Paul Lee works in sculpture, collage, and video to created assembled works from mundane and domestic objects. Over the course of his career, Lee has crafted a meticulous visual language that includes objects such as tambourines, lightbulbs, and empty soda cans. Reinterpreted and reassembled, Lee pays homage to these objects' original function, presenting them in forms that conjure bodily connections between object and user.
Read MoreLee received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Winchester School of Art, Winchester in 1997. His work has been included in the group exhibitions: The Grid and the Curve, JTT Gallery, New York (2022); Woof of the Sun, Ethereal Gauze, Halsey McKay Gallery, East Hampton (2020); Modern Nature, Michael Lett, Auckland (2019); Home Improvements, Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco (2017); UIA: Unlikely Iterations of the Abstract, Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston (2013); Flaca, Portikus, Frankfurt (2011) and Absentee Landlord, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis (2011). Solo exhibitions include: Desert Flowers, Michael Lett, Auckland (2022); Tambourine Heart, Adams and Ollman, Portland (2021); _Divided, _David Shelton Gallery, Houston (2020); _I see with my body now, _Karma, New York City (2019); _In my room, _David Shelton Gallery, Houston (2018); On My Way To You Now, Modern Art, London (2018); Pestle, Michael Lett, Auckland (2017); On The Beach In The Dark, Untilthen Gallery, Paris (2015) and Paul Lee, University of the Arts, Philadelphia (2015).
Text courtesy Michael Lett.
