarded Venice Biennale prize', in: Kyunghyang Shinmun, Seoul, 14 June 1999
Kee, Sun-min, 'Installation artist Lee Bul wins prize at Venice Biennale', in: Joongang Ilbo, Seoul, 14 June 1999
Lee, Won-hong, 'Lee Bul wins prize at this year’s Venice Biennale', in: Donga Ilbo, Seoul, 14 June 1999
Jin, Sung-ho, 'Venice award to Lee Bul, Korea’s third consecutive prize', in: Chosun Ilbo, Seoul, 14 June 1999
Vogel, Carol, 'At the Venice Biennale, Art Is Turning Into an Interactive Sport', in: New York Times, 14 June 1999
Bloom, Deborah, and Porter Anderson, 'Art yes, food no: Biennale mania rolls on', in: CNN Interactive,
10 June 1999
Robinson, Walter, 'Hi Mom, I’m in Venice', in: Artnet Magazine, 10 June 1999
Volkart, Yvonne, 'Lee Bul, Kunsthalle Bern Projektraum', in: Flash Art International, Milan, May-June 1999
Cork, Richard, 'Does every city end up like this? ', in: The Times, London, 19 May 1999
Storr, Robert, 'Prince of Tides: Venice ’99 ', in: Artforum, New York, May 1999
Farquharson, Alex, 'Lee Bul at Artsonje Center', in: Frieze, London, March-April 1999
Haruhara, Yoko, 'Full of hot air and artistic imagination', in: Japan Times, Tokyo, 28 March 1999
Herzog, Samuel, 'Bern, Projektraum der Kunsthalle: Lee Bul', in: Basler Zeitung, Basel, 16 March 1999
Fischer, Miriam, 'High-Tech-Amazonen schweben', in: Berner Zeitung, Bern, 3 March 1999
Reust, Hans Rudolf, 'Lee Bul in der Kunsthalle Bern im Projektraum', in: Kunst-Bulletin, March 1999, p. 30
___, 'Lee Bul to participate in Venice Biennale', in: Joongang Ilbo, Seoul, 10 January 1999
Kim, Han-su, 'Lee Bul to participate in Venice Biennale', in: Chosun Ilbo, Seoul, 7 January 1999
___, 'Lee Bul chosen for Venice international art exhibition', in: Donga Ilbo, Seoul, 7 January 1999
1998
Foyle, Naomi, 'In My View: Angels of Korea', in: Korea Herald, Seoul, 12 December 1998
Paek, Ji-sook, 'Review of Lee Bul exhibition at Artsonje Center', in: Wolgan Misool, Seoul, November 1998
Choe-Yi, Bu-ja, 'Interview with Lee Bul', in: Yosong Shinmun, Seoul, 30 October 1998
Choe, Young-min, 'Lee Bul Penetrates Aspects of Human Sensuality', in: Korea Times, Seoul, 29 October 1998
Yang, Sung-hui, 'Gender and power revealed in terrible beauty', in: Munhwa Ilbo, Seoul, 28 October 1998
Kim, Edward, 'Cyborg Exhibition Challenges Concepts of Technology, Femininity', in: Korea Herald, Seoul, 27 October 1998
Lee, Ju-hyun, 'Lee Bul’s first solo show in Korea in ten years', in: Hankyoreh Shinmun, Seoul, 20 October 1998
Oh, Kwang-su, 'Lee Bul’s Cyborg series', in: Kyunghyang Shinmun, Seoul, 14 October 1998
Ahn, He-ri, 'Exhibition examining the relationship between body and art', in: Joongang Ilbo, Seoul, 12 October 1998
Mark, Lisa Gabrielle, 'Fast Forward', in: Art AsiaPacific, Sydney, no. 19, 1998, pp. 28-29
Weisberg, Jacob, 'Avant-Garde, My Derrière', in: Slate, 24 July 1998
Glueck, Grace. ‘Art Review: Contemporary Works Intended to Provoke.’ New York Times 17 July 1998.
