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New Artists

Exhibitions 《Binlang Xishi》, 2021.12.09 – 2022.01.08, CR Collective Mooni Perry examines an allegory of “dirtiness” created by various social contexts in her second individual exhibition, Binlang Xishi. Binlang Xishi (Betel Nut Beauty) is the title of the exhibition as well as the title of her work, a term used to refer to young women in Taiwan who sell a tropical seed named binlang (betel nut or areca nut). The
2021.11.26
Articles [Critique] Strangers' things: why Moka Lee is a social media scavenger The Korean artist creates haunting art using anonymous selfies.
2025

Emerging Artists

Articles Artist Ahram Kwon: Critically Reconstructing the Illusions of the Media World Through the Screen Ahram Kwon (b. 1987) creates multimedia installations that reveal reflections on media and its conceptual interconnections in a compressed and metaphorical manner. Primarily using digital screens and mirrors as her main materials, the artist critically reconstructs the illusions of the digital media world that influence real human life and society.
2025.06.23
Activities Grim Park, Nohwan Park, and Donghoon Rhee Named Finalists of the ‘2025 Kiaf HIGHLIGHTS’ Following its successful conclusion, Kiaf SEOUL announced the three final winners of the ‘2025 Kiaf HIGHLIGHTS’: Grim Park (THEO), Nohwan Park (Space Willing N Dealing), and Donghoon Rhee (Gallery SP).
2025.09.16

Mid-Career Artists

Exhibitions 《Masquerade》, 2022.04.13 – 2022.07.31, MMCA, Gwacheon At a time when the COVID-19 pandemic has made mask -wearing part of our daily routines, the MMCA Collection Exhibition 《Masquerade》 showcases contemporary artists’ in- depth explorations of the symbolic meaning of covering one’s face.
2022.04.10

Late Mid-Career Artists

Exhibitions 《Pine Tree》, 2014.10.24 - 2014.11.13, Willing N Dealing Willing N Dealing presents 《Pine Tree》, a solo exhibition by Son Donghyun, his first in three years since 2011, featuring new works that explore contemporary popular culture through the techniques of traditional East Asian painting. In the history of East Asian painting, the pine tree—frequently depicted
2014.10.22
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Pre-Established Artists

Articles [Column] The Painter Lee Jinsook Met | Suejin Chung Suejin Chung is a person of intense charisma. Like a sparkling glass bead, she is someone who contains a complete world within herself. She seems to feel little need to explain herself to the world. She is fully supported as an exclusive artist of a gallery that many would envy.
2008.10.01
Articles Artist siren eun young jung: Regarding the Political Power of Anomalous and Queer Artistic Practices siren eun young jung (b. 1974) has been dedicated to researching marginalized and forgotten histories, reviving them in the present and repositioning them within the realm of art.
2024.12.24

Established Artists

Exhibitions “All That Photography” on View Through March 1, 2026, at Photography Seoul Museum of Art Photography Seoul Museum of Art presents its third special inaugural exhibition 《All That Photography》, on view through March 1, 2026.
2025.12.09
Exhibitions 《The Photography of Bohnchang Koo》, 2001.05.04 - 2001.06.24, Rodin Gallery Rodin Gallery will present a solo exhibition by photographer Koo Bohnchang from May 4 to June 24. One of Korea’s leading photographers, Koo has been active both in Korea and internationally. In the late 1980s he led what was known as “constructed photography,” exerting a profound influence on the Korean photography scene and reshaping its direction.
2001.05.02