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"James Lee Byars, an American performance and installation artist whose idiosyncratic, Zen-influenced blendings of Minimal and Conceptual art stressed questions over answers, absence over presence and a lush momentary experience of beauty over permanence" - (Roberta Smith, 1997).

de Sarthe Gallery, Hong Kong is proud to present a collection of the works of enigmatic American installation, sculptor and performance artist James Lee Byars. Simplicity of theory, action conveyed through sincere intention and a strong and deliberate aesthetic are all components of the work of this elusive …