Kurzmeyer, Roman, 'Two Journeys to South Korea', in: Parkett Zurich, no. 52, 1998, pp. 188-190
Nahas, Dominique, 'Eye of the tiger', in: Art AsiaPacific, Sydney, no. 18, 1998, pp. 30-31
Vogel, Carol, 'Inside Art: Economic Projection; The Short List; Cincinnati Choice', in: New York Times,
13 March 1998
Fogle, Douglas, 'Cities on the Move', in: Flash Art International, Milan, March-April 1998, pp. 102-104
1997
McFadden, Sarah, 'The ‘Other’ Biennial', in: Art in America, New York, November 1997, pp. 84-91
Obrist, Hans-Ulrich, 'Stinkende vis', (includes artist’s pages), in: Metropolis M October, Utrecht, 1997, pp. 30-35
Mays, John Bentley, 'Stinky Korean Art Worth Nosing Out', in: The Globe and Mail, Toronto, 27 September 1997
Hill, J. Martin, 'Art and the Other', in: Artnet Magazine, 8 September 1997
Rian, Jeff, 'Biennale de Lyon: The Other', in: Flash Art International, Milan, September-October 1997, pp. 94-95
Park, Sin-eui, 'Review of Lyon Biennale', in: Wolgan Misool, Seoul, September 1997
Kim, Yoon-duk, 'Dismantling fictions: profile of avant-garde artist Lee Bul', in: Kyunghyang Shinmun,
Seoul, 28 August 1997
Yu, Hsiao-hwei, 'Report from the Lyon Biennale', in: Chinese Art News, Janville sur Juine August 1997, pp. 36-37
___, 'Report from the Lyon Biennale', in: Sports Chosun, Seoul, 30 July 1997
Dagen, Philippe, 'L’autre, l’inconnu, l’imprévisible', Le Monde, Paris, 11 July 1997
Sirmans, Franklin, and Cecilia Lavelli, 'Interview with Harald Szeemann', in: Flash Art International, Milan,
Summer 1997, p. 89
MacAdam, Barbara. 'Art Talk: In the Swim', in: ARTnews, New York, May 1997, p. 29
Lee, Choong-keol, 'Artist: Lee Bul, rebel', in: Vogue, Korean edition, Seoul, May 1997, p. 150
Burgeson, J. Scott, 'Interview with Lee Bul', in: BUG, Seoul, vol. 1 April 1997
Sung, Woo-je, 'Korean artist’s pride resounds in New York', in: Sisa Journal, Seoul, 27 March 1997, p. 115
Kee, Joan, 'New York Reviews: Chie Matsui and Bul Lee at MoMA', in: Artnet Magazine, 4 March 1997
Sung Woo-je, 'MoMa stirs up controversy; shows only half of Lee Bul’s installation', in: Sisa Journal, Seoul,
27 February 1997, pp. 104-105
Mantegna, Gianfranco, 'Bul Lee and Chie Matsui', in: Review, New York, vol. 2, no. 9, 1 February 1997, p. 4
Park, Chan-kyoung, 'Interview with Lee Bul', in: Space, Seoul, February 1997, pp. 76-85
Kim, Hong-hee, 'Lee Bul’s grotesque bodies', in: Space, Seoul, February 1997, pp. 65-75
Yoon, Hui-young, 'Asian spirit draws interest of New York art world', in: Chosun Ilbo, Seoul, 29 January 1999
Kim, Moon-Hui, 'Artist Lee Bul transforms actress Lee Young-ae into warrior princess', in: Imazine, Seoul
January 1997, pp. 44-47 and on cover, ill.
