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Seung-Jun Lee (b. 1998, Korea) is an artist and curator based in Brooklyn, NY. His work involves accumulating and extracting small personal moments from everyday life, layering them into a homogeneous mode of expression. Finding gems in the bricks of the city, Jun shapes a malleable yet continuous link between his vision and surroundings.


With his primary focus being large-scale drawings, Jun has exhibited in New York, Baltimore, and Korea, showcasing in venues such as Culture Lab, :iidrr, Current Space, Creative Alliance, and Subtitled NYC. His contributions have been recognized in Suboart Magazine Nr. 21 and Art Spiel Magazine, notably for his co-curated show at Gallery Tutu.








Each piece becomes a world inspired by the hidden gems I encountered while navigating the city. These gems—the street textures, fading practices, it’s pace and loneliness—resonate with me. Placed within my work, they serve as emotional external triggers that shape the meaning of the piece.

I see these works as the urban folklore that are crafted through the raw energy of New York City, emphasizing subjects and practices that are overlooked by the fast pace of society. Like writing in a diary, drawing allows me to record textures, symbols, and memories on a daily basis offering intimacy.

Uniting myself to this surreal fluidity of movement, I build a layered map that helps me navigate my evolving interests freely within the rigidity of the city’s grid system. I start to see beyond the concrete jungle into something more malleable