Biography
Minsoo Lee
Minsoo Lee
| 1980 | Born in Seoul, Korea |
| 2008 | B.F.A., Departments of Crafts &Design, Seoul National University, Korea |
| 2012 | M.F.A., Faculty of Crafts &Design, Seoul National University, Korea |
| 2014 ~'17 |
Yanggu Porcelain Institute Reserch Manager |
| 2018 | Atelier “SOOBO” in Diessen am Ammersee, Germany |
Awards
| 2021 | Prix du Jury, Keramik Panorama, Murten, Switzerland |
| 2020 | Apolline-Preis, Grassimesse 2020, Grassimuseum, Leipzig, Germany |
| 2019 | Brandnew Prize, Internationale Keramiktage, Oldenburg, Germany |
| 2015 | Bronze prize, Cheongju international craft competition, Cheongju, Korea |
| 2015 | Winner Prize, ART AUREA AWARDS, ART AUREA, Berlin, Gemany |
| 2013 | Winner Prize, COLLECT 2013, Saatchi Gallery, London, UK |
| 2011 | Special Prize, The 12th Iksan Korea Arts and Craft Award, Iksan, Korea |
| 2010 | Talente Prize, Talente 2010, Munich, Germany |
| 2010 | Prize of the President of the Italian Republic, 56° PREMIO FAENZA, Faenza, Italy |
| 2009 | Bronze Prize, ‘The 3rd Our Beautiful Ceramics Exhibition; Korea, World Ceramic Biennale, Yeoju living ware gallery, Korea |
| 2008 | Silver Prize, ‘New Generation’,World Ceramic Exposition Foundation, Yeoju, Korea |
| 2007 | 3rd Prize, New Generation Exhibition, Yeoju, Korea |
Solo Exhibitions
2020
「+ , –」 , 綻堂⋄蒔光 Gallery Life Seeding, Taiwan
2017
Limited Edition, LVS Craft, Korea
2016
Cylinders, Gallery LVS, Seoul, Korea
Selected Group Exhibitions
2022
EinBlick Biennale 2022, Nürnberg, Germany
Pots und Blitz 2022, Wien, Austria
GRASSIMESSE 2022, GRASSI Museum, Leipzig, Germany
The Contemplatives, München, Germany
Les Tupiniers du vieux Lyon 2022, Lyon, France
39 Internationale Keramiktage, Oldenburg, Germany
Internationale Handwerkmesse 2022, BKV, München, Germany
Siegburger Keramikmarkt 2022, Siegburg, Germany
Saint-Sulpice-Ceramique 2022, Paris, France
Diessener Töpfermarkt, Diessen am Ammersee, Germany
Topographie, Gallery Handwerk, München, Germany
2021
Jahresausstellung der Mitglieder, Bayerischer Kunstgewerbeverein, München, Germany
Museumfest 2021, Keramikmuseum Westerwald, Höhr-Grenzhausen, Germany
38. Internationale Keramiktage, Oldenburg, Germany
Keramik Panorama, Murrten, Switzerland
Les Tupiniers du vieux Lyon, Lyon, France
Pots und Blitz, Wien, Austria
GRASSIMESSE 2021, GRASSI Museum, Leipzig, Germany
MK&G Messe Kunst und Handwerg, Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg, Germany
Bis der Stern leuchtet, Eva Maisch Schmuck, Würzburg, Germany
Weihnachtsausstellung, Bayerischer Kunstgewerbeverein München, Germany
Craft Trend Fair, Seoul, Korea
2020
Das Gleiche im Anderen, Galerie Handwerk, München
OPEN YOUR EYES, Jahresausstellung der Mitglieder BKV, Bayerischer Kunstgewerbeverein, München, Germany
Grassimesse 2020, Grassimuseum, Leipzig, Germany
Weihnachtsausstellung, Bayerischer Kunstgewerbeverein, München, Germany
Chistmass edition 2020, Handwerksform, Hannover, Germany
Der Händewerk, Schmagold Galerie, Kassel, Germany
2019
Diessener Töpfermarkt, Diessen am Ammersee, Germany
Internationale Keramiktage, Schulussplatz Oldenburg, Germany
Kellinghusen Töpfermarkt, Kellinghussen, Germany
Grassimesse in Grassi Museum, Leipzig, Germany
Blanc de Chine 2019 _ ICAA, Bejing, China
MKG Messe, Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg, Germany
Ausstellung 2019, Galerie Epple, Türkheim, Germany
Weihnachtsausstellung, BKV Gallery München, Germany
2017
SOFA 2017, Chicago, USA
Tresor Contemporary Craft, 2017, Messe Basel, Basel
Made in Korea, The ceramic hause, Brigton, England
Made in Korea, Sladmore Contemporary, London, England
“White · Black” Tools and Fabrics from Korea, Babaguri, Kyoto, Japan
2016
The Summer of Porcelain, Yanggu Porcelain Museum, Yanggu, Korea
SOFA (Sculpture Objects Functional Art +Design) , Chicago, USA
“Kap-Sun Hwang und seine Schüler”, Galerie Handwerk, Munich, Germany
Artgeneve 2016, Geneva, Swiss
Space with cup and light, LKATE Gallery, Seoul, Korea
made人 korea, DDP Seoul, Gwangju Asia Culture Center, Busan Bexco, Korea
2015
“Korea Now”, Musée les arts décoratifs, Paris, France
Biennale Internationale Design Saint-Étienne 2015 The experiences of beauty, France
