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Exhibitions 《Match Box Edition 1. Duo X》, 2022.08.23 - 2022.09.18, Artplug Yeonsu As I joined the curated exhibition program at Art Plug Yeonsu, now in its second year of operation, as an invited curator, my foremost consideration was to conceive an exhibition that could only be realized within the context of an artist residency.
2022.08.21
Exhibitions 《Swamps and Ashes》, 2023.09.23 – 2023.10.21, Make Room (LA) In 《Swamps and Ashes》, Sun Woo presents a body of works that address bodily sensations that often become lost in virtual environments.
2023.03.22

Emerging Artists

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
Activities Chong Kun Dang Selects Three Artists for ‘Art Ground 2024’… Providing Creative Funding and More Chong Kun Dang Holdings announced on the 13th that it had held the Chong Kun Dang Art Ground 2024 Artist Certificate Ceremony at the Westin Chosun Hotel in Jung-gu, Seoul, on the 12th. The company selected Park No-wan, Park Woong-gyu, and Jang Pa as this year’s artists.
2024.03.13

Mid-Career Artists

Articles [Critique] Alps Faint objects emerge between snow-covered mountain ridges. As one moves closer—through distinctly Korean mountains and valleys, soil and wooded forests—empty buildings appear like forgotten ghosts.
2019

Late Mid-Career Artists

Articles Artist Sejin Park Paints Landscapes Outside of Boundaries Sejin Park (b. 1977) has been capturing ordinary landscapes around us with a keen perspective. Her landscape paintings go beyond the physical surfaces of the visible world, reflecting deeper layers.
2024.11.19
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Pre-Established Artists

Articles [Column] [Woo Jung-ah’s Art Story] [567] The Other Side of the World In 2012, the artist duo MOON Kyungwon (b. 1969) and JEON Joonho (b. 1969) presented the video work El Fin del Mundo at documenta in Kassel, Germany. Two screens installed side by side depict a man and a woman living in completely separate worlds. The man, played by actor Lee Jung-jae
2025.02.04
Articles [Critique] ROLLlNG FOG: Memories of things which never were My first encounter with Sunny Kim’s ‘Girls in Uniform’ series was from her 2001 Gallery Sagan exhibition. At the time, her work, which mostly originated from documentary sources suggestive of standardized types, was transformed to deliver an artificial formality akin to graphic images.
2010

Established Artists

Articles [Statement] Art in 100 Years Not long ago, I came across a feature article published by Artnet, headquartered in New York, in which sixteen contemporary artists were asked to predict what art might look like 100 years from now. Their responses ranged from deeply earnest reflections to playfully inventive speculations. Reading it, I was reminded of my own long-held view on art.
2018
Activities A Giant Flower Appears at Some Sevit… Choi Jeonghwa’s Breathing Flower Installation artist Choi Jeonghwa (53)’s Breathing Flower is scheduled to be installed on the Han River. ‘Choi Jeonghwa’s flower’ has previously been presented at symbolic sites around the world, including in front of San Francisco City Hall
2015.10.24