Lee Bul — From 1998 to Now

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Muhka presents Lee Bul — From 1998 to Now, a major survey exhibition devoted to one of Asia’s most influential contemporary artists. Spanning more than four decades, the exhibition offers an in-depth look at Lee Bul’s radical and visionary practice, shown across both floors of the museum.

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About the exhibition

This landmark exhibition is a major international collaboration between Muhka, M+ in Hong Kong, and Leeum Museum of Art in Seoul.

Emerging in the late 1980s, Lee Bul developed her work in close dialogue with South Korea’s shifting social and political realities. Working across sculpture, installation, performance and two-dimensional media, she has consistently explored the relationships between the body and society, humanity and technology, nature and civilisation. Her work probes the promises and failures of modernity, as well as the political forces that shape our collective imagination.

Featuring more than 200 key works, Lee Bul: From 1998 to Now traces the artist’s sustained engagement with utopian thought, modernist architecture and the historical avant-garde. From early iconoclastic performances to immersive, multi-sensory installations, the exhibition reveals an artist who combines formal experimentation with philosophical depth. Today, Lee Bul is widely recognised as a pioneering figure for younger generations of artists worldwide.

Installation view of Lee Bul: From 1998 to Now, Leeum Museum of Art, 2025 © Lee Bul Photo: Jeon Byung-cheol Courtesy of the artist and Leeum Museum of Art

Willing To Be Vulnerable – Metalized Balloon 2015-2016/2020 Fabric, PET film, air blower, electrical wiring 300 x 1700 x 300 cm Installation view of Lee Bul: From 1998 to Now, Leeum Museum of Art, Seoul, 2025 Courtesy of the artist, BB&M, and Hauser & Wirth © Lee Bul. Photo: Jeon Byung-cheol. Courtesy of the artist and Leeum Museum of Art

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International collaboration

Lee Bul — From 1998 to Now is co-organised by M+ and Leeum Museum of Art in collaboration with Muhka. Following its presentation at Muhka, the exhibition will travel to the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa, Canada ending in late 2027.

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Curators

Lee Bul — From 1998 to Now is co-curated by June Young Kwak, Head of Exhibitions, Leeum Museum of Art, and Doryun Chong, Artistic Director and Chief Curator at M+, with Heyeon Kim, Curator at Leeum and Sunny Cheung, Curator of Design and Architecture at M+. The presentation at Muhka is organised by Nav Haq, Associate Director at Muhka.