1978 Born in Hong Kong. Currently based in Taipei, Lee has taken part in residency programs in Asia, the U.S., and Europe, and continues to show his work at museums, galleries, and art spaces. Selected exhibitions: We used to be more sensitive., Hara Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo (2018); The Enormous Space, OCAT, Shenzhen, China (2018); Not untitled, ShugoArts, Tokyo (2017); A small sound in your head, S.M.A.K, Ghent (2016); Hold your breath, dance slowly, The Walker Art Centre, Minneapolis, USA (2016); The voice behind me, Shiseido Gallery, Tokyo (2015); You (you)., the 55th Venice Biennale (2013).
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