Born in 1953
Lives and works in New York
Education
1978
BFA HongIk University, Seoul
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2010
“Landscapic Algorithm: wall-installation by Sangnam Lee” at Gyeonggi Museum of Modern Art, Ansan, Korea
2008
“Landscapic Algorithm,” PKM Trinity Gallery, Seoul
2006
“Landscapic Algorithm,” LIG Tower, Seoul
2002
“An Economy of Signs,” Elga Wimmer PCC, New York
1998
“Project and Recede ll,” Elga Wimmer PCC, New York
1997
“Galerie àpert,” Amsterdam
“Project and Recede ll,” Gallery Hyundai, Seoul
“Project and Recede ll,” Galerie Bhak, Seoul
1996
Douglas Udell Gallery, Edmonton, Canada
Douglas Udell Gallery, Vancouver
“Project and Recede,” Elga Wimmer PCC, New York
1993
“Minus and Plus,” B4A Gallery, New York
1986
Gallery International, Washington, D.C.
“Marcel et Moi; II,” Zone Gallery, New York (including Performance)
1984
La MaMa La Galleria, New York
1979
Komai Gallery, Tokyo
Selected Group Exhibitions
2008
Art Basel, PKM Gallery, Basel
2006
“Invitation to Modern Art,” Museum of Art, Seoul National University, Seoul
“Dragon Veins,” Contemporary Art Museum University of South Florida, Florida
2005
“Black on White,” Elga Wimmer PCC, New York
2003
“At the Crossroads,” Gallery Korea, New York
2003
“Signs, Symbols & Codes,” Elga Wimmer PCC, New York
“Clear Intentions,” The Rotunda Gallery, New York
“Dreams and Reality: Korean American Contemporary Art,” International Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
2002
“New Acquisitions 2001,” National Museum of Contemporary Art
“Project 3,” Elga Wimmer PCC, New York (with yun-fei Ji, xu Bing, rie hachiyanagi)
2001
“Korean Art 2001: The Reinstatement of Painting,” National Museum of Contemporary Art, Gwacheon, Korea
“Mind and Scenery,” Gallery M, Daegu, Korea
2000
Gallery Hyndai at Art Chicago, “Chicago & Art Basel,” Basel
“The Horizon of New Millennium,” Gallery Hyundai, Seoul
1998
“Art Frankfurt,” Messe Frankfurt, Germany
1997
Todd Gallery, London
1996
“Sign Language,” Polo Gallery, New Jersey, New York
“5th Year Celebration,” Elga Wimmer PCC, New York
“19th Anniversary Benefit GALA/Art Auction,” The New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York
“Champions of Modernism”: Art of Tomorrow/Art of Today, Castle Gallery; travelled to College of New Rochelle, New York; and Brevard Museum of Art and Science, Florida
1995
‘95 Annual Summer Show,” Elga Wimmer PCC, New York
Elga Wimmer at Art Chicago ’95, Chicago
“Minimal: Optimal,” Elga Wimmer PCC, New York
1994
“One Hundred Hearts Benefit Art Auction,”45 Green Street, New York
“Betrayal/Empowerment,” Great Dodge Hall, Columbia University, New York
1993
“Drawing,” B4AGallery, New York
1987
“Artmix 87,” Space 2B, New York
1985
“Sexy Provocative Just Plain Lewd,” Torn Awning Gallery, New York
“Personal History/Public Address,” Minor Injury Gallery, New York
"Marcel et Moi; I", Torn Awning Gallery, New York (four person show with performance)
“Homeless at Home,” Storefront Gallery, New York
1983
“Current Korean-American Sensibilities,” Gallery Korea, New York
1981
“Korean Drawing Now,” The Brooklyn Museum, New York and Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
“Today's Situation,” Kwan Hun Gallery, Seoul
1981
“Korean Drawing Now,” National Museum of Contemporary Art, Gwacheon, Korea
Stage Design Award, The 2nd Korean Dance Festival, Seoul
1980
“The Grand Exhibition of Prints & Drawings,” National Museum of Contemporary Art, Gwacheon, Korea
1979
“The 15th Biennale de Sáo Paulo,” Muse de Arte, Sáo Paulo, Brazil
“The Korean Artists,” Tokiwa Gallery, Tokyo
“7 Artists in Korea & Japan,” Maki Gallery, Tokyo
“7 Artists in Korea & Japan,” Hankook Gallery, Seoul
“Ecole De Séoul,” National Museum of Contemporary Art, Gwacheon,Korea
1978
“The 5th Korean Art Grand-Prix Exhibition,” National Museum of Contemporary Art, Korea (held by Hankook Press Group)
