Lee Kun-Yong: Equal Area
See a selection of conceptual performance art from Korean artist alongside a congee breakfast tour of Haymarket.
Overview
From January 20, the 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art will present an exhibition of the work of influential and pioneering Korean conceptual artist, Lee Kun-Yong.
Curated by Michael Do and Mikala Tai, Equal Area presents photographic documentation of performances that span Lee's nearly six-decade career. Lee's work, which has shaped the nature of global contemporary performance art, explores the connection between logic and action through performance and re-performance.
Equal Area will open with a performance of one of Lee's most critically acclaimed works, Snail's Gallop, followed by live interventions and a series of performances by contemporary Australian artists Huseyin Sami, Daniel Von Sturmer and Emily Parsons-Lord. Over the five-week exhibition, the performances will develop as will the collaboration with these three Australian artists.
The exhibition opens on Saturday, January 20 with a Korean barbecue, which guests can attend (with Lee) for $30. As part of the Lunar New Year Celebrations, the 4A team will also be hosting a congee breakfast tour of Chinatown and a private viewing of the Equal Area exhibition on February 17 for just $20.
Image: Lee Kun-Yong, Snail's Gallop, performed at the 7th ST Exhibition in 1980. Courtesy of the artist and Gallery Hyundai, Seoul.
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