1996
Oh, Ae-ri, 'Interview with Lee Bul on being invited to show at MoMA', in: Munhwa Ilbo, Seoul, 30 December 1996
Ahn, He-ri, 'The year remembered: Lee Bul shows installation work in Japan', in: Joongang Ilbo,
Seoul, 28 December 1996
Lee, Hwa-soon, 'Woman’s sorrow in decaying fish . . . ', in: Sports Chosun, Seoul, 3 December 1996
Choi, Keum-su, 'A good-looking rice cake is tasty? ', in: NEWS+, Seoul, 28 November 1996, p. 99
Choi, Keum-su., 'Artist of the year', in: Neolook, Seoul, vol. 22, Nov./Dec. 1996, pp. 26-27
Park, Sin-eui, 'Studying the artist: Lee Bul', in: Wolgan Misool, Seoul, October 1996, pp. 82-89
Kim, Sun-jung, 'Interview', in: Art AsiaPacific, Sydney, vol. 3, no. 3, 1996, pp. 64-65
Keum, Dong-keun, 'Profile of installation artist Lee Bul', in: Donga Ilbo, Seoul, 26 July 1996, p. 21
Kim, Yoon-su, 'Artist Lee Bul to exhibit at MoMA', in: Chosun Ilbo, Seoul, 18 July 1996
Choi, Jin-hwan, 'Installation artist Lee Bul invited to exhibit at MoMA', in: Hankook Ilbo, Seoul, 17 July 1996
Lee, Gun, 'Korean artists in their 30s rising in the American art world', in: Kyunghyang Shinmun,
Seoul, 17 July 1996
Ahn, He-ri, 'Interview with Lee Bul', in: Joongang Ilbo, Seoul, 16 July 1996
Oh, Ae-ri, 'Artists in their 30s emerging on the international scene', in: Munhwa Ilbo, Seoul, 15 July 1996
___, 'Best of Me', on: Neolook, Seoul, vol. 17, June 1996, on cover and photo portfolio
___, 'Survey results: representative Korean artists', in: Wolgan Misool, Seoul, May 1996, pp. 52-74
Yang, Kui-boon, 'Review of 6th Triennale Kleinplastik', in: Wolgan Misool, Seoul, Feb. 1996, pp.120-122
1995
Händler, Ruth, 'Neonlicht Eier und atmende Wattestäbchen', in: art Das Kunstmagazin, Hamburg, November 1995, pp. 120-121
Lee, James B., 'Desire Under Siege', in: World Art, Melbourne, vol. 3, 1995, pp. 26-30
Lee, Joo-hun, 'Art appreciation in a bathroom? ', in: Hankyoreh, Seoul, 21 June 1995, pp. 82-83
___, 'Exhibition focus: ‘Body and Recognition', in: Misul Segye, Seoul, June 1995, pp. 32-33
Lee, Min Sook, 'Disclosure', in: C Magazine, Toronto, no. 45, Spring 1995, pp. 18-21
Lee, James B., 'Stealth and Sensibility', in: ARTnews, New York, April 1995, pp. 128-129
Shin, Ann, 'I Want More Kitschy Fish', in: Fuse, Toronto, vol. 18, no. 5, 1995, pp. 35-37
Yoon, Jin-sup, 'Performance art appreciation', in: Seoul Daewonsa, 1995
Lee, James B., 'The Aesthetics of Cultural Complicity and Subversion', in: Art and AsiaPacific, Sydney, vol. 2, no. 2, 1995, pp. 52-59.
