PIBI Gallery will host Youngjun Lee's solo exhibition, 《Orange Container》, from February 6 to March 15 as the first exhibition of the year.

The exhibition title, 《Orange Container》, stems from the color orange, symbolizing sensory perception, and the term “contain,” meaning to hold or include. Over the past two to three years, the artist has experimented with various methods of working and aims to encapsulate these approaches in a single, sensory-rich canvas to firmly establish the direction for future work.

This solo exhibition will particularly showcase works focusing on the dynamics of defining and dismantling the boundaries of pictorial space, moving fluidly between the interior and the exterior.

Youngjun Lee’s works are characterized by rhythmic hand-free drawings and stencil pattern drawings, creating a sense of spontaneity and repetition (or reproducibility) on the canvas, evoking graffiti. While this might appear to deconstruct norms traditionally associated with painting—such as flatness, representation, or historical conventions—it simultaneously incorporates layers of orderly grids and color field abstractions, prompting contemplation of the intrinsic, transcendent essence of painting.

By interweaving layers and blending the flow of time, Youngjun Lee invites viewers to trace the creative process while fostering curiosity. This sense of intrigue is further heightened by the artist’s decision to present all works in this exhibition on square-shaped grounds.

Moreover, rather than adhering to specific points of view or directions to replicate something or layering for the sake of layering, Lee embraces a process that balances symmetry, tension, and misalignment. The act of capturing or burying emergent images within this process becomes the essence of the work itself.

Youngjun Lee (b. 1983) works between Germany and Korea. In 2023, he began with a solo exhibition at Galerie Sebastianskapelle Ulm e.V. in Germany, followed by solo exhibitions at Space Catalogs and Jiwooheon in 2024. He has also participated in group exhibitions at IDFX in the Netherlands, Kunstraum-Leitershofen and Galerie der Künstler in Germany, as well as Prompt Project and Everyart in Seoul.

He has been selected for the Atelier Mietzuschuss von Kulturreferat Munich (2023-2026), Bayerische Atelierförderung der Regierung von Oberbayern (2023-2024), Sonderförderprogramm der Stiftung Kunstfonds NEUSTART KULTUR (2021), and Stipendienprogramm des Freistaats Bayern Junge Kunst und neue Wege (2021).

“Orange Container”
2025.02.06 – 2025.03.15
Tue-Sat 11:00 am - 6:00 pm
PIBI Gallery
125-6 Bukchon-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, Korea