Lawrence Lek
Multimedia artist (born 1982)
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Lawrence Lek (Chinese: 陆明龙;) is a multimedia artist, filmmaker, and musician based in London. His works include the films "AIDOL",[1] "Geomancer",[2] "Sinofuturism (1839–2046 AD)",[3] the open world video game simulations "2065",[4] "Europa, Mon Amour (2016 Brexit Edition)",[5] "Unreal Estate (The Royal Academy is Yours)",[6] and "Nøtel", an audio-visual collaboration with Kode9.[7] Lek describes himself as a simulation artist, and uses 3D rendering technology in his work.[8] He is credited for popularizing sinofuturism in his video essay of the same name.[9][10]
Born in 1982 in Frankfurt am Main,[11] Lek is of Malaysian Chinese descent, attended Westminster School, a private school in London, and studied architecture at Trinity College, Cambridge, the Architectural Association and Cooper Union in New York.[12] He is represented by Sadie Coles HQ, London.[13]
