Lee founded the Shanghai Project in 2016, a platform for multidisciplinary research on the urgent discourses facing us under the theme "The Future of Humanity in 100 Years." Previously, he was the artistic director of the Gwangju Biennale and president of the Gwangju Biennale Foundation. His curated exhibitions include "Dansaekhwa" and "Times Reimagined," which were collateral events for the Venice Biennale in 2015 and 2022, solo exhibitions of Yves Klein, Nam June Paik, Ding Yi, Huang Rui, and group exhibitions “Challenging Souls” (Power Station of Art, Shanghai), “Electronic Maple” (New York Center for Media Art), “Recycling and Creation” (Daejeon Expo), “Information and Reality” (Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh), “Tigers Tail” (Palazzo Vendramin, Venice), among others. He is the author of books “Nam June Paik, His Fierce Art-Life”, “On Video Art”, and “Information and Reality”.