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Lee Sarah
이사라
USA
1990 ~
Introduction
프랑스 사상가 미셸 푸코의 에피스테메는 지난 몇 년간 이사라 작가 작업의 중축이 된 주제이다. 역사와 사회는 우리의 무의식 위에 세워진 구조라는 이 논제를 예술의 범주로 확장하면, 역사적인 명작들에 등장하는 ‘고등한 존재'와 ‘열등한 것’들은 누가 어떻게 구분하는지, 그 권력은 누구에게서 오는지, 또 현세대는 과연 지난날 억압을 통해 부를 취했던 권력의 구조에서 벗어났는지와 같은 질문들로 이어질 수 있다. 힘을 위한 열망은 진정으로 해체될 수 있을지, 아니, 그 전에 우리는 그 욕망에서 진심으로 해방되길 바라는지와 같은 본질적인 물음을 던지게 한다.
Sarah Lee's work has long been anchored in the philosophical discourse of Michel Foucault's "episteme," which asserts that history and society are structures built upon the unconscious. This idea, when extended into the realm of art, prompts a series of probing questions like 'What distinguishes the "superior" and the "inferior" as illustrated in historical masterpieces?' 'Who wields the power to draw these lines?' and 'Have we, as a contemporary society, truly liberated ourselves from the traditional power structures that exalted wealth from systems of oppression?' Through these queries, we ask if the desire for power can ever be dismantled or, more provocatively, if we even sincerely wish to be free of that desire. These inevitable dynamics of social control and the individual's yearning for freedom resonate deeply with the themes explored by French Romanticism—a period that broke free from the shackles of tradition and rigid norms, embracing unbridled expression. This historical moment echoes the modern human condition, where the relentless pursuit of the new is coupled with a chaotic and desperate search for personal identity.
Biography
Lee Sarah
Born in 1990, New York, USA
Education
2021 MBA, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
2016 BFA, ArtCenter College of Design, Pasadena, CA, USA
Solo/ Two Exhibitions
2023 Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow, 39+ Art Space,
Tanjong Pagar Distripark, Singapore
2021 Framed Superiority, with Jang Jae-In, Punto Blu Gallery,
Seoul, South Korea
Episteme, A Free Man’s Yoke, Punto Blu Gallery,
Seoul, South Korea
2016 I Am Not Unconscious, ArtCenter College of Design,
Pasadena, CA, USA
Ignis Fatuus: a room of my own, ArtCenter College of Design,
Pasadena, CA, USA
Group Exhibitions
2021 Group Show: Emily Cheng, Pearl C. Hsiung and Sarah Lee,
39+ Art Space, Singapore
2018 Waves Rise, Simsan Memorial Cultural Center,
curated by Gallery Vinci and Seocho Cultural Foundation,
Seoul, Korea
Poetic Disharmony, Gallery Pont des Arts, Seoul, Korea
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Artworks
Lee Sarah
The Red and The Blue
2024.
Acrylic and Oil on canvas
122x152.6 (cm)
Lee Sarah
Longing to Move the Stars to Pity
2024.
Flash, Acrylic and Oil on canvas
91.4×121.92 (cm)
Lee Sarah
Kiss Against the Others
2024.
Flash, Acrylic and Oil on canvas
122×91.7 (cm)
Exhibition
