Lee Ufan, new works on paper and sculpture in Tokyo
Published on 08/25/2026 at 10:11 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS
Lee Ufan anchors Tokyo's late-summer art season with the solo exhibition Lee Ufan: Work on Paper / Sculpture at SCAI THE BATHHOUSE. As the gallery states, the show runs from August 4 to October 10, 2026 and gathers works on paper and sculptures spanning five decades SCAI THE BATHHOUSE exhibition page.
The solo show in Tokyo
The exhibition Lee Ufan: Work on Paper / Sculpture marks the artist's first solo presentation at SCAI THE BATHHOUSE in Tokyo in four years, positioning drawings and sculptures from the 1970s through recent years in one concise survey Tokyo Weekender exhibition overview.
According to the gallery, opening hours are 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM from Tuesday to Saturday, with the space closed on Sundays, Mondays, national holidays, and between August 8 and 17 for a summer recess, and admission to the show is free to visitors SCAI THE BATHHOUSE main page.
Exhibition & market context
Tokyo Weekender notes that the SCAI exhibition aligns with a broader institutional trajectory in 2026, including major presentations of Lee Ufan's work in Venice, New York and Avignon, underlining how the intimate Tokyo show sits alongside large-scale museum projects within the same year.
In Venice, Lee Ufan's retrospective appears as one of 31 official collateral events of the Biennale at SMAC - San Marco Art Centre, curated by Jessica Morgan, who also directs the Dia Art Foundation and brings together works from seven decades of his practice.
All news and background on Lee Ufan
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The work core across media
Lee Ufan, a key figure of the Mono-ha movement and a central voice in postwar East Asian conceptual art, works primarily with painting, sculpture and installation, often staging encounters between steel plates, stones and minimal brushmarks that foreground the relation between gesture and material.
In the SCAI exhibition, charcoal and watercolor works on paper appear alongside sculptural pieces related to his long-running Relatum series, in which natural river stones are placed next to industrial iron elements and thereby articulate a quiet tension between the found and the fabricated.
Where the artist stands now
Lee Ufan's work is presently on view in Tokyo at SCAI THE BATHHOUSE in the exhibition Lee Ufan: Work on Paper / Sculpture, which runs from August 4 to October 10, 2026, within regular afternoon opening hours.
Key facts on Lee Ufan
- Artist: Lee Ufan
- Medium / Genre: Painting, sculpture and installation with conceptual focus
- Born: 1936, Hae-nam, Korea
- Place(s) of practice: Studios in Japan and Europe
- Active since: 1960s, with early recognition in Japan's Mono-ha movement
- Key work groups: Relatum, From Line, From Point, Correspondence
- Current/last exhibition: Lee Ufan: Work on Paper / Sculpture, SCAI THE BATHHOUSE, Tokyo, August 4–October 10, 2026
- Major collections: Tate (London), MoMA (New York), Dia Art Foundation (New York), National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (Seoul)
- Awards: Praemium Imperiale for sculpture (2000), Ho-Am Prize in the Arts (2001)
- Next date: On view at SCAI THE BATHHOUSE until October 10, 2026
Frequently asked questions about Lee Ufan
Where is Lee Ufan currently on view in 2026?
Lee Ufan's solo exhibition Lee Ufan: Work on Paper / Sculpture is on view at SCAI THE BATHHOUSE in Tokyo from August 4 to October 10, 2026, presenting works on paper and sculptures from the 1970s to recent years.
What can visitors expect from the exhibition at SCAI THE BATHHOUSE?
Visitors encounter charcoal and watercolor works on paper together with sculptural pieces from Lee Ufan's Relatum series, emphasizing his dialogue between mark, material and spatial encounter in a compact gallery setting.
Which major institutions collect Lee Ufan's work?
Important public collections holding works by Lee Ufan include Tate in London, MoMA in New York, the Dia Art Foundation in New York and the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Seoul, reflecting his strong international institutional presence.
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