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New Artists

Articles Daewon Yun: Exploring Bodily Possibilities Between the Real and the Virtual Daewon Yun (b. 1993) explores how the contemporary body is perceived and how it forms relationships by combining performance with media technologies. Grounded in his interest in “dance” and “action,” Yun has continuously examined shifting concepts of the body and structures of sensation as they are transformed within media environments.
2026.01.12
Articles Artist Haneyl Choi: Exploring the Intersections of Queer Bodies, Emotions, and Social Structures Through Sculpture Haneyl Choi (b. 1991) uses and mixes the two axes of sculpture and queerness in form and content depending on the circumstances. Exploring the intersections of body, emotion, and social structures, Choi’s practice centers on queer identity and human experience.
2026.01.05

Emerging Artists

Exhibitions 《The Tourist》, 2020.03.20 – 2020.04.19, L’espace 71 L’espace 71 presents 《The Tourist》, a solo exhibition by Heejoon Lee, from March 13 to April 12. This marks Lee’s first solo exhibition at L’espace 71, where approximately 15 new works will be on view.
2020.03.18
Articles Artist Joo Hyeongjoon: Reinterpreting Reality Reflected in the Unconscious through East Asian Painting Joo Hyeongjoon (b. 1988) has developed a body of work that unfolds the world of the unconscious as it appears in dreams, grounded in the traditional materials of paper, brush, and ink. Reinterpreting Eastern philosophy and traditional media through a contemporary lens, the artist continuously experiments with ways of recording “emptiness” (yeobaek) and imagined narratives as perceived from the perspective of modern life.
2025.11.17

Mid-Career Artists

Exhibitions 《Gristle and Synovial Fluid》, 2018.08.22 – 2018.09.19, DOOSAN Gallery, Seoul DOOSAN Gallery Seoul presents Youngzoo IM's solo exhibition, 《Gristle and Synovial Fluid》, from August 22 to September 19, 2018. IM primarily works with video, along with painting, text, and sculpture to ex
2018.08.20

Late Mid-Career Artists

Exhibitions 《Aslope》, 2018.10.12 – 2018.11.09, Nook Gallery When I first visited the artist's studio, the black paintings with layer after layer of devoted brush strokes filled with a long period of hesitation and passion had sucked everything in and left just the reflective layer of dark oil paint.
2018.10.04
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Pre-Established Artists

Activities Siren eun young jung has been announced as the winner of the "Korea Artist Prize 2018" Artist Siren eun young jung (44) has been announced as the winner of the "Korea Artist Prize 2018," awarded by the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA), according to a statement from the museum on the 5th.
2018.09.05
Articles [Essay] Artist Park Meena’s Playful Paintings Stem from Her Interest in Color Artist Park Meena takes a keen interest in colors, but her focus gradually broadens to encompass a wider scope. Park collects and analyzes colors and images and then uses a playful approach to turn her research into paintings.
2022.06.06

Established Artists

Exhibitions 《2015 Artist of the Year - Sora Kim》, 2015.10.12 – 2015.12.05, Korea Cultural Centre, London Selected by the Korean Cultural Centre United Kingdom (KCCUK) as the 2015 Artist of the Year, Sora Kim’s solo exhibition will open October 12th to December 5th at the exhibition space inside KCCUK. Conducted by the KCC during the Frieze art fairs in London,
2015.10.12
Exhibitions 《SeMA Biennale Mediacity Seoul 2014: Ghosts, Spies, and Grandmothers》, 2014.09.02. - 2014.11.23, SeMA, Korean Film Archive SeMA Biennale Mediacity Seoul 2014 《Ghosts, Spies, and Grandmothers》, was held from September 2 to November 23, 2014, at the Seoul Museum of Art Seosomun Main Building and the Korean Film Archive. The focused of Ghosts, Spies,
2014.09.01