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New Artists

Exhibitions “KITSCH & POP: Korean Pop Art Now” on View Through September 13, 2025, at Korean Cultural Center in Shanghai The Seoul Museum of Art and the Korean Cultural Center in Shanghai, with support from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korean Foundation for International Cultural Exchange (KOFICE) as part of the 2025 Touring K-Arts program, present the exhibition 《KITSCH & POP: Korean Pop Art Now》, on view at the Korean Cultural Center in Shanghai (3rd Floor Exhibition Hall) through September 13.
2025.07.08
Exhibitions “I woke up laughing” on View Through April 19, 2025, at Art Centre Art Moment Art Centre Art Moment presents the group exhibition 《I woke up laughing》 until April 19, featuring works by six painters born in the 1990s who are actively shaping the contemporary art scene.
2025.03.18

Emerging Artists

Exhibitions 《Busan Biennale 2022 - We, On the Rising Wave》, 2022.09.03 – 2022.11.06, Museum of Contemporary Art Busan, Pier 1 of Busan Port, Yeongdo, Choryang This exhibition takes Busan as a starting point in reflecting on the stories that remain or lie hidden within the history of Busan since the modern era and the changes in the city’s structure, and examining them in relation to the reality in the world.
2022.09.01
Exhibitions “Talking Heads” on View Through July 6, 2025, at SeMA Seosomun Main Branch The Seoul Museum of Art (SeMA) presents the special exhibition 《Talking Heads》 at its Seosomun Main Branch through July 6. This exhibition is part of SeMA’s annual thematic framework and explores various pathways for interpreting the museum’s 2025 institutional agenda, “Action.” The exhibition adopts an attitude toward “not-so-visible gestures,” not through binary oppositions such as center versus periphery, but through a polycentric and flexible approach.
2025.05.20

Mid-Career Artists

Articles [Essay] The Upbeat Girl’s Journey to the City – Chu Mirim’s Solo Exhibition 《SATELLITES》 Every Saturday was a day to hang out with friends at Rodeo Street. The meeting time was 1 PM, the location was Fountain Square. What did we do? Browse stickers at a stationery store, eat instant tteokbokki and fried rice, go to a karaoke room, have a parfait at Canmore, take sticker photos, and stop by McDonald's
2020.12.20

Late Mid-Career Artists

Exhibitions 60th Venice Biennale, 《Stranieri Ovunque – Foreginers Everywhere》, 2024.04.20 – 2024.11.24 Kang Seung Lee (b.1978) participates in the 60th International Art Exhibition organized by La Biennale di Venezia. Titled 《Stranieri Ovunque – Foreigners Everywhere》, the 60th iteration of the Biennale will
2024.04.20
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Pre-Established Artists

Articles [Critique] Im Sunny, Painting as a ‘Medium’ Im Sunny is an artist who presents works that meta-reflect on the art historical achievements of Western painting while exploring the modes of existence and possibilities of contemporary painting. Contemporary painting, which began with Impressionism, has developed through postmodernism—an approach that deconstructively engaged with the reductive tendencies of modernism
2019
Articles Artist Minouk Lim Recaptures Collective Memory of Ruptured History Minouk Lim (b.1968) has gained international recognition for her sharp observations of the turbulent cultural, economic, and political dynamics in Korean society amidst the rapidly restructured currents of modernization and globalization, through her works that transcend the boundaries of various media.
2024.10.15

Established Artists

Exhibitions 《Songs From the Memory - Ahn Kyuchul, Eun Chun》, 2019.11.19. - 2020.01.05, Kyobo Art Space 《Songs From the Memory》 is an exhibition about thinking of “something” that has disappeared and can no longer be seen.
2019.11.17
Articles [Review] Today’s Artist – Chung Hyun The exhibition series, 《Today’s Artist》, has been established by the Kim Chong Yung Sculpture Museum to discover and encourage young, talented artists keeping in accordance with the spirit of Kim Chong Yung who was constant in his work as an artist and educator.
2004