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Young Artists

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
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

Emerging Artists

Articles Artist Woohyun Shim: The Inner World Reflected in the Forest Woohyun Shim (b. 1987) draws inspiration from the everyday places that surround her, particularly dense forests. From childhood to the present, the artist translates into the pictorial space the visual, auditory, and tactile sensations she has experienced while walking through the woods, along with the fragments of imagination and memory that arose in those moments—rendered on canvas without filtration.
2026.02.23
Exhibitions 《ARTSPECTRUM 2022》, 2022.03.02 - 2022.07.03, Leeum Museum of Art 《ARTSPECTRUM》 was launched in 2001 at Hoam Gallery as a biannual survey exhibition of young and emerging South Korean artists. Since 2006, it has been held at the Leeum Museum of Art,
2022.02.28

Mid-Career Artists

Activities Street Art Colors Hongdae – KCC and Artist Chu Mirim Present ‘Art on the Streets’ Street art (ground murals) in Hongdae is captivating the eyes of both local and international visitors. KCC Paint, a global leader in applied materials and chemical solutions, has collaborated with Chu Mirim, an artist renowned for her large-scale projects both in Korea and abroad, to present "Art on the Streets" in Hongdae.
2024.11.04

Late Mid-Career Artists

Activities Chanel and Frieze Announce the Third Season of the ‘Now & Next’ Video Series, Spotlighting Renowned and Emerging Korean Artists Chanel and Frieze present the third season of the Now & Next video series, an initiative that brings together distinguished established artists and rising talents in Korea. Sponsored by Chanel and produced by Frieze, this series serves as a platform to showcase intergenerational artistic dialogue, highlighting contemporary Korean art’s dynamic landscape.
2024.08.08

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Pre-Established Artists

Articles [Critique] In Search of the Rabbit in the Moon The writing of this text began in June 2020 when Seulgi Lee asked me to send her water from two rivers that I walk along every day.
2020
Exhibitions “Cloud Walkers” on View Through January 8, 2023, at Leeum Museum of Art Leeum Museum of Art is holding the exhibition “Cloud Walkers“ from September 2, 2022 to January 8, 2023. The exhibition features forty-five artworks by twenty-four artists from various fields, including contemporary art, architecture, design, music, and literature.
2022.09.19

Established Artists

Exhibitions 《Gimhongsok: Good Labor Bad Art》, 2013.03.07 - 2013.05.26, Plateau Samsung Museum of Art, PLATEAU presents, as its first exhibition of 2013, Gimhongsok’s solo exhibition 《Good Labor Bad Art》.
2013.03.05
Exhibitions 《Connect 1: Still Acts》, 2016.08.27 – 2016.11.20, Art Sonje Center The Art Sonje Center is pleased to present “Connect 1: Still Acts” to be held from August 27 to November 20, 2016. Artists Chung Seoyoung, Sora Kim and Lee Bul will participate in the exhibition, which constitutes the first part of the “Connect” series, a survey of the history and collection of Art Sonje.
2016.08.27