Juki Lee May 2026

Artforum wrote of her 2022 show: “Lee doesn’t shout. She whispers. And in that whisper, you hear everything—the ache of departure, the stubbornness of hope, the shape of a hand that once held yours.” Though still early in her career (born 1985), Juki Lee has influenced a younger generation of artists exploring slow craft, trauma, and diaspora without overt narrative. Her work has been acquired by the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; Leeum Museum of Art, Seoul; and the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles.

In a contemporary art world often dominated by maximalism, spectacle, and high-speed digital production, Juki Lee stands as a compelling counterpoint. She is a multidisciplinary artist—primarily working in sculpture, installation, and drawing—whose work is defined by its profound stillness, material sensitivity, and exploration of memory, absence, and the body. juki lee