The Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture MOU

3 Apr, 2026

Professor Julian Jinjoon Lee, director of the KAIST Art & Technology Center (KATEC) and TX Lab, signed an MOU with the Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture. Under the agreement, the two institutions will collaborate on research into new methodologies for civic arts participation in the AI era, share infrastructure and networks, and develop art-technology convergence projects. This year, they will co-run the “KAIST Creative AI Master Class” for artists and arts educators — a program designed to help participants sustain and expand artistic thinking in AI-driven environments. A public forum on citizen creativity in the AI age is also planned for next month.

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Professor Julian Jinjoon Lee’s Doctoral Thesis Enters the Permanent Collection of the Ashmolean Museum

26 Mar, 2026

Empty Garden: A Liminoid Journey to Nowhere in Somewhere, Professor Julian Jinjoon Lee’s doctoral thesis from the University of Oxford, has entered the permanent collection of the Ashmolean Museum. Completed in 2020, the thesis was created as a ten-meter-long hanji scroll that reimagines East Asian garden aesthetics through contemporary artistic and philosophical inquiry. Bridging research and artistic practice, the work offers a unique reflection on space, movement, and contemplation. This acquisition is especially significant as it marks the first work by a contemporary Korean artist to be included in the Ashmolean Museum’s collection.

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Considering Accessibility Design and Technology for the Disabled

Date: March 17, 2026
Reviewed by: Youn Hwang

Youn Hwang delved into a journal reading on creative technology systems designed to support people with certain disabilities. His work raises the question of how people perceive the world around them and how accessibility systems, tools, and accessible design can work together to provide diverse users with the information they wish to access.

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Visit to Kyoto University’s Kamitani Lab

6 Mar, 2026

On March 6, we visited Kyoto University’s Kamitani Lab, a leading research group in brain science using fMRI. As part of the visit, we presented an introduction to TX Lab, and Professor Kamitani gave a presentation on his research. The visit concluded with a discussion.

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Opening Meeting for the Spring 2026 Semester

4 Mar, 2026

On March 4, we gathered at our professor’s Seoul studio for the beginning of the new semester. The program included several presentations, including PhD proposal presentations and confirmation presentations by master’s students preparing for graduation. Two external reviewers attended and provided feedback on the presentations.

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Joint Workshop between Korea Research and the Art & Technology Center

26 Feb, 2026

On February 26, the KAIST Art & Technology Center, directed by Professor Julian Jinjoon Lee of our TX Lab, held a joint workshop with Korea Research at the KAIST Seoul Campus. We shared presentations from Korea Research and TX Lab researchers, and exchanged productive ideas and feedback.

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End-of-Semester Meeting, 2025 Fall

30 Dec, 2025

We had our end-of-semester meeting for the fall term at our professor’s studio in Jongno. One of the master’s students presented his proposal, and then we held a lab meeting. We had a positive discussion as the professor and students talked through various agenda items.

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Prof. Julian Jinjoon Lee Featured on EBS Docuprime Art-Making Humans

2 Dep, 2025

On Deptember 2, Professor Julian Jinjoon Lee appeared on the third episode of EBS Docuprime Art-Making Humans. The episode explores how science and technology, when they encounter human imagination, open up new artistic horizons. It examines how technology, going beyond its role as a simple tool, expands the realm of art and what human beings gain in the process. The program shows that AI and technology can become not merely instruments for improving efficiency, but new sources of inspiration that stimulate the essence of humanity and creative thought. In this program, Professor Lee continues to pursue new experiments that use technology to transcend the limits of artistic expression. Going beyond the mere use of technology, he poses profound questions about how we can cultivate “critical thinking” in our time.

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Special Lecture at the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts

27 Sep, 2025

On September 27, Professor Julian Jinjoon Lee of KAIST’s TX Lab was invited to the Academy of the Future General Education Reform Series hosted by the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts (GAFA) in China. In the evening, he held a three-hour public dialogue with Professor Biao Xiang, focusing on how the arts and humanities can proactively respond to AI and image-generation technologies in the context of socially engaged art and digital transformation in East Asia. This meaningful exchange, which may lead to a future publication, offered profound insights into human creativity in the age of AI.

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Keynote Speech at the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts

27 Sep, 2025

On September 27, Professor Julian Jinjoon Lee of KAIST’s TX Lab was invited to the Academy of the Future General Education Reform Series hosted by the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts (GAFA) in China. In the morning, he delivered a keynote address titled “Creative AI: Use and Critical Thinking.” The Academy of the Future initiative—GAFA’s bold, cross-disciplinary reform launched in 2024—reimagines art education through global, intercultural dialogue, culminating in a series of forums, an exhibition, and international workshops at the Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center. Professor Lee’s keynote was well received, sparking thoughtful discussion on how the arts and humanities can proactively engage with AI and image-generation technologies.

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