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Artist Yi Young Uk: A World of Uncanny Sensations Through Repetitive Imagery
Yi Young Uk (b. 1991) explores how the form of repetition functions effectively in contemporary contexts. For instance, he experiments with various organic expressions that break away from rigid formal frameworks—such as creating patterns through the repetition of realistically rendered images, deconstructing forms, or translating them from two-dimensional surfaces into three-dimensional structures.
2025.07.14
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[Critique] Art in Practice after Sewol Ferry Disaster
“It will be cloudy across the country with rains in many places in the southern regions.”Those were the words formed by the immaculate cut–up strips of metal foil neatly arranged on the window. Then the sky gradually grew darker, and it really began to rain. As the raindrops began to glide down the glass window against the sullen scenery outside, the overlapping sentence took on an uncanny meaning. I found myself reading the same sentence over and over again.
2020
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[Critique] Silent landscape full of unspoken rumors
It’s really funny. Rumor has it that It’s really hot! But, here it is quiet. It should be full of boisterousness, but the mountains and the trees stand where they do and water flows where it does.
2006
Exhibitions
《DAY-BREAK-DAYS》, 2013.10.31 - 2013.12.24, Ilwoo Space
Kim Taedong, selected for the exhibition category of the 4th Ilwoo Photography Award in 2012, received both his BFA and MFA in Photography from Chung-Ang University. His practice delicately yet dispassionately renders the subjects of space and people within the framework of traditional photographic
2013.10.29
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Exhibitions
《MMCA Collection: Korean Contemporary Art》, 2025.05.01 – 2026.05.31, MMCA Seoul
This exhibition is the first permanent exhibition since the opening of the Seoul branch of the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea (MMCA) in 2013. Since beginning its acquisition activities with its original opening in 1969, MMCA has collected and researched a body of significant artwork
2025.05.01
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[Critique] 《2017 Korea Artist Prize》 Bek Hyunjin
I first knew Bek Hyunjin as a musician, when I became a fan of his band, Uhuhboo Project. It wasn’t until 2004 that I saw one of his paintings, and then in 2008, I attended his solo exhibition.
2017
Exhibitions
《Asia Contemporary Art Exhibition 2015》, 2015.09.11 – 2015.11.15, Jeonbuk Museum of Art
After long preparation, the Jeonbuk Museum of Art (Director: Jang Seok-won) announces the list of participating artists for 《Asia Contemporary Art Exhibition 2015》. A total of 35 artists from 14 countries are included. In addition, the museum also announces the participants for the International Performance Festival (8 artists), the International Seminar (9 participants), and the Jeonbuk Special Art Exhibition (17 artists).
2015.09.11
