Lee Kang-So

Hong Kong | 1943

Lee Kang-So is a Hong Kong Asian Modern & Contemporary painter who was born in 1943. His work is currently being shown at multiple venues like National Museum of Contemporary Art Korea, Seoul. Numerous key galleries and museums such as Hammer Museum have featured Lee Kang-So's work in the past.Lee Kang-So's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 134 USD to 380,000 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork. Since 2007 the record price for this artist at auction is 380,000 USD for From an Island-02066, sold at Korea Premier Auction in 2016. In the past 12 months, his paintings have averaged 46,182 USD.Lee Kang-So has been featured in articles for e-flux, The Art Newspaper and Ocula. The most recent article is Exhibition Provides Distinctive Look at Connection Between Life and Art, Featuring 300 Pieces by 70 Artists and Designers written for Korea Herald in February 2025.

Artist's alternative names: Kang-So Lee, Lee Kangso

Featured for Sale

From an Island-02003 ,2003

By Lee Kang-So

Korea Premier Auction

At Auction

Notable Lots

From an Island-07327 ,2007

By Lee Kang-So

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From an Island-07206 ,2007

By Lee Kang-So

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From an Island-03065 ,2003

By Lee Kang-So

-14%

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Upcoming Lots

From an Island-02003 ,2003

By Lee Kang-So

Korea Premier Auction

Recent Auction Results

무제 ,1994

By Lee Kang-So

-37%

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From an Island-02063 ,2002

By Lee Kang-So

-57%

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Korea Premier Auction

An Island-07107 ,2007

By Lee Kang-So

-66%

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Current Exhibitions

Lee Kang So: Where the Wind Meets the Water

National Museum of Contemporary Art Korea, Seoul

Seoul | South Korea

Nov 01,2024 - Mar 30,2025

Art In Life, Life In Art

D Museum & D Project Space

Yongsan-gu | Seoul | South Korea

Nov 15,2024 - May 18,2025

Past Exhibitions

Move Sound Image

Ground Seoul

Seoul | South Korea

Aug 22,2024 - Dec 08,2024

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Articles

Exhibition Provides Distinctive Look at Connection Between Life and Art, Featuring 300 Pieces by 70 Artists and Designers

Korea Herald 01/02/2025

Homes are evolving from mere spaces for daily living into personal exhibition spaces that reflect and showcase the tastes and identities of their residents.

[Herald Gallery] Untitled-88002

Korea Herald 08/01/2025

At the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea in Jongno-gu, Seoul, the exhibition "Lee Kang-so: Where the Wind Meets the Water" is on view until April 13.

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Korea Herald 07/01/2025

Galleries prepare for another milestone year, shedding light on renowned Korean artists and international artists being shown in Korea for the first time

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Coverage

“ ..Practicing his own experimental style of expression, free from conventional customs and ideologies, Lee created works in the 70s that are now considered to be the foundation for his paintings and sculptures... ”
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