Geboren 1975 in Seoul, Korea / born 1975 in Seoul, Korea
| 2002 | Master of Fine Arts, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada |
| 1999 | Bachelor of Design, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada |
Lebt und arbeitet in Vancouver, Kanada / lives and works in Vancouver, Canada
Einzelausstellungen / Solo Exhibitions
2011
Tim Lee, Galerie Rüdiger Schöttler, Munich, DE
2010
Lisson Gallery, London, GB
Streichquartett Op. 1, DAAD Galerie, Berlin, DE
2009
Hayward Gallery, London, GB
Johnen & Schöttle, Cologne, DE
Errors (2001-08), Goodwater Gallery, Toronto, CA
2008
Capp Street Project, CCA Wattis Institute, San Francisco
Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston, US
Remakes, Variations (1741-2049), Illingworth Kerr Gallery, Calgary, CA
Klavierübung: Goldberg-Variationen, Johnen Galerie, Berlin
, DE
Cohan & Leslie, New York, US
2007
Remakes, Variations (1741-2049), Presentation House Gallery, North Vancouver, CA
Galerie Rüdiger Schöttle, Munich, DE
2006
Lisson Gallery, London, GB
Cohan & Leslie, New York, US
2005
Togetherness, Tracey Lawrence Gallery, Vancouver, CA
2004
Cohan & Leslie, New York, US
Tracey Lawrence Gallery, Vancouver, CA
2003
Sight Gags, YYZ Artists Outlet, Toronto, CA
2002
Louie Louie, Or Gallery, Vancouver, CA
2001
The Move, Western Front, Vancouver, CA
Gruppenausstellungen / Group Exhibitions
2012
Klang und Stille – Sammlung Goetz im Haus der Kunst, Munich, DE
The Record – Contemporary Art and Vinyl, Miami Art Museum, Miami, US
Marxism, 303 Gallery, New York, US
The Devil's Fidelity, Marian Goodman Gallery, Paris, FR
State of the Art Photography, NRW-Forum, Düsseldorf, DE
2011
The Object of Observation (Changes by being Observed), Johnen Galerie, Berlin, DE
Clemens Krauss, Julia Schmidt, Katerina Seda, katinka Bock, Keren Cyter, Mariechen Danz, Mark Titchner, Martin Jacobson, Michael Johansson, Philipp Goldbach, Tim Lee, Tonico Lemos Auad, Galeria Filomena Soares, Lisboa, PT
Untitled (12th Istanbul Biennial), Istanbul, TR
Walking Forward, Running Past, Art in General, New York, US
Play Bach, Circuit Centre d'Art Contemporain, Lausanne, CH
Shore, Forest, and Beyond, Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, CA
2010
Huckleberry Finn – CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts, San Francisco, US
The Record- Contemporary Art and Vinyl, Nasher Museum of Art, Durham, US
It is What It Is. Recent Acquisitions of New Canadian Art, National Gallery of Canada - Musee des beaux-arts du Canada, CA
Conjuring Houdini, Jewish Museum, New York, US
Searching Songs, Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, Tokyo, JP
CUE: Artist's Videos, Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, CA
Conversation Pieces, Johnen Galerie, Berlin, DE
2009
Pete and Repeat, 176 Projects, London, GB
No Visible Means of Escape, Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery, GB
Arena, Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art, Toronto, CA
Celebrities of the Self, Kamloops Art Gallery, Kamloops, CA
Cargo Manifesto, Bayrische Staatsoper, Munich, DE
Cargo / Cargo manifest / Cargo vision - Autocenter, Berlin, DE
2008
16th Biennale of Sydney - Biennale of Sydney, Sydney, Australia, AU
Time Crevasse, Yokohama Triennale, Yokohama, JP
Unknown Pleasures, Aspen Art Museum, Aspen, US
Comic Relief, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, CA
Exponential Future, Morris & Helen Belkin Art Gallery, Vancouver, CA
Trust in Me, Charles H Scott Gallery, Vancouver, CA
This Is Not A Void, Galerie Luisa Strina, Sao Paolo, BR
I Am Never At Home, Johnen Galerie, Berlin, DE
