Steven Young Lee Installation in “Conversing in Clay: Ceramics from the LACMA Collection”, at LACMA, Lost Angeles, CA, August 7, 2022 – May 21, 2023.

Steven Young Lee Installation in "Conversing in Clay: Ceramics from the LACMA Collection", at LACMA, Lost Angeles, CA, August 7, 2022 - May 21, 2023. Image (right): Steven Young Lee, "Jar with Tiger and Clouds", 2019, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Debbie and Mark Attanasio and Kelly and Steve McLeod through the 2021 Decorative Arts and Design Acquisitions Committee (DA²), © Steven Young Lee, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Steven Young Lee Installation in "Conversing in Clay: Ceramics from the LACMA Collection", at LACMA, Lost Angeles, CA, August 7, 2022 - May 21, 2023. Image (right): Steven Young Lee, "Jar with Tiger and Clouds", 2019, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Debbie and Mark Attanasio and Kelly and Steve McLeod through the 2021 Decorative Arts and Design Acquisitions Committee (DA²), © Steven Young Lee, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA Image (left): Unknown, Jar with Dragon and Clouds, 1700–1800, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, purchased with museum funds, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA Pictured on the right if a blue and white vase by Steven Lee, which has been manipulated by the artist and is fired intentionally to appear as if it collapsed or was torn. Imagery includes tigers and clouds and highlights motifs from Korean decorative imager and ceramics. To the left is a Jar with Dragon and Clouds, featuring two dragons curving around the vase and the same clouds as on the contemporary work.