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Young Artists

Exhibitions “Expansion Pack: Artistic Research” on View Through December 20, 2026, at Suwon Art Space Gwanggyo Suwon Art Space Gwanggyo is presenting the group exhibition 《Expansion Pack: Artistic Research》 through December 20. Like an “expansion pack” that adds new perspectives to an existing game through elements such as stories, locations, characters, and items, the exhibition examines the ways artists explore and expand their practices through their working processes.
2026.09.29
Articles [Critique] Parodying Desire and Anxiety in the Era of One-Person Media Here stands Cherry Jang, a bizarre figure with a face covered in unnaturally white makeup and exaggerated, almost grotesque cosmetics. With a distorted voice, this young woman rambles on about nonsensical topics.
2020

Emerging Artists

Activities Grim Park, Nohwan Park, and Donghoon Rhee Named Finalists of the ‘2025 Kiaf HIGHLIGHTS’ Following its successful conclusion, Kiaf SEOUL announced the three final winners of the ‘2025 Kiaf HIGHLIGHTS’: Grim Park (THEO), Nohwan Park (Space Willing N Dealing), and Donghoon Rhee (Gallery SP).
2025.09.16
Activities “Future Present: Contemporary Korean Art,” the First English-language Anthology Focusing on Contemporary Korean Artists from the Millennial Generation, Has Been Published Skira editore and SONGEUN announced the publication of Future Present: Contemporary Korean Art by Andy St. Louis, a survey of Korean artists from the Millennial Generation.
2024.06.10

Mid-Career Artists

Articles [Critique] A Critical Note on Paintings by Yunsung Lee 0. The artist Yunsung Lee employs particular traits of the manga/anime culture as a filter/skin to explore subjects of Western classical paintings.
2014

Late Mid-Career Artists

Articles [Essay] A Familiar Yet Strange Scene Unfolds in Kim Taedong's Photographs The images in Kim Taedong’s photographs might appear familiar at first sight. Kim’s works depict stars floating in the night sky, suburban landscapes unfolding in the frame, and people encountered on the street. Nonetheless, the artworks have a somewhat eerie atmosphere that induces anxiety and tension.
2022.07.25

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Pre-Established Artists

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
Activities Im Sunny, Selected as a 6th Artist-in-Residence at the 2015 Incheon Art Platform. We would see in our coded viewpoint based on what's already domesticated and learned in this society. Im Sunny looks for the invisible power through the various media, such as image, painting and drawing.
2015

Established Artists

Articles [Critique] Seeing “We” through “I” and “You”: Artistic Representation as Dialogue — Ahn Kyuchul Put bluntly, art is a reconstruction of reality. By emphasizing certain aspects of reality while concealing others, art reveals what is otherwise invisible. Through the persistent tension between what is ‘seen’ and what is ‘unseen’, art invites us to reflect on everyday life. This is possible because art enables dialogue between the
2005
Exhibitions 《Ode to Forgetting》, 2017.12.12 – 2018.02.25, Nam-Seoul Museum of Art This exhibition presents works from the Seoul Museum of Art’s collection that reflect various contexts surrounding the act of forgetting and the things that fade as a result. Held at Nam-Seoul Museum of Art during the winter season, the exhibition is titled 《Ode to Forgetting》, a reference to Louise Bourgeois’s
2017.12.12