Lee Bae (born 1956 in Cheongdo, South Korea) is a South Korean visual artist who creates works in black.[1]
During the summer of 2023 a 21 foot high sculpture by the artist, fashioned exclusively from charcoal, was displayed on the pedestrian plaza at Rockefeller Center in Manhattan in New York City. The work was created in continuation of Bae's Issu de Feu series.[2][3][4][5]
Bae lives and works in both Paris and Seoul.[6][7]
He is represented by Galerie Perrotin.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "LEE Bae - Artist - Perrotin". www.perrotin.com. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
- ^ Monnier, Florence (2020-12-15). "Issu du feu, Lee Bae". Fondation Maeght. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
- ^ Saraniero, Nicole (2023-06-13). "A 21-Foot Tall Charcoal Sculpture Now Stands at Rockefeller Center". Untapped New York. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
- ^ Izzo, Christina (2023-05-19). "A 21-foot-tall charcoal sculpture is coming to Rockefeller Center". Time Out New York. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
- ^ "Johyun Gallery and Rockefeller Center present Origin, Emergence, Return featuring Korean artists: Park Seo Bo, Lee Bae, and Jin Meyerson". www.rockefellercenter.com. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
- ^ Golata, Justine (2023-06-06). "A 21-Foot-Tall Sculpture Of Stacked Charcoal Will Be On Display At Rockefeller Center". Secret NYC. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
- ^ Lin, Sarah Belle (2023-06-12). "Rockefeller Center plays host to new Korean art exhibition and 21-foot outdoor sculpture | amNewYork". www.amny.com. Retrieved 2023-08-04.