Pouran Jinchi in Art Asia Pacific Almanac 2008
January 02, 2008Art Asia Pacific Almanac 2008
NY Times, The Listings - IL LEE
September 07, 2007New York Times
A selection of drawings — striking indigo and black ink abstractions, all done exclusively in ballpoint pen, on paper and canvas — makes up this engrossing show by the veteran Korean… Read More 
A Few Good Pens - IL LEE
September 01, 2007ARTnews
The only time Il Lee uses a pencil is for his signature. For a quarter century, the South Korean-born artist has been coaxing massive webs of line from disposable ballpoint pens. In an… Read More
To See the World in Ballpoint Pen - IL LEE
August 10, 2007The New York Times
What makes this work, and others like it, so alluring is its unexpected suggestiveness. When Mr. Lee's drawings conjure before you a soft, densely inked snowflakelike blob with… Read More
IL Lee - Queens Museum of Art
August 07, 2007The New Yorker
Hundreds of thousands of disposable ballpoint pens have passed through the Korean-born, Brooklyn-based artist’s hands over the years, and he’s mastered his medium. Read More
The Mountain’s Hold
August 01, 2007Living Art Magazine
The mountainous physicality of Japan, Korea and China provides some level of explanation. Living and breathing amongst such magnificent features would make it hard to rid the psyche of… Read More
Il Lee: Ballpoint Drawings - Queens Museum of Art
July 26, 2007Time Out New York
IL LEE: Ballpoint Drawings at the Queens Museum of Art is reviewed in the July 26-August 1, 2007 issue of Time Out New York. Read More
IL LEE: Ballpoint Drawings at Queens Museum of Art
July 19, 2007artnet
Large-format blue and black ink drawings, including a 50-foot installation by the Korean-born, Brooklyn-based artist Read More
Ballpoint Abstractions in San Jose - IL LEE
July 07, 2007San Francisco Chronicle
Ballpoint abstractions in San Jose: I wish I had seen sooner the stirring show of abstractions by Korean-born New York artist Il Lee at the San Jose Museum of Art. It ends Sunday. Read More
Ballpoint Abstractions - IL LEE
April 12, 2007San Jose Inside
For those of you who think creating modern art doesn’t require dedication, you should take a look at the exhibition of works by Korean artist Il Lee (“Ballpoint Abstractions”)… Read More
Whirls Enough And Time, IL LEE does wonders with a humble ballpoint pen
April 12, 2007metroactive.com
Artist IL Lee doesn't need sable-hair brushes and hand-ground pigments. The Korean-born artist, who has lived and worked in New York since 1977, chose another path in 1981, when he… Read More
Beauty in Ballpoint: Distinctive Doodles by Il Lee
April 01, 2007The Mercury News
IL LEE: Ballpoint Abstractions at the San Jose Museum of Art is reviewed by Sara Wykes on the front page of The Mercury News Sunday Art Section. Read More
Jean Shin: TEXTile
March 01, 2007Art Asia Pacific
TEXTile (2006), the exhibition's centerpiece, is a 25-foot long interactive tapestry made from over 20,000 computer keycaps, transcribing e-mail correspondence between the artist and… Read More
IL Lee, Chun Kwang-Young and Lee Ufan: International Abstraction, Generational Trajectories
December 01, 2006Art AsiaPacific
Using the dark black and indigo inks of ballpoint pens, Il Lee builds up monumental form through repeated working over a particular space, with the edges of his images diffused and… Read More
IL Lee at Art Projects International
October 01, 2006Art in America
There is an almost palpable liquidity in the dense, indigo heart of Il Lee’s recent production. Using common ballpoint pens, he locates a point or describes an arc or line on his paper… Read More
Just what is it that makes Il Lee’s art so different, so appealing?
April 01, 2006Art in Culture
Essay by Erik Bakke for the catalogue Paris/New York: IL LEE
Reprinted in Art In Culture, April 2006 Read More
IL LEE: Beyond the Minimal
April 01, 2006Art In Culture
Essay by Lilly Wei for the catalogue Paris/New York: IL LEE
Reprinted in Art In Culture, April 2006 Read More
Review, Zheng Xuewu at API
September 14, 2005Art Asia Pacific
After achieving a surface of remarkable complexity, Zheng paints by hand his imagery, which usually occurs against a background of a single color. Read More
Pushing Boundries: Six Painters to Watch - Gwenn Thomas
April 03, 2005ARTnews
Gwenn Thomas is profiled as one of the six painters to watch in an article "Pushing Boundaries: Six Painters to Watch" by Deidre Stein Greben in the April 2005 issue of Artnews. Read More
Time Chapter: Chelsea - Jian-Jun Zhang
January 05, 2005Art AsiaPacific
Jian-Jun Zhang's exhibition Time Chapter at DTW Gallery (in collaboration with Art Projects International) is reviewed by Jonathan Goodman in the Winter (#43) issue of Art AsiaPacific.… Read More
IL Lee at Art Projects International
October 22, 2004Art AsiaPacific
A product of both Western and Asian cultures, Il Lee's remarkable series of ballpoint pen drawings quote both the theoretical and physical reductiveness of minimalism and the… Read More
Jean Shin in The New York Times
June 20, 2004The New York Times
To make the mural, Ms. Shin clipped out the seams, cuffs, collars, plackets and pockets from the garments that the curator collected for her. Then, as Ms. Shin explained during the… Read More
Art Projects International: Ten Years
June 01, 2004Art AsiaPacific
Art Projects International (API) commemorates ten years of dedication to contemporary art with their anniversary release of Art Projects International: Ten Years, a timeline formatted… Read More
Marking: Drawings by Contemporary Artists from Korea
March 01, 2004Art AsiaPacific
The exhibition Marking: Drawings by Contemporary Artists from Korea is reviewed by Shinyoung Chung in the Spring 2004 issue of Art AsiaPacific. Read More
All about the Delicacy and Energy of the Line - IL Lee
November 23, 2003The New York Times
"All about the Delicacy and Energy of the Line"
Review written by Helen A. Harrison
The New York Times, November 23, 2003 Read More
Marking: Drawing by Contemporary Artists from Korea
November 17, 2003The Korea Society Quarterly