Canadian Art Exhibition (photography), Tim Lee's "Perspectives" May 15, 2008

CONTEMPORARY ARTS MUSEUM HOUSTON
Presents New Work by Vancouver-Based Artist TIM LEE

HOUSTON, Texas (Thursday, April 24, 2008) – From May 16 to July 13, the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston will present the 161st installment of its Perspectives series, Tim Lee. The Vancouver-based artist uses video, photography, and performance to insert himself into cultural events and icons.
Tim Lee was born in Seoul, Korea, in 1975 and lives and works in Vancouver. He received an MFA from the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, in 2002. He has had solo exhibitions at Cohan and Leslie, New York; Lisson Gallery, London; and Or Gallery and the Western Front, Vancouver. His works have been included in the Prague Biennial, 2003, and group exhibitions at the Power Plant Gallery, Toronto; Presentation House Gallery, Vancouver; and Johnen Gallery, Berlin.

PUBLIC PROGRAMS:
Thursday, May 15, 6:30 p.m. Exhibiting artist Tim Lee talks about his work in his exhibition in the Zilkha Gallery.

Thursday, June 12, 6:30 p.m. Toby Kamps, Senior Curator, discusses Lee’s work in a gallery talk in the Zilkha Gallery.

EXHIBITION FUNDING AND SUPPORT:

The Perspectives Series is made possible by major grants from Fayez Sarofim; The Studio, the young professionals group of the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston; and by donors to the Museum’s Perspectives Fund: Anonymous Fund at the Community Foundation of Abilene; Suzette and Darrell Betts, COADE Engineering Software, Susie and Sanford Criner, Heidi and David Gerger, Leslie and Mark Hull, Kerry Inman and Denby Auble, Solange Knowles, Marley Lott, Mike and Leticia Loya, Belinda Phelps and Randy Howard, William F. Stern, and Vitol Inc.
Perspectives catalogues are made possible by a grant from The Brown Foundation, Inc.

Official Website: http://www.camh.org/exhib_future_exhib.html