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New Artists

Exhibitions 《The Vanishing Horizon: Episode.02》, 2024.05.17 – 2024.06.16, WWNN 《The Vanishing Horizon》 unfolds as a two-part exhibition series aimed at illustrating the dystopian landscapes of our era. If the previous exhibition delved into the multifaceted issues confronting contemporary society, such as science, technology, capitalism, and value systems, this iteration shines a spotlight on
2024.05.16
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
Articles [Critique] Image as Structure
2023.06.19

Emerging Artists

Exhibitions 《mite life》, 2023.08.24 – 2023.09.23, Gallery 2 Eunsae Lee’s upcoming solo exhibition is titled 《mite life》. Here, mite may mean the arachnid pests, but also a small child or animal, especially when regarded as an object of sympathy.
2023.08.20
Articles Artist Yaloo: Exploring the Poetic Possibilities of Digital Media Yaloo (b. 1987) has continuously explored the poetic possibilities of digital media through digital moving images, including projection-mapped sculptures, media façades, and VR. Her work draws on a wide range of timeless cultural elements—her own identity, myths, folktales, science and technology, and K-culture—to construct poetic narratives that unfold immersively through technological media.
2025.10.20
Articles [Critique] Mire Lee: Carriers
2020.07.23

Mid-Career Artists

Exhibitions 《Conditional Drawings》, 2015.03.12 – 2015.04.09, DOOSAN Gallery New York DOOSAN Gallery New York is pleased to announce the solo exhibition of Minae Kim, a recipient of the DOOSAN Artist Award, from March 12 through April 9, 2015.
2015.03.10

Late Mid-Career Artists

Exhibitions 《Head》, 2020.06.18 – 2020.07.25 (CHAPTER II), 2020.08.26 – 2020.09.26 (CHAPTER II Yard), CHAPTER II Ham Jin (b.1978), who has presented human figures and their extraordinary microcosm established by the micro-sculpture technique, introduces his new series produced during a year at Chapter II Residency.
2020.06.16
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Pre-Established Artists

Exhibitions 《Trans-Theatre》, 2015.08.20 – 2015.09.20, Art Space Pool 《Trans-Theatre》is an archival exhibition by siren eun young jung that organizes her ongoing exploration of Yeoseong Gukgeuk, a genre of Korean theater, which she has been investigating since 2008.
2015.10.08
Articles Artist Meekyoung Shin Translates Culture With Soap Meekyoung Shin (b. 1967) has been working between London and Seoul, using "soap" instead of traditional sculptural materials to recreate historical artifacts and artworks that represent specific cultures from a contemporary perspective.
2024.09.17

Established Artists

Exhibitions 《Love is Real》, 2005.09.23 - 2005.10.20, ARKO Art Center As Marronnier Art Center of the Korea Culture & Arts Foundation was renamed ARKO Art Center, the institution presents its first exhibition under the new name: a Curatorial Invitational Exhibition spotlighting the artistic practices of
2005.10.01
Articles [Review] A Wish for a Harmonious World – Ik-Joong Kang Solo Exhibition 《The Moon Is Rising》 (Gallery Hyundai, 2022) Ik-Joong Kang’s solo exhibition 《The Moon Is Rising》, held in Korea for the first time in 12 years, presented a large number of works featuring the moon jar alongside his pixel-like formal structures, prompting curiosity about the relationship between these two motifs.
2022.12
Activities Choi Gene Uk - Spin-off Project
2024.03.12