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<i>Choen Lee thought that if there's ever going to be a Wikipedia page about her, his wishful thinking is that it should be written like a Mad magazine article</i>

<b>Choen Lee</b> (李春, Li Chun, born Q4 20th century) is the pseudonym and the sexier semi fictional version of the multidisciplinary artist Choen Lee whose real name is also Choen Lee.

Choen Lee allegedly dabbled in cartooning and architecture before becoming a photographer whose editorial and commercial works won multiple awards before encountering the COVID plague which lockdown conditions turned the artist into the sort of artist who makes art for the sake of making art for art sake.

"When I see injustice, I art it" - <i> quoted by Art Market Magazine #82</i>

<<Place table of info here>>

<b>Biography</b>

"Hi my name is Choen Lee, which sounds like Chun Li of Street Fighter. My work will either steal a smile or challenge your perception of how things are. " -self introduction on social media

At present, the core theme of Choen Lee's main body of work explores the nature of identity within shifting perceived reality, asking what is real and what is acceptable as real?

This has garnered Choen Lee recognition as a top 10 finalist at the XIV Florence Biennale open call in 2023.

Choen Lee is also a recipient of the ftNFT International Award (2024) in a ceremony held at the Burj Khalifa in Dubai.

In October 2022 the artwork 'For a Different Tomorrow' was projected by the Artcrush project onto an urban wall in Brussels in the heart of the EU, to raise awareness on the protests in Iran that was sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini who died in the hands of religious police because she didn't wear a head scarve.

In March 2023 the artwork 'Follow the Black Rabbit to the Far End of The Metaverse' was quietly removed by from the originally scheduled week long exhibition on the biggest billboard in Hong Kong. The artwork is an allegory on the dilemma of Hong Kong under Beijing rule, particular posing the question about what now: after seeing the promised 50 years of freedom cut short, do Hong Kongers stay on or migrate away from this transitory city?

In 15 January 2025, Choen Lee's artwork 'Who Wants To Live Forever?' was launched to the moon onboard Blueghost Mission 1 as part of the MoonMars nanofiche inside the Lifeship pyramid shaped capsule that is one of the commercial payloads of the lunar lander.

Choen Lee's works have been published and exhibited worldwide, including venues and events like NY Times Square, Oculus WTC, Museum of The Future Dubai, in front of Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna e Contemporeana in Rome, the biggest LED billboard in Hong Kong, XIV Florence Biennale, Artexpo Basel, CES 2024 etc

Choen Lee is also an art curator recognised in the Artfacts database system. The two most prominent shows are part of the multi venue art exhibition featuring artists based in Asia at the M1nted Asia festival in Kuala Lumpur in 2022 and 'Seni Nusantara' (Art from the Archipelago) show that ran for two months in Goat Gallery Toronto in 2024.

Choen Lee also wishes to one day own an original artwork by Sergio Aragones.

<b> What others think </b>

"You are dangerous" - Mike Mongo, astronaut teacher

"You belong in a museum" - also Mike Mongo

"OK loser" - Jerry Saltz, NY based senior art critic


References:
<a href="https://juiceonline.com/choen-lee-lunar-lander/">
Article in Juice Magazine about the art on the moon mission</a>

https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/leisure/2025/02/13/local-artist-choen-lees-work-blasts-off-to-the-moon/

https://www.moonmars.com/gallery/who-wants-to-live-forever

https://theartworldpost.com/questioning-reality-the-art-of-choen-lee/

https://artmarketmag.com/reconfiguringchoen-lee/

https://x.com/thegalleriaio/status/1834248020235542658?t=XxwiezIjfH54emTs2Ij6oA&s=19

https://artmarketmag.com/choen-lee-when-i-see-injustice-i-art-it/

https://www.redlion.news/article/choen-lee-the-digital-storyteller-who-sketches-reality

https://juiceonline.com/interview-msian-artist-choen-lee-nostalgia-pop-culture-nft/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vEYZ6CUGAs

About the Hong Kong billboard artwork: https://x.com/ahchoen/status/1639527140956971010?t=XnhqTmyC65FP7mQCyZE_-w&s=19

https://artfacts.net/exhibition/asian-invasion:-seni-nusantara-art-from-the-archipelago/1145814