Don’t Come In, Be Merciful - Johnen & Schöttle, Cologne, DE
2007
All About Laughter, Mori Art Museum, Tokyo
, JP
For Sale, Cristina Guerra, Lisbon, PT
Passengers, CCA Wattis Institute, San Francisco, US
Acting the Part, Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, CA
2006
Sliding Doors, Tate Modern, London, GB
Wrong, Klosterfelde, Berlin, DE
Equilibrium and Derivatives, Casa del Lago, Mexico City, MX
Distor, Museo Carillo Gil, Mexico City, MX
Sound and Vision, Musée des beaux-arts, Montreal, CA
Portrait of a Citizen, Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, CA
Make Believe, Art Gallery of Alberta, CA
2005
New Work/New Acquisitions, Museum of Modern Art, New York, US
Intertidal, MuHKA Museum van Hedendaagse Kunst Antwerpen, Antwerp, BE
Appearances, Musée d'art contemporain, Montreal, CA
I Really Should…, Lisson Gallery, London, GB
Sharjah Biennial, United Arab Emirates, AE
2004
Anxiety of Influence, Stadtgalerie and Kunstmuseum Bern, CH
Baja to Vancouver: The West Coast in Contemporary Art, Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, US
Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, CA
Wattis Institute, San Francisco, US
Artist’s Favourites, Institute of Contemporary Arts, London, GB
Confidence, Passagen Konsthall, Lindkoping, SE
Building the Collection, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, CA
Ottawa Art Gallery, Ottawa, US
Game Over, SAW Gallery, Ottawa, US
2003
Baja to Vancouver: The West Coast in Contemporary Art, Seattle Art Museum, US
Video Heroes, Saidye Bronfman Centre for the Arts, Montreal, CA
First Prague Biennial, National Gallery, Prague, CR
Soundtracks, Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton, CA
The Blackwood Gallery, Toronto, CA
2002
Vancouver Video, Nuova Icona, Venice, IT
Binocular Parallax, Consolidated Works, Seattle, US
Dogwood, Morris and Helen Belkin Gallery, Vancouver, CA
Suite, Belkin Satellite, Vancouver, CA
2001
Documents, Para/Site ArtSpace, HK
Kuratorische Projekte / Curatorial Projects
2011
The Object of Observation (Changes by Being Observed) group show curated by Tim Lee, Johnen Galerie, Berlin, DE
2004
Artists’ Favourites, Institute of Contemporary Arts, London, GB
2003
At Work, Clint Burnham, Western Front, Vancouver, CA
Öffentliche Sammlungen / Public Collections
Arario Gallery, Seoul, KR
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, CA
Goetz Collection, Munich, DE
Sammlung Haubrok, Berlin
Musée des beaux-arts, Montreal, CA
Museum of Modern Art, New York
National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, CA
Reina Sofia, Madrid, ES
Ringier Collection, Zurich, CH
Tate Modern, London, GB
Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, CA
Zabludowicz Collection, London, GB
101 Collection, San Francisco, US
"The Object of Observation (Changes by Being Observed)", Mitteschön, 08.2011
"Being There", The Observer, 05.09.2010
"Tim Lee - Arthur Boskamp-Stiftung", Art, 30.03.2010
"Conversation Pieces: A Chamber Play", Artforum, 29.01.2010
"Review. Tim Lee: Perspectives 161", Artkrush, 09.07.2008
"Tim Lee", Frieze, 05.07.2008
"The Vancouver Special", Frieze, 11.2006
"Tim Lee", Vitamin Ph, 2006
"Lee's Way: The comic art of Tim Lee", Border Crossings, 08.2006
"Tim Lee: Cohan and Leslie", Artforum, Summer 2006
"Tim Lee", Flash Art, 02.2005
"100 Future Greats", Art Review, 12.2005
"Tim Lee", The New York Times, 11.06.2004
"When the Serious is Tinted with Humor, it Makes a Nicer Color. A conversation with Tim Lee by Jens Hoffmann", 21.04.2004
"Tim Lee", Baja to Vancouver, 2003
"Tim Lee", Cream















