Young-Jae Lee - Opening reception
A bowl may resemble something you have at home—until you take a closer look. This exhibition invites you to get up close and personal with Young-Jae Lee's ceramics, where simplicity, weight, and finesse slowly reveal themselves as art.
Come to the opening of the exhibition on Saturday, March 7, where you can experience how the seemingly simple can contain something great. The exhibition revolves around the special kind of beauty that does not shout loudly—but grows the longer you look.
In Young-Jae Lee's ceramics, you will encounter objects that at first glance may resemble everyday items: a bowl, a mold, a color. But when you take the time, you discover that these are not functional ceramics—they are works with a calmness, precision, and “solid lightness” that slowly emerge. Some details only reveal themselves when viewed up close. It is an exhibition that rewards curiosity and presence.
Young-Jae Lee graduated from the Seoul Academy of Fine Arts (1972) and subsequently moved to Germany to further her education in ceramic art. Since 1987, she has been director of Keramische Werkstatt Margaretenhöhe in Essen, where she creates works for large installations and exhibitions and supervises apprentices. In 2016, she received an honorary doctorate, and her works can be found in international collections, including the Art Institute of Chicago and the Pinakothek der Moderne in Munich.
The exhibition is open from March 7 to May 24.