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New Artists

Articles Artist Hayne Park: On Glass as Still and Living Matter Hayne Park (b. 1990), also known under the name Gloryhole, explores the sculptural forms created by the encounter between glass—a material that is simultaneously still and alive—and light. She transforms these into objects that can be used in everyday life.
2025.08.11
Exhibitions 《Masterful Attention Seekers》, 2024.03.16 – 2024.07.07, Busan Museum of Contemporary Art 《Masterful Attention Seekers》 examines the dynamics of human behavior driven by the desire for attention across diverse contexts. By categorizing the multiple layers of “attention-seeking” evident in contemporary art, the exhibition explores the history of attention as it extends from the past into the present.
2024.03.16

Emerging Artists

Exhibitions 《DOOSAN Art Lab 2019: Part 1》, 2019.07.03 – 2019.08.03, DOOSAN Gallery Organized by DOOSAN Art Center since 2010, 'DOOSAN Art LAB' is a program which supports young artists under 40 years of age to experiment in various forms of art. The program presents their work in multiple forms such as showcases, reading sessions, and workshops.
2019.07.03
Exhibitions “Architecture, Space Time Scenarios” on View Through July 7, 2024, at SeMA Seosomun Main Branch The Seoul Museum of Art presents “Space Time Scenarios” from April 4 to July 7 at its Seosomun Main Branch.
2024.04.02

Mid-Career Artists

Articles Artist Jiyoung Yoon: Expressing the Heart’s Subtle Movements Through Sculpture Jiyoung Yoon (b. 1984) explores the psychology and attitudes of individuals facing specific situations or events through the grammar of sculpture. In particular, Yoon focuses on moments when one encounters something subtly unsettling within narratives that are typically taken for granted.
2025.01.21

Late Mid-Career Artists

Articles Artist Kim Jipyeong Explores the Contemporary in Traditional Korean Painting Kim Jipyeong (b. 1976) has presented works that explore contemporary themes through the techniques and styles of Oriental painting, or Korean traditional painting.
2025.02.04
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Pre-Established Artists

Articles [Critique] A World of Painting Without Shadows – Hong Kyoungtack’s Paintings that Simultaneously Evoke Fascination and Blasphemy I am Christ, crucified against a dazzling fluorescent background or waiting for resurrection amid the words ‘power, corruption, and lies.’ I am also the hidden creator/ruler of esoteric knowledge and seductive images, and a conductor who DJs the refined grammar of high art and the ephemeral tastes of popular culture.
2009
Activities Henkel Supports Mid-Career Artists’ ‘Leap Forward’ Is the path of an artist one of cold and hunger? Even today, somewhere, artists who have chosen art over financial security continue to paint hope on canvas, dreaming of becoming the next Andy Warhol or Lee Ufan.
2011.04.05

Established Artists

Activities The Final Work of ‘An Artist Gone Too Soon,’ Bahc Yiso Among the works exhibited at the Busan Biennale, one piece in particular has drawn attention from both inside and outside the art world: the monumental installation We Are Happy (photo), mounted atop a steel tower in the outdoor exhibition space of the Busan Museum of Art.
2004.06.10
Exhibitions 《Two Hours》, 2016.09.22 - 2016.10.29, Tina Kim Gallery 《Two Hours》 focuses on works by three artists—Yiso Bahc, Seoyoung Chung, and Beom Kim—created and exhibited over roughly a decade from the late 1990s through the 2000s.
2016.09.20