COLLECT 2015 Saatchi Gallery, London, England
Eastern Exchanges: East Asian Craft and Design, Manchester Art Gallery, Manchester, England
Collections ‘Korea, China, Japan, Taiwan’ New Generation Contemporary Pottery Art Exhibition, China
Cheongju International Craft Biennale, The Old Cheongju Tobacco Processing Plant, Cheongju
Craft Trend Fair 2015, Coex, Seoul, Korea
2014
Messe Kunst und Handwerk 2014, Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg, Germany
In Blue and White: Porcelains of the Joseon Dynasty, NATIONAL MUSEUM OF KOREA, Korea
COLLECT 2014 Saatchi Gallery, London, England
Beauty of Waiting, Korean Craft Museum, Gallery LVS, Seoul, Korea
Crafts Festival, Warm Technology , Culture station 284, Gallery LVS, Seoul, Korea
Buncheong-ware and Contemporary Painting – Ceramics, Tells the Future, Kyungwoon Museum, Seoul, South Korea
3rd White in White, Gallery LVS, Seoul, Korea
Craft Trend Fair 2014, Coex, Seoul, Korea
Maison & Objet, Paris Nord-Villepinte, Paris, France
2013
COLLECT 2013 Saatchi Gallery, London, England
REVELATIONS <Le salon des metiers D’ART et la creation> GRAND PALAIS, Paris, France
White in White, Durham University Oriental Museum, Durham, UK
Something old something new, Cheong-ju INT’L Craft Biennale International Pavilion, Korea
Eutektikum, Galerie Rosemari Jäger, Hochheim, Germany
Korea Power –Design and Identity , Museum Angewandte Kunst, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
ASIA HOTEL ART FAIR HONG KONG 2013, Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong
White in White, JF chen Gallery, Los Angels, USA
2012
Von Fürstenberg nach Asia. Junges Porzellan-Design aus Korea, Porzellanmanufaktur Fürstenberg GmbH, Museum im Schloss, Fürstenberg, Germany
‘Reality Equals Dream, Korean Contemporary Art & Craft Exhibi- tion’, ION Art Gallery, Singapore
START Craft-K in Seoul, Politeness and Humorous, ARA ART, Seoul, Korea
2011
Keil-Kellinghusen-Korea, Kap Sun Hwang und der kermische Wissenstransfer, Kellinghusen, Germany
Exempla 2011, Internationalen Handwerkmesse München, Munich, Germany
KIAF 2011, COEX, Seoul, Korea
The Culture of Drinking, Gallery Handwerk ,Munich, Germany
The Tablewares for Single-Person, LVS CRAFT, Seoul, Korea
SEOUL LIVING DESIGN FAIR, COEX, Seoul, Korea
The Tablewares for Single-Person, LVS CRAFT, Seoul, Korea
2010
TALENTE 2010, Munich, Germany
LVS Craft, 2010 Craft Trend Fair, COEX, Seoul, Korea LVS Craft,
2010 Seoul Design Festival, COEX, Seoul, Korea ‘Deposition’, GalleryLVS, Seoul, Korea
‘Deposition’, GalleryLVS, Seoul, Korea
2009
56° PREMIO FAENZA, Faenza, Italy
The 3rd Our Beautiful Ceramics Exhibition,Gwangju, Korea,
World Ceramic Biennale, Yeoju living ware gallery, Korea
‘Japan, Korea, China, Taiwan’ New Generation Contemporary Pottery Art Exhibition, Aichi, Japan
2008
Line & Drawing, Ceramic Monthly Craft Project, Craft Trend Fair, Coex, Korea
‘Korea, China, Japan Contemporary Craft’, New Generation Communication Exhibition, Poshan, China
3rd things, Beautiful Tea Museum, Seoul, Korea
The 2nd Competition for Ceramic Art Students ’36.5 °C Ceramic’, Yeoju World Ceramic Living ware gallery, Korea
2007
C+ Group Exhibition, Kyunghyang gallery, Korea
‘New Generation’ Exhibition, World Ceramic Expo, Yeoju Living ware gallery,Korea
Public Collections
2020 Grassimuseum, Leipzig, Germany
2019 Musée des arts décoratifs de Paris , Paris, France
2019 Quanzhou Porcelain Road Art Development Center, Quanzhou, China
2016 The Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, China
2015 Yanggu Porcelain Museum, Yanggu, Korea
2015 Cheongju International Craft Biennale Organizing Committee, Cheongju, Korea
2015 Owoon Cultural Foundation, Seoul, Korea
2014 Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg, Hmaburg, Germany
2014 Osulloc Tea Museum, Jeju, Korea
2014 Daedam Museum of Art, Damyang, Korea
2013 Durham Orental Museum, Durham, England
2013 Icheon Ceramic Foundation, Icheon, Korea
2013 AMOREPACIFIC Museum, Seoul, Korea
2012 National museum of contemporary art, Seoul, Korea
2011 LEEUM Samsung Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
2010 Museum of Art, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
2008 World Ceramic Exposition Foundation, Icheon, Korea