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New Artists

Articles [Critique] Media Grammar as a Field to Realize the Coagulated Body: Critical Review of Gijeong Goo's Solo Exhibition ‘Contrology’ Gijeong Goo's work encompasses experiments with multi-layered media. His series of attempts to summon various media goes beyond mere technological experimentation, incorporating reflections on the method of unraveling the themes he explores.
2022
Exhibitions 《Them so good》, 2023.11.10 – 2023.12.23, BYFOUNDRY BYFOUNDRY presents Seoul-based artist Jihyoung Han’s solo exhibition 《Them so good》. Han creates fantastical creatures made in the context of the underground culture and the archetype of social outsiders.
2023.11.08

Emerging Artists

Exhibitions 《Phantom Arm》, 2018.04.03 – 2018.07.08, Buk-Seoul Museum of Art The Seoul Museum of Art, Buk-Seoul Museum of Art presents the exhibition 《Phantom Arm》 from April 3 to July 8, 2018. This exhibition has been organized to examine, from multiple perspectives, how contemporary methods of consuming
2018.04.01
Articles Artist Heejung Choi: On Marginalized and Excluded Beings Heejung Choi (b. 1987) has developed her practice around an interest in what is marginalized, excluded, or unable to become part of the mainstream, as well as what was once central but later disregarded. Working primarily with video, she addresses the overlooked and excluded domains within a neoliberal system that prioritizes growth and progress. Through this, the artist ultimately seeks to explore the human condition and the meaning of life.
2026.05.18

Mid-Career Artists

Exhibitions 《Levitation》, 2018.10.10-2018.11.07, DOOSAN Gallery (Seoul) DOOSAN Gallery Seoul proudly presents 《Levitation》, a solo exhibition by Hayoun Kwon, from Oct 10 to Nov 7, 2018. The recipient of 2017 DOOSAN Artist Award, Kwon who lives and works in France has been awarded for her various video works shown in Palais de Tokyo, the media art festival Ars Electronic in Austria, as well as other various film and video festivals.
2018.10.09

Late Mid-Career Artists

Activities Noblesse Collection Participates in “West Bund Art & Design” with 10 Korean Artists Noblesse Collection announced that it will participate, in collaboration with ArtNow China, in “West Bund Art & Design” (hereafter West Bund), taking place from the 10th to the 13th at the West Bund Art Center in Shanghai.
2022.11.11
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Pre-Established Artists

Exhibitions 《Salon de SeMA : SeMA's New Acquistions 2014》, 2015.02.17 - 2015.03.29, Seoul Museum of Art Seoul Museum of Art will present the 2014 New Acquisitions Exhibition 《Salon de SeMA》 from February 17 to March 29, 2015. A museum’s collection is not only a key element that defines its identity and direction, but also a medium of communication that connects the museum with its audiences. Through systematic analysis
2015.02.15
Exhibitions 《Highlighting Korean Contemporary Artist IV》, 2022.03.29 – 2022.08.07, Busan Museum of Art The Busan Museum of Art has organized the 《Highlighting Korean Contemporary Artist》 exhibition series to introduce artists positioned at key points within contemporary Korean art. The fourth edition in 2022, 《Highlighting Korean Contemporary Artist IV – Hyungkoo Lee》, presents the world of Hyungkoo Lee, an artist who continues to explore the theme of the ‘body’ through his original sculptural language.
2022.03.28

Established Artists

Articles [Critique] Lee Gapchul : Capturing Koreans, the Spirit of Korean Culture Lee Gapchul’s works are formidable. His images are intense. They demonstrate the immense power of photography. What is the power in a photograph. First of all, its arresting images render it difficult for the viewer to look away: the objects themselves are captivating.
2016
Exhibitions 《Silent Landscape-City of Symptoms》, 2019.11.08 – 2020.01.15, Museum Hanmi Samcheong MoPS Museum Hanmi Samcheong Annex presents Lee Gapchul’s new exhibition 《Silent Mountains–City of Symptoms》 as its inaugural exhibition. The show consists of 26 urban photographs taken by Lee, who has established his identity over the past thirty years as a subjective documentary photographer through representative works such as ‘Land of Others’, ‘Conflict and Reaction’, and ‘Energy’.
2019.11.08