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South Korean artist Lee Bul's first solo UK exhibition at Birmingham's Ikon gallery

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  1. Lee Bul's Via Negativa (2012) on show at Birmingham's Ikon Gallery.
    Lee Bul's Via Negativa (2012) on show at Birmingham's Ikon Gallery.1 of 9
  2. Lee Bul's Via Negativa (2012) on show at Birmingham's Ikon Gallery.
    Lee Bul's Via Negativa (2012) on show at Birmingham's Ikon Gallery.2 of 9
  3. Lee Bul's Via Negativa (2012) on show at Birmingham's Ikon Gallery.
    Lee Bul's Via Negativa (2012) on show at Birmingham's Ikon Gallery.3 of 9
  4. Lee Bul's vast, two-floor exhibition includes drawings and sculptural pieces as well as large-scale installations on show at Birmingham's Ikon Gallery.
    Lee Bul's vast, two-floor exhibition includes drawings and sculptural pieces as well as large-scale installations on show at Birmingham's Ikon Gallery.4 of 9
  5. Lee Bul's vast, two-floor exhibition includes drawings and sculptural pieces as well as large-scale installations on show at Birmingham's Ikon Gallery.
    Lee Bul's vast, two-floor exhibition includes drawings and sculptural pieces as well as large-scale installations on show at Birmingham's Ikon Gallery.5 of 9
  6. Lee Bul's vast, two-floor exhibition includes drawings and sculptural pieces as well as large-scale installations on show at Birmingham's Ikon Gallery.
    Lee Bul's vast, two-floor exhibition includes drawings and sculptural pieces as well as large-scale installations on show at Birmingham's Ikon Gallery.6 of 9
  7. Lightbulbs and mirrors inside Lee Bul's Via Negativa (2012) on show at Birmingham's Ikon Gallery.
    Lightbulbs and mirrors inside Lee Bul's Via Negativa (2012) on show at Birmingham's Ikon Gallery.7 of 9
  8. Lightbulbs and mirrors inside Lee Bul's Via Negativa (2012) on show at Birmingham's Ikon Gallery.
    Lightbulbs and mirrors inside Lee Bul's Via Negativa (2012) on show at Birmingham's Ikon Gallery.8 of 9
  9. Lee Bul at the opening of her first solo UK exhibition at Birmingham's Ikon Gallery.
    Lee Bul at the opening of her first solo UK exhibition at Birmingham's Ikon Gallery.9 of 9
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