Lee Bul's installations to be displayed at The Met until May next year

Four of artist Lee Bul's installations debuted at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York to be displayed until May 27, 2025.

Artist Lee Bul's artworks installed at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York [KOREA FOUNDATION]

Four of artist Lee Bul's installations debuted at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York to be displayed until May 27, 2025.

Lee's works, titled "Long Tail Halo," were commissioned by The Met as part of "The Genesis Façade Commission" co-held with Hyundai Motor's luxury brand Genesis and supported by the Korea Foundation. Now into its fifth year, The Met has invited an artist to create site-specific artwork to don the front gates of the museum as part of "The Genesis Façade Commission."

Lee, the first Korean artist to be commissioned by The Met, created four new pieces for this year's project: Two from her "Cyborg" and "Monster" series and two new forms resembling canine features. This is Lee's first major project in the United States in 20 years.

"She is known for her sophisticated use of both highly industrial and labor-intensive materials, incorporating artisanal practices as well as technological advancements into her work," The Met said. "Her sculptures, often evoking bodily forms that are at once classical and futuristic, address the aspirations and disillusions that come with progress."

Lee explained her works in more detail in a talk session held Thursday at the museum. Two of her works, "Untitled (cyborg leg)" (2000) and "Untitled (cyborg pelvis)" are owned by The Met and can be seen at the museum's "Lineages: Korean Art" exhibition set to take place until Oct. 20.

Artist Lee Bul's installation at The Met [KOREA FOUNDATION]

Artist Lee Bul's installation at The Met [KOREA FOUNDATION]

Artist Lee Bul's installation at The Met [KOREA FOUNDATION]

Artist Lee Bul's installation at The Met [KOREA FOUNDATION]

BY YOON SO-YEON [yoon.soyeon@joongang.co.kr]