Jourdain Jongwon Lee is sculptor, and artist based in New York. He moved to the United states from Korea in 2010 and had M.F.A. from Long Island University. He has been working on his ‘Golem’ series since 2008 through Seoul to New York. The name of series, Golem is originally from Jewish folk lore. Golem is an animated anthropomorphic being, created entirely from inanimate matter. The Golem series is connected to the idea of protection, guardian, and golem which is connected to shamanism in Korea.

he name of series, Golem is originally from Jewish folk lore. Golem is an animated anthropomorphic being, created entirely from inanimate matter. The Golem series is connected to the idea of protection, guardian, and golem which is connected to shamanism in Korea.

Space776 exhibits early to mid-career artists who work in a variety of mediums ranging from live multimedia performance art to traditional oil painting. The gallery accommodates artists from around the globe, taking their works to local and international art fairs such as Volta New York, Volta Basel, Art Miami, Palm Beach Modern + Contemporary, and Art Busan. 
Space776 was founded in Bushwick, Brooklyn in 2013. In 2020, the gallery relocated to its current residence at 37-39 Clinton Street on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. Space776 also opened a location in Seoul, South Korea in 2020 in accordance with the gallery’s mission to promote the international exchange between local New York artists and the Korean artistic sphere. 

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