Lee Gong-soon, 'Performance: the art of rebellion', in: Hankyoreh, Seoul, 21 February 1995, pp. 74-76
1994
Lee, James B., 'Performance Art Takes a Stand', in: Asian Art News, Hong Kong, November-December 1994, pp. 76-83
Park, Jung-hui, 'Interview with installation-performance artist Lee Bul', in: Misool Gongye, Seoul, October 1994, p. 35
Kim, Hong-hee, 'Review of ‘Technology, Environment, and Information', in: Wolgan Misool, Seoul,
September 1994, pp. 150-151
Yoon, Jin-sup, 'The art of the new generation', in: Wolgan Misool, Seoul, August 1994, pp. 149-160
Lee, Young-jay, 'Review of ‘Dish Washing', in: Misool Kwangjang, Seoul, July 1994, p. 130
Kim, Hyun-do, 'Waiting for cold noodles', in: Munhak Jungshin, Seoul, July 1994 pp. 7-10
Ok, Sun-hui, 'Feature article on the artist', in: Young Lady, Seoul, June 1994, pp. 454-457
Cho, Hae-jung, 'Review of ‘Woman: The Difference and the Power', in: Misool Kwangjang, Seoul, May 1994, pp. 42-48
Kim, Hyun-sook, 'The power-filled half of the pictorial plane', in: Sisa Journal, Seoul, 14 April 1994, pp. 92-94
Lee, Joo-hun, 'Gauging the possibilities of feminist art', in: Hankyoreh, Seoul, 7 April 1994, pp. 86-87
___'Roundtable: Feminism in art', in: Space, Seoul, April 1994
Lee, Mi-hwa, 'Interview with Lee Bul', in: Misool Kyoyook, Seoul, April 1994
1993
Massy, John, 'Asia-Pacific Triennial', in: Craft Art International, Sydney, no. 29, December 1993-January 1994, pp. 39-42
Poshyananda, Alpinan, 'Controversy and art in Asia-Pacific', in: Bangkok Post, 4 November 1993
Geh, Linda, 'The last of the Asian shamans', in: Star, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 10 October 1993
Gibson, Ronnie, 'All dressed up, but it seems a bit fishy', in: Sunday Mail, Brisbane, 19 September 1993, p. 9
___, 'Alternative approaches for artistic expression', in: Brisbane Review, Brisbane, 16 September 1993 Australia.
Ewington, Julie, 'A Moment in a Journey', in: Art and AsiaPacific, Sydney, September 1993, pp. 10-14
Yu, Jung-sun, 'The feminism of performance artist Lee Bul', in: Businessmen’s Quarterly Ironnamja, Seoul,
Summer 1993
Kim, Hong-hee, 'The scent of Lee Bul at ‘Plastic Spring’ exhibition', in: Muyong Yesool, Seoul, May-June 1993
Kim, Hong-hee, 'Review of ‘Plastic Spring', in: Wolgan Misool, Seoul, April 1993, p. 118
___, 'Strange exhibition of decomposing fish', in: Christian Hankook, Seoul, 31 March 1993
___, 'Controversy about the limits of expression in installation art', in: Munhwa Ilbo, Seoul 19 March 1993, p. 5
Park, Sam-Chul. [‘Controversy in strange methods of expression’]. Sports Chosun (Seoul) 18 March 1993.
1992
Lee Choong-keol, 'Interview with performance artist Lee Bul', in: Better Homes and Garden, Korean edition, Seoul, October 1992, pp. 176-179.
1991
___, 'Interview conducted by Ahn Sang-soo and Choi Jeong-hwa', in: BogoseoBogoseo, Seoul, no. 6, July 1991, pp. 80-89
1990
___, 'Artist’s portfolio', in: BogoseoBogoseo, Seoul, no. 5, August 1990, pp. 69-85
___, 'Photo shoot performance in print', in: BogoseoBogoseo, Seoul, no. 4, March 1990, pp. 54-57
Public Collections
Amorepacific Museum of Art, Seoul, South Korea
Arario Collection, South Korea
Birmingham Museum Trust, Birmigham, UK
Art Sonje Center, Seoul, South Korea
Bernard Arnault Collection, Paris, France
British Museum, London, UK
Fukuoka Asian Art Museum, Fukuoka, Japan
Govett-Brewster Art Gallery, New Plymouth, New Zealand
Hara Museum ARC, Gunma, Japan
Ilshin Foundation, Seoul, South Korea
Istanbul Modern, Istanbul, Turkey
Leeum Museum of Art, Seoul, South Korea
Long Museum, Shanghai, China
Fondation Louis Vuitton, Paris, France
M+, Hong Kong, China
Mori Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan
Musée d’Art Moderne Grand-Duc Jean, Luxembourg
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston TX
National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Canada
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia
National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea
New Art Gallery Walsall, Walsall, UK
Orange County Museum of Art, Newport Beach CA
The Schaufler Collection, Sindelfingen, Germany
Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York NY
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles CA
Tate, UK
21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, Japan
The Queensland Art Gallery, Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane, Australia
Walker Art Center, Minneapolis MN