<i>Choen Lee thought that if there's ever going to be a Wikipedia page about her, his wishful thinking is that it should be written like a Mad magazine article</i> <b>Choen Lee</b> (李春, Li Chun, born Q4 20th century) is the pseudonym and the sexier semi fictional version of the multidisciplinary artist Choen Lee whose real name is also Choen Lee. Choen Lee allegedly dabbled in cartooning and architecture before becoming a photographer whose editorial and commercial works won multiple awards before encountering the COVID plague which lockdown conditions turned the artist into the sort of artist who makes art for the sake of making art for art sake. "When I see injustice, I art it" - <i> quoted by Art Market Magazine #82</i> <<Place table of info here>> <b>Biography</b> "Hi my name is Choen Lee, which sounds like Chun Li of Street Fighter. My work will either steal a smile or challenge your perception of how things are. " -self introduction on social media At present, the core theme of Choen Lee's main body of work explores the nature of identity within shifting perceived reality, asking what is real and what is acceptable as real? This has garnered Choen Lee recognition as a top 10 finalist at the XIV Florence Biennale open call in 2023. Choen Lee is also a recipient of the ftNFT International Award (2024) in a ceremony held at the Burj Khalifa in Dubai. In October 2022 the artwork 'For a Different Tomorrow' was projected by the Artcrush project onto an urban wall in Brussels in the heart of the EU, to raise awareness on the protests in Iran that was sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini who died in the hands of religious police because she didn't wear a head scarve. In March 2023 the artwork 'Follow the Black Rabbit to the Far End of The Metaverse' was quietly removed by from the originally scheduled week long exhibition on the biggest billboard in Hong Kong. The artwork is an allegory on the dilemma of Hong Kong under Beijing rule, particular posing the question about what now: after seeing the promised 50 years of freedom cut short, do Hong Kongers stay on or migrate away from this transitory city? In 15 January 2025, Choen Lee's artwork 'Who Wants To Live Forever?' was launched to the moon onboard Blueghost Mission 1 as part of the MoonMars nanofiche inside the Lifeship pyramid shaped capsule that is one of the commercial payloads of the lunar lander. Choen Lee's works have been published and exhibited worldwide, including venues and events like NY Times Square, Oculus WTC, Museum of The Future Dubai, in front of Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna e Contemporeana in Rome, the biggest LED billboard in Hong Kong, XIV Florence Biennale, Artexpo Basel, CES 2024 etc Choen Lee is also an art curator recognised in the Artfacts database system. The two most prominent shows are part of the multi venue art exhibition featuring artists based in Asia at the M1nted Asia festival in Kuala Lumpur in 2022 and 'Seni Nusantara' (Art from the Archipelago) show that ran for two months in Goat Gallery Toronto in 2024. Choen Lee also wishes to one day own an original artwork by Sergio Aragones. <b> What others think </b> "You are dangerous" - Mike Mongo, astronaut teacher "You belong in a museum" - also Mike Mongo "OK loser" - Jerry Saltz, NY based senior art critic References: <a href="https://juiceonline.com/choen-lee-lunar-lander/"> Article in Juice Magazine about the art on the moon mission</a> https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/leisure/2025/02/13/local-artist-choen-lees-work-blasts-off-to-the-moon/ https://www.moonmars.com/gallery/who-wants-to-live-forever https://theartworldpost.com/questioning-reality-the-art-of-choen-lee/ https://artmarketmag.com/reconfiguringchoen-lee/ https://x.com/thegalleriaio/status/1834248020235542658?t=XxwiezIjfH54emTs2Ij6oA&s=19 https://artmarketmag.com/choen-lee-when-i-see-injustice-i-art-it/ https://www.redlion.news/article/choen-lee-the-digital-storyteller-who-sketches-reality https://juiceonline.com/interview-msian-artist-choen-lee-nostalgia-pop-culture-nft/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vEYZ6CUGAs About the Hong Kong billboard artwork: https://x.com/ahchoen/status/1639527140956971010?t=XnhqTmyC65FP7mQCyZE_-w&s=19 https://artfacts.net/exhibition/asian-invasion:-seni-nusantara-art-from-the-archipelago/1145814