Rising artist Lee Mi-re's performance work to debut at MMCA
Lee's 'Home to Come' to be performed at MMCA March 28 to 30
Lee Mi-re, one of South Korea's younger, rising artists, will showcase her first-ever performance work next week, extending her artistic practice that has centered on creating viscous kinetic installations to a new artistic realm.
'Home to Come' will be performed March 28 to 30 at the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea in Seoul. The title of the performance is identical to that of the album by musician Lee Min-hwi who is part of the performance. Actress Bae Sun-hui is another performer for the show, taking turns with Lee for different time slots.
Lee, 37, is best known for her kinetic art featuring sculptures created with silicone, ceramics, fabrics, chains and other materials that remind one of organs. With her works, Lee has questioned human fantasies about technology, the vulnerability of humans and industrial systems.
The 40-minute-long performance will feature waste the artist collected from the outskirts of Seoul and deconstructed parts of the artist's previous installation works, which will be installed on six battens, according to the museum.
The choreography of the objects will poetically visualize the landscape of wreckage created by humans' desires and greed. The song 'Dopesmoker' by the band Sleep will fill the space.
Lee -- based in Seoul and Amsterdam -- gained global recognition last year for her large-scale solo exhibition, 'Open Wound,' at the Tate Modern in London.
The performance at the MMCA requires a reservation on the museum website to attend. A total of six performances will take place at the museum's Multi-Project Hall over the three days. Each performance is limited to 50 viewers.
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