Artist: Kang Seung Lee

South London Gallery will stage the first solo exhibition in the UK by Kang Seung Lee (b. 1978, Seoul), curated by the third cohort of New Curators.

Lee’s drawings, embroideries, assemblages, installations, and videos are marked by a precise, poetic approach to memory and history. Engaging with the legacy of transnational queer histories, particularly as they intersect with art history, his work often reimagines archival materials through acts of care and reinvention. For this exhibition, Lee will create new work responding to the site and honouring the expression and activism of his artistic predecessors.

Born in South Korea in 1978, Lee studied at the California Institute of the Arts and is now based in Los Angeles. He has exhibited internationally, including at the 60th Venice Biennale (2024), New Museum Triennial (2021), Gwangju Biennale (2021) and institutions such as the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, Museu de Arte de São Paulo and National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Seoul.

New Curators is a paid year-long curatorial training programme based in London for aspiring curators from lower socio-economic backgrounds.