Lee Bul: Beginning

This monographic publication surveys internationally renowned artist Lee Bul’s early practice from 1987 to 1998, during which her “soft sculpture” and performance works were produced extensively. The publication contains video and photographic documentation of Lee Bul’s performances, unseen drawings, preparatory objects and sculptures in conjunction with commentaries, academic essays, and interviews by different contributors around her career. It is published on the occasion of the exhibition Lee Bul–Beginning organized by Seoul Museum of Art in 2021.

English, Korean, 265 x 215 mm, 224 pages, softcover
Edited by Jin Kwon, Ayoung Kim (Seoul Museum of Art); Mirim Lee, Jenny Jihee Hwang, Jihyun Choi (Marici Lab Space) with texts by Beck Jee-sook, Seung-ja Choi, Doryun Chong, Jihan Jang, Ayoung Kim, Jin Kwon, James B. Lee, Hans Ulrich Obrist, Sohyun Park, Stephanie Rosenthal, Nicolaus Schafhausen, Kiwan Sung
Published by BOM DIA BOA TARDE BOA NOITE
Co-published by Seoul Museum of Art, BB&M, Mediabus
ISBN: 978-3-96436-044-1