Born in 1936, Korea. Graduated from Nihon University, Department of Philosophy, Tokyo in 1961. Professor Emeritus of Tama Art University. Major exhibitions include Lee Ufan (2001, Kunstmuseum Bonn), Lee Ufan: The Art of Margins (2005, Yokohama Museum of Art), Resonance (2007, Venice Biennale), and Lee Ufan (2008, Royal Museum of Fine Arts of Belgium), Marking In nity (2011, Guggenheim Museum of USA).