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2024
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Opus no. 8
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2024
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Opus no. 9
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2024
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Opus Series
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2023
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LL Interspace: HOTPOT
Galerie KUB
2023
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Composition no. 3
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2023
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Composition no. 2
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2023
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Composition no. 1
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2023
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The New Altar no. 4
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2023
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The New Altar no. 3
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2023
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Ketterer Kunst Masterclass Preis 2023
Ketterer Kunst
2023
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The Absurd Dance no. 3
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2023
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The Absurd Dance no. 2
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2023
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The Absurd Dance no. 1
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2023
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Bistro 21
2023
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Instant Crush
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2023
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Drawing Set for Study no. 1
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2023
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Open Studio: L’air Arts Paris
Cité Falguière
2023
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Residency: L’air Arts Paris
Cité Falguière
2023
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Life no. 1 & no. 2
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2023
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Sigil no. 1
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2024
Texts
Dancing in the Pandemic Blues: The significance of Musical Optimism in Times of Crisis.
Publication
2022
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Tacet and the Portrait of a Headless
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2022
Exhibitions
Just Rolllllll
documenta fifteen
2022
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The Circle of Love
documenta 15
2021
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Between Strangers
Nuweland Gallery
2021
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Investec Cape Town Art Fair 2021
CTICC
2021
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11:11
Eclectica Contemporary
2020
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Peepshow
Online
2022
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Neighbours / Des Voisin.e.s
Cité Falguière
2020
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Bearing Between the Wheel and the Cycle
Studio
2020
Exhibitions
Art Rotterdam
Rotterdam
2019
Press
Two artists use video and sculpture to explore perceptions of history and memory
Design Indaba
2019
Exhibitions
Satellites
Suburbia Contemporary
2019
Press
Kyu Sang Lee
SA Art Times
2019
Exhibitions
Investec Cape Town Art Fair 2019: SOLO Section
CTICC
2019
Press
Spotlight on Investec Cape Town Art Fair 2019
Artthrob
2019
Press
Restful Moments: Cape Town Art Fair’s SOLO exhibition
The Art Momentum
2019
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Artist to Shine at the Art Aair
News24
2019
Press
Investec Cape Town Art Fair 2019 champions emerging artists and digital practices
Bubblegum Club
2019
Press
10 Reasons To Come To Investec Cape Town Art Fair In 2019
Africa.com
2019
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The Sound of Light: Sequences I-III
Studio
2019
Exhibitions
Still Here Tomorrow to High Five You Yesterday
Zeitz MOCAA
2018
Press
The Structured Surrealism of Kyu Sang Lee
The Art Momentum
2018
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Also Known As Africa
Le Carreau du Temple
2018
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A Motif for Thrity Two Irregular Orbits
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2018
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Photographs in Twelve Parts
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2018
Exhibitions
Throwing Shapes
SMITH Studio
2018
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nano 1.2
Barnard Gallery
2018
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ein kleines Nachtfoto No.2
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2018
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ein kleines Nachtfoto No.1
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2018
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Stop Stop Click
Eclectica Contemporary
2018
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Investec Cape Town Art Fair 2018
CTICC
2017
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Salad
SMITH Studio
2017
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SS17
Gallery MOMO
2017
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SS17 at Gallery MOMO
Artthrob
2017
News
Kyu Sang Lee wins a Celeste Prize
University of Cape Town
2017
Exhibitions
Celeste Prize 2017, 9th edition by Fatoş Üstek
OXO Tower Wharf
2017
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Cry When Flowers Fall in the Morning
Studio
2017
Exhibitions
Turbine Art Fair
Turbine Hall
2017
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Matisse and the People of the Night
Studio
2017
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Dancing Along Alone
Studio
2017
Exhibitions
Be Kind, Please Rewind
Gallery MOMO
2017
Exhibitions
Marked
Eclectica Print Gallery
2017
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Still-life with Three Suspended Bodies
Studio
2017
Exhibitions
Paradise Regained
Eclectica Contemporary
2016
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The Festival of Insignificance
Studio
2016
Exhibitions
Meditative Moments
Müllers Gallery
2016
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By Way of Hand
Cape Town School of Photography
2016
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Focus
Jan Royce Gallery
2014
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From Now to Then
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Marked
Exhibitions
2017
Eclectica Print Gallery
The history and legacy of photography (particularly in Africa) is a violent one, one that is slowly being acknowledged and confronted. In the practice of creating static images that lock time into a set of parameters, there must be particular moments that ask an artist to confront the question of what landed them in that position and what that position means?

What are the power dynamics intrinsic to the play of holding that particular machinery in their hands? What does this position mean in terms of their relationship to what or who or how they photograph?

In a genre that is often saturated by singular narratives or sensationalized truths for selling new stories, Marked is a possible angle to reframe and consider the genre of photography and its practice within the world of print. This exhibition, through the mechanics of a group show aims to offer a platform for different perspectives, answering the question of looking in many ways.

Kyu Sang Lee’s photographic artistic practice draws on his experience within distinct regions and cultures of the world. Born in Seoul, Korea in 1993 and having moved to Cape Town in 2005, his artistic practice exhibits strong influences of Eastern, Western and African cultures. Kyū Sang, working in predominantly black and white photography, presents an interesting juxtaposition to ideas of the “lost”.

Photography in South Africa indeed has been a violent one. People use images to influence amd imvade others minds. Posters and news, as images are Works in a similar way. Just like a heavy rain, one lives in a world with overflow of of information where one cannot identify each news. The more information flows, the more one forgets about oneself and eventually one’s life become dominated by oblivion. Oblivion leads away from self realisation. And constant novelty of news, images and media creates oblivion. We live im the distracted and oversaturated world of media.

Photography, media and most of all images work as weapon. In Jericho (2016) i have collected (or ‘scavenged’) news posters that inhabits in the city. And I transported them to the Tankwa Karoo, where it is not distracted by any artificial symbols or visual signs. To the barren of images. By making an installation and burning them, the content of information is properly appreciated and departed. Fire symbolizes destruction and regeneration.

It is unavoidable to live in this world where there is overflow of information. Therefore being aware of the fact that there are worthless images, and to know how to be collective regarding media and information is crucial for good life and self realisation.

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