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Lee Kun-yong

Born 1942 Died 2022

Lee Kun-yong: A Body in Revolt Born in Seoul, South Korea, in 1942, Lee Kun-yong’s life and art were inextricably linked to the turbulent political landscape of his nation. Emerging during the period of martial law under Park Chung-hee, he witnessed firsthand the suppression of artistic expression and the constraints placed upon individual freedoms. This experience profoundly shaped his trajectory as an artist, fueling a deeply rebellious spirit that would permeate his work for decades. Lee’s early career was marked by experimentation with diverse media – performance, video, sculpture, and i…

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An Interactive Constellation

The Subject Atlas

A chart of Lee Kun-yong's corpus mapped not by date but by subject. Spokes are what they painted; rings are when; and the threads between stars reveal the patrons and places that secretly connect them.

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Spokes — Subject

Each arm of the atlas gathers works by what they depict: portraits, sacred scenes, mythologies, and the scientific studies. Click a spoke to swing that cluster to the top.

Rings — Career Period

Distance from the center marks time. The innermost ring is the earliest period; the outermost, the final years. Style matures as you move outward.

Threads — Shared Context

Coloured lines link works bound by the same patron, commission, or theme. Trace a context to watch related clusters light up across subjects.

Lee Kun-yong

1942 - 2022

The Subject Atlas

Spokes — Subject

Rings — Career Period

Threads — Shared Context

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