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Mire Lee

MIRE LEE

Faces Sprüth Magers 10 September–25 October 2025 Los Angeles
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The work of Mire Lee fuses volatile substances with traditional sculptural materials and industrial remnants to produce haunting objects and installations. Equally beautiful and grotesque, her sinuous compositions twist into positions that evoke bodies, entrails and skeletal forms and touch upon notions of psychological tension and trauma. Following upon Lee’s major installation at Tate’s Turbine Hall last year, Monika Sprüth and Philomene Magers are pleased to present the artist’s first solo exhibition in Los Angeles.

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Exhibition view: Mire Lee, Faces, Sprüth Magers, Los Angeles (10 September-25 October 2025). Courtesy Sprüth Magers.
Exhibition view: Mire Lee, Faces, Sprüth Magers, Los Angeles (10 September-25 October 2025). Courtesy Sprüth Magers.
About the Artist

Works of Mire Lee oscillate between horror and arousal, treating violence as a central component of subjectivity. In often monstrous creations made of industrial materials such as cement, wood, silicone, oil and clay, Lee confronts the boundaries between the abject and the arousing. The artist, born in Seoul and based in Berlin, fuses organic-appearing elements with motors or pumps, engaging viewers on a sensory level with works that feature fluids pulsating through tubes and gaping mouths of machines emanating raucous sounds. Exploring art as an intensely physical experience, her both riveting and repulsive sculptures and installations address themes of sexuality, violence, trauma and mental breakdown.

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About the Gallery

Sprüth Magers has expanded from its roots in Cologne (Germany) to become an international gallery dedicated to exhibiting the very best in groundbreaking modern and contemporary art. With galleries located in Berlin Mitte, London’s Mayfair and the Miracle Mile in Los Angeles–as well as an office in Cologne and an outpost in Hong Kong–Sprüth Magers retains close ties with the studios and communities of the German and American artists who form the core of its roster.

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5900 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles
United States
Opening Hours
Tuesday – Saturday
11pm – 6pm
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Los Angeles 5900 Wilshire Boulevard
Spruth Magers contemporary art gallery in Los Angeles United States
Sprüth Magers
5900 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, United States
+1 323 634 0600
http://www.spruethmagers.com

Opening hours
Tuesday – Saturday
11pm – 6pm
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