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New Artists

Articles Kwanwoo Park’s Art as “Event”: On the Human as “Phenomenon” Kwanwoo Park (b. 1990) approaches the human being as a “phenomenon,” addressing in his practice issues such as consciousness and self-consciousness through perception, the tension between reality and fiction as mediated by “belief,” as well as questions of migration and identity.
2025.09.15
Exhibitions 《Tactics for an Era》, 2025.08.28 – 2025.12.28, K&L Museum In our contemporary era, we are witnessing rapid and multifaceted transformations in daily life due to the unprecedented development of artificial intelligence and digital technologies. The increasingly advanced digital
2025.08.28

Emerging Artists

Exhibitions 《Carriers》, 2022.09.15 – 2022.10.22, Tina Kim Gallery (New York) For her first solo exhibition with Tina Kim Gallery, Mire Lee presents 《Carriers》, the continental debut of her eponymous body of work shown at Art Sonje, Korea in 2020, and the Schinkel Pavillon in 2021.
2022,09.11
Exhibitions 《PLO TLESS》, 2021.04.30 – 2021.06.06, Kumho Museum of Art Kumho Museum of Art presents Part 2 of the exhibition 《2021 Kumho Young Artist》 from April 30 to June 6, following the conclusion of Part 1. 《2021 Kumho Young Artist》 Part 2 features solo exhibitions by two artists—Hejum Bä and Jung Jin—who were selected through the museum’s 18th open call held in 2020.
2021.04.28

Mid-Career Artists

Exhibitions 《Wet Metal》, 2021.10.20 – 2021.11.07, Willing N Dealing 《Wet Metal》, solo exhibition of Jungki BEAK, presented by Space Willing N Dealing is conceived from the propensity of metal that stood out in his ‘SAJU(chart of oriental five elements)’.
2021.10.18

Late Mid-Career Artists

Activities Venice Biennale Korean Pavilion Features 15 Artists in June At the 51st Venice Biennale in Italy (June 12–November 6), the Korean Pavilion will present a collaborative exhibition featuring works by 15 artists—the largest number of participants in the history of the Korean Pavilion.
2005.03.30
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Pre-Established Artists

Articles [Critique] Songs of Individuals 1 siren eun young jung has recalled to the present a rapidly disappearing Korean traditional theater performance genre that is now nearly forgotten, sought to pinpoint the genre’s position within the lineage of contemporary art,
2018
Activities Minouk Lim Named Inaugural Winner of the “Media Art Korea” Award Minouk Lim (42) has been selected as the first recipient of the “Media Art Korea (MAK) Award,” established to introduce promising Korean media artists to international audiences.
2010.11.11

Established Artists

Articles [Critique] The One Who Mixes Rice Well: Ik-Joong Kang Ik-Joong Kang was born on September 11, 1960, in Oksan-myeon, Cheongwon-gun, Chungcheongbuk-do, as the second son among three brothers to his father Kang Dae-cheol (1934–1989) and mother Jeong Yang-ja (b. 1933).
2009
Articles [Critique] Attaism: Eastern Philosophy Realized Through Art "Utimately everything disappears" is a statement which captures Kim Atta's previous works. They have developed dialecally through preservation, dissolution, presercation, and, ultimately, dissolution.
2012.07.25