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Exhibitions "off-site" on View Through October 8, 2023, at Art Sonje Center Art Sonje Center will present off-site, an exhibition by six artists, from August 18 to October 7. off-site utilizes spaces such as the museum’s theater, backstage area, garden, stairways, and mechanical rooms to build a new sense of space and artworks.
2023.08.16
Activities Seoul Auction Maintains 70% Sales Rate, Moka Lee Stands Out Seoul Auction sustained a sales rate in the 70% range at its February offline auction, continuing the recovery trend in the art market. While the sales rate has not surged sharply in the short term, the fact that it has remained stable since the latter half of last year suggests a steady recovery.
2026.02.27

Emerging Artists

Articles Artist Jaeseok Lee's Surreal Paintings: Exploring the Relationship Between Body and Object Jaeseok Lee (b. 1989) began his work by realistically depicting autobiographical experiences and has continued to explore the similarities between the components of the human body and objects for years. The
2025.03.04
Articles Artist Mire Lee’s Living Machine Sculptures: From Sensation to Emotion Mire Lee (b.1988) creates sculptures using industrial and mechanical materials such as cement, resin, steel, scaffolding, motors, and pumps. Her works foreground materiality, texture, and mechanical movement.
2025.05.01

Mid-Career Artists

Exhibitions 《Chaos Kong》, 2023.07.12 – 2023.08.12, BAIK Art BAIKART announces the solo exhibition by Chu Mirim 《Chaos Kong》 opening on July 12. CHU Mirim (추미림 b.1982) is an artist who has been experimenting with grids and pixels as a visual language, bridging the gap between design and fine art, and is currently
2023.07.06

Late Mid-Career Artists

Articles [Essay] Story of Mutant 'Lion' Following last time, I will introduce the lion series, the largest of the carnivore series.
2024.01.04
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Pre-Established Artists

Exhibitions 《Don’t Look Back in Anger》, 2013.09.25 - 2013.10.31, Songwon Art Center Lee Donggi’s solo exhibition will be held at Songwon Art Center from September 25 to October 31, 2013. This exhibition is part of a sponsored program by Faber-Castell Korea, grounded in the company’s philosophy of engaging with genuine art beyond the development, production,
2013.09.23
Articles Artist Park Chanmin Reconsiders the Relationship Between Urban Environment and Human Through Photography Park Chanmin (b. 1970) has explored the relationship between the structure of urban spaces and the people living within them through photography. The artist observes how, despite their apparent differences, the buildings that fill the city ultimately form a similar concrete jungle.
2024.10.29

Established Artists

Activities MMCA Artist of the Year… Inhwan Oh’s ‘On My Way to Blind Spots’ The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA) has selected artist Inhwan Oh (50) as the winner of the “Artist of the Year 2015.” Oh received the award for his project Finding Blind Spots, which expands the notion of blind spots from their spatial meaning into social and cultural contexts.
2015.10.06
Activities Installation Artist Choi Jeonghwa, Winner of the 7th Ilmin Art Award “I always thought I was working alone on the margins, so I’m bewildered to receive such a big award unexpectedly.” This was the reaction of installation artist Choi Jeonghwa (44), selected as the recipient of the 7th Ilmin Art Award. It feels unfamiliar to hear words like ‘margins’ and
2009.09.30