K-Artists
Carefully curates and introduces three representative artists from the Korean contemporary art scene each week since the 2000s.
Mid-Career:
3 K-Artists This Week
Mid-Career
K-Artists Library
Archive Shuffle
Articles
[Essay] 《Quiet Time》 ASSAY
When I was young, religious activity felt like an assignment I didn’t want to do. At certain times, I had to give up things I enjoyed and remain in a specific place for long hours, where I was required—regardless of my actual state—to maintain a devout heart and a sacred attitude. Perhaps because of this, I grew suspicious of every rule and regulation associated with religion. I disliked God, and I resented Him.
2024
Articles
[Review] The Details Are In The Story
Korean native Lee Jinju paints existential narratives of making do and coming-to-terms in arduously solitary indoor and outdoor conditions. Lee’s stories have allegorical implications as the situations and environment she depicts with so much precision and clarity seem to have as to do with the mental as well as the territorial landscape in which the subject (or is it victim?) finds herself.
2014
Exhibitions
《Arko Media Project 2012 : The Unbound Archive》, 2012.10.11 - 2012.11.02, Arko Art Center
The exhibition 《Arko Media Project 2012 : The Unbound Archive》 aims to examine the current trajectory of contemporary Korean video art, centering on newly acquired single-channel video works from the Arko Art Center’s core collection, while also exploring new modes of engagement between video art archives and audiences. This project, which carries out artistic practices through archive-linked initiatives, consists of video screenings, archive exhibitions, seminars, and lectures.
2012.10.09
Exhibitions
“Cloud Walkers” on View Through January 8, 2023, at Leeum Museum of Art
Leeum Museum of Art is holding the exhibition “Cloud Walkers“ from September 2, 2022 to January 8, 2023. The exhibition features forty-five artworks by twenty-four artists from various fields, including contemporary art, architecture, design, music, and literature.
2022.09.19