“The Past 20 Years,” National Museum of Contemporary Art, Gwacheon, Korea
“The 5th Hongik Printing Group Show,” Gyonji Gallery, Seoul
Chun Buk Contemporary Art Festival, Chunju, Korea
1977
“Four Person Show,” Taein Gallery, Seoul, Korea
“Facets of Contemporary Korean Art,” Central Museum, Tokyo
“Korean Contemporary Paintings,” National Museum of History, Taipei, Taiwan
1976
“Three Person Show,” Seoul Gallery, Seoul
1975
“Length & Breath,” Press Center Gallery, Seoul
Daegu Contemporary Art Festival, Daegu Public Gallery, Daegu, Korea
1974
“Performance, Here/Now,” Nackdong River, Daegu, Korea
“2nd Independents,” National Museum of Contemporary Art, Gwacheon,Korea
“Exhibition of Prints by 10 Artists,” U.S.I.S. Seoul
“2nd Independants,” National Museum of Contemporary Art, Gwacheon, Korea
1973
“1st Independents,” National Museum of Contemporary Art, Gwacheon, Korea
Publications and Reviews
2006
International Magazine of Space Design: bob, Art &Space, August, Seoul, Korea
Shinyoung Chung "Landscapic Algorithm", The Monthly Art Magazine: Wol Gan Misool, April, Seoul, Korea
2005
Kyungmee Park, "Paintings of Sang Nam Lee", Contemporary Art, Spring, Seoul, Korea
2003
Melissa Chiu, Asian Art Now, Art Asia Pacific, Issue 37, Australia
John Keene, Sang Nam Lee: "An Economy of Signs", Bridge Magazine, Volume 1 Number 3, Chicago
Richard Vine, February, Review of Exhibition, Art in America
2002
Time Out New York, June 21-27, Art Listings, Issue No. 351
Jonathan Goodman, Art Asia Pacific, Issue 35, Australia
2001
Berry Schwabsky, "Sang Nam Lee and the Subject of Abstraction",
The Monthly Art Magazine: Wol Gan Misool, Nov. Seoul, Korea
1999
Jonathan Goodman, Art Asia Pacific, Issue 21, Australia
Elleen Tabios, "Art Folio", The Asian Pacific American Journal, Spring Summer,
New York
1998
New Yorker, Short List, Feb. 16, New York
New York, Art List, Feb. 9, New York
Richard Vine, "Asian Futures", Art in America, July, New York
Robert C. Morgan, The End of the Art World, Allworth Press, New York
Carl Skelton, dART International, April May June, Canada
New Observations (issue 117) Winter, "The Voice of a 'Deconstructed' Artist"
Kim Levin, Choices Art, The Village Voice, March, New York
Ken Johnson, The New York Times February, "Art Guide"
Robert C. Morgan, Review February, New York
Denise Carvalho, Review February, New York
Wan Kyung Seong, The Monthly Art Magazine: Wol Gan MiSool, Nov, Seoul, Korea
1997
Amyre Loomis, One World Volume 3, Issue 3, New York
Yoon Ie Lee, Koreana Autumn, Seoul, Korea
Richard Vine, Space March, Seoul, Korea
Bang Heun Cyun, Space March, Seoul, Korea
Interview Sang Nam Lee Bogoseo, Seoul, Korea
Pil Lee, Korean Art Critics Review Autumn, Seoul, Korea
Maia Damianovic, Essay for "Project/Recede II", Gallery Hyundai & Galerie Bhak, Seoul, Korea
1996
George J. Hass, Sign Language, Polo Gallery, New Jersey
D. Dominick Lombaridi, Essay for Champions of Modernism, Portico Inc, New York
Richard Vine, July, Review of Exhibition, Art in America
Pamela Wye, The New York Art Intelligencer, Winter
Denise Carvalho, Cover Magazine, May, New York
Pepe Karmel, Art in Review February, The New York Times
Kim Levin, Choices Art, The Village Voice, Feb, New York
Pierre Restany, Essay for "Project/Recede" at Elga Wimmer Gallery
1995
Maia Damianovic, Essay for "Minimal : Optimal" at Elga Wimmer Gallery
1993
Sung Won Kang, The Monthly Art Magazine: Wol Gan MiSool, July, Seoul, Korea
1993
Robert C. Morgan, Minus and Plus, Essay for B4A, July, New York
1986
East Village Eye, March, New York
1979
Kidazawa Kensho, Bijutsu Techo, September, Japan
1977
Bijutsu Techo, October, Japan
Bijutsu Techo, November, Japan
1976
Toshiaki Minemura, Mizue, October, Japan
1975
Joseph Love, Mizue, March, Japan
Joseph Love, Art International, June, Switzerland