Korean Pavilion at Venice Biennale 2011
, Lee Yongbaek represents Korea at the 54th International Art Exhibition La Biennale di Venezia. The Korean pavilion showcases works in sculpture, video, photography, and painting by the Korean artist. Lee Yongbaek is known for using and combining a broad variety of mediums and technologies. Lee Yongbaek s exhibition in Venice is titled The Love Is Gone but the Scar Will Heal. Even before entering the pavilion, the visitor hears a deafening noise of shattering glass from the inside of the building. The sound belongs to Lee Yongbaek s work Broken Mirror, showing a mirror that seems to break suddenly after being hit by a bullet. Also on display are the works Pieta: Selfhatred, Pieta: Selfdeath, Plastic Fish, In Between Jesus and Buddha, and the popular work Angel Soldier. Angel Soldier appears to be a still image filled with bright flowers. A closer look reveals a soldier creeping along in the background, camouflaged by the multicolored flowers in the foreground.
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