K-Artists
Carefully curates and introduces three representative artists from the Korean contemporary art scene each week since the 2000s.
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[Critique] Persona of Youth, A Trembling Moment
Moka Lee paints portraits of contemporary youth, where elation and frustration are intricately intertwined. She captures the narratives and emotions embedded in images—found serendipitously on social media, of people whose names and circumstances remain unknown—and unfolds them onto the canvas.
2024
Exhibitions
“Still/ Moving: Korean Video Art Based on Performances” on View Through June 5, 2026, at Korean Cultural Center in Italy
The SONGEUN Art and Cultural Foundation presents the traveling exhibition 《Still/Moving: Korean Video Art Based on Performances》 at the Korean Cultural Center in Italy through June 5. Organized to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the SONGEUN Art Award, this exhibition focuses on the moment when works by video- and performance-based artists—whom SONGEUN has discovered and supported over the years—encounter new audiences across different regions and come to life once again.
2026.04.28
Exhibitions
《The Shape of Time: Korean Art after 1989》, 2023.10.21 – 2024.02.11, Philadelphia Museum of Art
Korean contemporary artists Suki Seokyeong Kang, Hayoun Kwon, Do Ho Suh, Michael Joo, Byron Kim, Park Chan-kyong, Yeondoo Jung, and Kyungah Ham are participating in the group exhibition 《The Shape of Time: Korean Art after 1989》 at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. This exhibition marks the first large-scale Korean contemporary art show in the United States since 2009, presenting diverse works by 28 artists that encapsulate their collective memory of the significant societal changes occurred during the late 1980s in Korea.
2023.10.20
Exhibitions
《2009 Artist of the Year - Suh Young-Sun》, 2009.07.03 - 2009.09.20, MMCA, Gwacheon
National Museum of Contemporary Art, Korea, initiated the annual 《Artist of the Year》 exhibition in 1995 to shed light on artists who propose new directivities in the future of Korean art, by stimulating their creative inspirations and offering them the opportunity to share their growth and potential in art with the public.
2009.07.01
Exhibitions
《K=XY: Transcending Time and Space》, 2023.11.27 – 2024.03.30, KF XR Gallery
The KF (Korea Foundation, President: Kim Ki-hwan) is presenting the special exhibition 《K=XY: Transcending Time and Space》 at the KF XR Gallery, a digital public diplomacy exhibition space (opened May 2023, located in Suha-dong, Jung-gu, Seoul), from Monday, November 27, 2023 to Saturday, March 30, 2024.
2023.11.27
