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February 2022

Lee Ufan in Arles:

  • here to stay
  • Korean artist Lee Ufan offers Arles his contemplative touch with the exhibition Requiem at the Roman necropolis at Alyscamps (running until September) and the opening this Spring of the Lee Ufan Arles foundation.
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Dedans-dehors, recueillie entre les pierres ou exposée à ciel ouvert,
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la rencontre d’une œuvre propice à la méditation. De g à d:
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Relatum Fragments, The Narrow Road et Respire 2021.
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Lee Ufan aux Alyscamps

Lee Ufan says that Arles changed his thinking when he first came here in 2012. Now he has given the town two gifts that illustrate his attachment to the area. Fans of the artist will already have seen his work in the vineyard sculpture park at Château La Coste in Puy-Sainte-Réparade. The year 2022 will confirm his lasting affection for Arles, city of photography and birthplace of Lucien Clergue and Christian Lacroix. As part of the celebrations marking the 40 years since Unesco first listed Arles’Roman monuments as World Heritage, Lee has an exhibition entitled Requiem in the Alyscamps necropolis. The spiritual resonance of these humbly majestic sculptures chimes perfectly with the Roman tombs around them. Along the path, in the Eglise Saint-Honorat and in the various chapels, these contemplative works comprised of sheet iron, stone blocks or spare, mystical canvases conduct a dialogue with nature, architecture and the world. It’s a wonderful foretaste of what to expect at the Lee Ufan Arles foundation, due to open this Spring in the listed Hôtel de Vernon, midway between the Amphitheatre and Place du Forum. The three floors have space for exhibitions, receptions, readings, concerts and more, around an inner courtyard. The place has been redesigned by architect Tadao Ando, a friend of Lee’s who also designed the artist’s first museum on Naoshima island in Japan, in 2010. Clearly, Lee Ufan means to put down roots in Arles

Par Caroline Guiol - Photo Claire Dorn

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A lire « Lee Ufan, Requiem », sous la direction d’Alfred Pacquement. Editions Actes Sud.
« Requiem » jusqu’au 29 septembre 2022
Les Alyscamps, avenue des Alyscamps, 13200 Arles- Tél. 04 90 18 41 20.
Fondation Lee Ufan Arles, Hôtel de Vernon, 13200 Arles

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