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Hye Rim Lee

Bio

hye rim lee

hyerimlee.com

Born in Seoul, Korea
Lives in Auckland
A lecturer at Whitecliffe College of Arts and Design, Auckland

Hye Rim Lee invites us to become enveloped by the world of TOKI, a magical/mythical/3D character that has been her creation and her practice for over 17 years. TOKI explores the contemporary pop culture and cyber trend between West and East in the challenge of mixing old mythology and new contemporary myth-making. Lee's prints made from 3D animation tell a fantasy tale dealing with the world of virtual relationships using sophisticated computer programs with sexual innuendo to drive the viewer's thoughts while mixing an old technique of photography and dazzling 3D digital effects of glossy glass that optimize perspective, texture, and reflection.

CV

EDUCATION

2003
  1. Bachelor of Fine Arts (Intermedia and Time Based Arts) Elam School of Fine Arts, The University of Auckland, New Zealand
1985
  1. Bachelor of Music (Voice) Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITION

2021
  1. Black Rose | Crystal City, Northart, Auckland, New Zealand
2018
  1. Elements, Boyd Dunlop Gallery, Napier, New Zealand
2016
  1. Hye Rim Lee, Boyd Dunlop Gallery, Napier, New Zealand
  2. Crystal City, Keumsan Gallery, Seoul, Korea (New Zealand Embassy sponsorship)
2015
  • Lucid Dream, Urbis Design Days, Studio Italia, Auckland New Zealand
    • 2014
    1. Lucid Dream, Black Rose, Glass Box, Gow Langsford Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand
    2013
    1. The Fantastic World of Hye Rim Lee, The James
    2. Wallace Arts Trust, The PAH Homestead, TSB Bank Wallace Arts Centre, Auckland New Zealand
    3. Hye Rim Lee, Animation Revelation, Sir Paul Reeves Building, AUT, Auckland, New Zealand
    2011
    1. Crystal City Spun, Starkwhite, Auckland, New Zealand

    SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITION

    2021
    1. Light House, San Clemente Palace Kempinski Venezia, Architecture Biennale, Venice, Italy
    2. Light House +, Waterfall Mansion & Gallery, New York
    3. The Song Remains The Same, Jonathan Smart Gallery, Christchurch
    4. Portrait, mothermother booth, Auckland Artfair, Auckland
    5. Lighthouse, Waterfall Mansion & Gallery, New York
    6. Piercer, SeMA창고, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul
    2020
    1. MBC New-normal Exhibition, MBC DMC Culture Plaza (MBC 상암 문화광장), Seoul
    2. Restore (Pandemic 2020), Waterfall Mansion&Gallery, New York
    3. Unbreakable, Women in Glass, Fondazione Berengo Art Center, Murano, Venice, Italy
    4. Gaming, Auckland Live with Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision (NZ Film Archive), Auckland, New Zealand
    5. what_is_change? Instagram project, Pop Up exhibition, Auckland, New Zealand
    6. Into The Open, Michael Fowler Centre, Te Papa, Wellington, New Zealand
    7. MotherMother#7, Lot 23, Auckland, New Zealand
    8. MotherMother#6, Lot 23, Auckland, New Zealand

    ART FAIR

    2021
    1. Auckland Art Fair, Auckland, New Zealand
    2016
    1. Gallery Art Fair, Seoul, Korea
    2014
    1. Art Hamptons New York
    2. Art Basel, Miami, USA
    3. Dallas Art Fair, USA
    2013
    1. The Armory Show, New York, USA
    2. Auckland Art Fair, Auckland, New Zealand
    3. Sydney Contemporary, Sydney, Australia
    4. KIAF, Seoul, Korea
    5. Art Basel, Miami, USA

    AWARD, RESIDENCY AND COMMISSION

    2019
    1. Asia Fund, Creative New Zealand
    2016
    1. Finalist, 25th Annual Wallace Art Awards, PAH Homestead, TSB James Wallace Arts Centre, Auckland New Zealand
    2014
    1. Arts Grants, Arts Board, Creative New Zealand
    2013
    1. Visiting Research Fellow, Faculty of Design and Creative Technology, AUT, Auckland, New Zealand
    2. Arts Grants, Arts Board, Creative New Zealand
    2011
    1. Quick Response Grant, Arts Board, Creative New Zealand
    2. Arts Grants, Arts Board, Creative New Zealand
    2010
    1. Independent Filmmakers Fund, Creative New Zealand