"At the age of 95, Lee's extraordinary five-decade career has made her one of the most distinguished Korean fiber artists of the twentieth century. Her retrospective at BAMPFA, the artist's first in the United States, is a rare opportunity for Bay Area audiences to discover her celebrated work firsthandincluding a large number of extraordinary tapestries never before seen in North America."
"Lee, who began her career in the wake of the Korean War, started out by creating art from whatever everyday materials she could scavenge, ranging from grain sacks and mosquito nets to yarn from secondhand sweaters. From these humble beginnings, her work eventually became larger and more complex, incorporating new techniques of dyeing, knotting, and embroidery that brought a modernist sensibility to Korean textile traditions."
"At Lee ShinJa: Drawing with Thread, visitors will immediately spot the large-scale artworks for which Lee is now widely knownbold, innovative pieces that sit at the intersection of art and craft, tapestry and sculpture, figuration and abstraction. One of the most striking of these works, Spirit of Mountain, draws inspiration from Lee's memories of her upbringing in the seaside province of Uljin."
Lee ShinJa, age 95, has a five-decade career as a distinguished Korean fiber artist. The retrospective at BAMPFA, her first in the United States, presents many tapestries never before seen in North America. Lee began by making art from scavenged everyday materials—grain sacks, mosquito nets, and yarn from secondhand sweaters—and developed larger, more complex works through dyeing, knotting, and embroidery. Her practice brings a modernist sensibility to Korean textile traditions. The show features bold, innovative large-scale works that blur boundaries between tapestry, sculpture, figuration, and abstraction. Spirit of Mountain, inspired by memories of Uljin, exemplifies her vivid abstract vocabulary and was newly acquired by BAMPFA.
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