DOOSAN Gallery New York is pleased to present Threshold, a solo exhibition by Jihyun Lee, from March 7th to April 4th, 2013. As Leeʹs first solo exhibition in Seoul since 2008, this exhibition presents 10 large scale paintings and a number of small paintings by the artist, including Leeʹs recent works produced during her residency period at DOOSAN Residency New York in 2012. Threshold, the title of the exhibition, refers to a space that actually exists in architecture but does not appear on the floor plan. In Leeʹs work, threshold functions as a symbolic link which connects to spaces that exist somewhere in subconsciousness. Her previous works portrayed surrealistic landscapes which combined public spaces like famous art museums and cathedrals with private spaces such as the artistʹs room, study and objects. In Leeʹs recent works, series of images – created through the effect of association from fragmented memories and thoughts in Leeʹs everyday spaces – are patterned, forming net-like beehive structures or footprints on sand banks. Also on display in the exhibition are the small paintings from Fantasma Series, which intensively demonstrate the Leeʹs thought processes up to this point.

Jihyun Lee(b. 1978) received her B.F.A. and M.F.A. in Painting from Sungshin Womenʹs University in Seoul, Korea. She has had solo exhibitions at DOOSAN Gallery New York(New York, 2012), Arario Gallery(Seoul, KR, 2008/Beijing, 2006), Gallery SUN Contemporary(Seoul, KR, 2006), and doART Gallery(Seoul, KR, 2005). Her works have also been included in group exhibitions at Arario Gallery(2011,2010, Seoul, KR), Interalia Art Company(2011, Seoul, KR), Marugame Genichiro-Inokuma Museum of Contemporary Art(2009, Marugame, JP), DOOSAN Gallery(2009, Seoul, KR), Seoul Museum of Art(2006,2005, Seoul, KR), Busan Museum of Art(2005, Busan, KR), Ilmin Museum of Art(2004, Seoul, KR), and Alternative Space LOOP(2003, Seoul, KR).