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Artist Lee Bul (South Korean, born 1964)

Date2005

DimensionsH: 63 in. (160 cm); W: 40 1/2 in. (103 cm); D: 43 1/3 in. (110 cm)

MediumCrystal and glass beads, nickel-chrome wire.

ClassificationGlass

Credit LinePurchased with funds given by Doctor and Mrs. Edward A. Kern in honor of Rhoda L. and Roger M. Berkowitz

Object number

2005.98

On View

Toledo Museum of Art Glass Pavilion (2444 Monroe Street), Glass Pavilion Gallery, 1

Label TextThough her work is only recently becoming well known in the United States, Korean artist Lee Bul first came to prominence in Asia when her work represented South Korea in the 1999 Venice Biennale. In all of her work, Bul demonstrates a balance between meticulous craftsmanship and pure ornamentation, with the result of art that sits between the realms of reality and fantasy. The evocative nature of her work is apparent in this untitled hanging “chandelier,” which at once appears to bubble with evanescence and quirky intelligence and to display a stately elegance.Published References"Recent important acquisitions," New Glass Review 28, repr. p. 109 (col.).

Page, Jutta-Annette, "News: The Glass Pavilion of the Toledo Museum of Art," New Glass Review 28, 2007, p. 103.

Comparative ReferencesSee also Lee Bul, exhibition catalogue (Sydney, Australia: Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, 2004): 32.