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Lee Ufan's 90th Retrospective Debuts at Venice, Dia Beacon

5/4/2026

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Lee Ufan, turning 90 next month, will open a Venice retrospective that coincides with the Biennale.
The show surveys work from the late 1960s onward and includes early Mono-ha sculptures.
Dia Beacon in New York will display eight pieces—three sculptures and five “From Line” paintings.
Lee, who runs museums on Naoshima and in Arles, stopped physically demanding work in the 1980s because his hand trembled.

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Lee Ufan, turning 90 next month, will open a Venice retrospective that coincides with the Biennale.
The show surveys work from the late 1960s onward and includes early Mono-ha sculptures.
Dia Beacon in New York will display eight pieces—three sculptures and five “From Line” paintings.
Lee, who runs museums on Naoshima and in Arles, stopped physically demanding work in the 1980s because his hand trembled.