Kang Seung Lee (; born 1978) is a South Korean contemporary artist who lives and works in Los Angeles, California.
Education He received an MFA from California Institute of the Arts.
Work Lee's practice examines themes of identity, community, and collective memory, frequently addressing the legacy of transnational queer histories as they intersect with art history.
Lee’s work has been included in a number of international exhibitions such as Singapore Biennale (2025-2026), the 60th Venice Biennale (2024); Made in LA at Hammer Museum (2023); New Museum Triennial (2021); and 13th Gwangju Biennale (2021) among others.
Collections Lee's work is in the permanent collections of Amore Pacific Museum of Art, Seoul; Busan Museum of Art; Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University; Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles; Hammer Museum, Los Angeles; Los Angeles County Museum of Art; RISD Museum, Providence; Seoul Museum of Art; Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum; São Paulo Museum of Art; Singapore Art Museum; National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea; Kadist Foundation; Leeum Museum of Art, Seoul; The Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs; Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; among others.
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