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New Artists

Articles [Critique] The Curtain Call Moment: Jungyoon Hyen’s Acrobatic Sculptures From moment to moment in our daily lives, we play the role of mediator between ourselves, objects, and our surroundings. For the most part, we reflect on what surrounds us according to agreed-upon rules.
2022.10.14
Exhibitions “Dear Alexa” on View Through July 26, 2026, at Art Archives Seoul Museum of Art Seoul Museum of Art presents a special exhibition 《Dear Alexa》 on view through July 26, at Art Archive Seoul Museum of Art.
2026.04.07

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
Articles Artist Dahwan Ghim: Exploring Relationships That Become Paths for One Another Dahwan Ghim (b. 1987) reflects on relationships that share memories of time and space and become pathways for one another. Reflecting this, his work invites viewers to acquire the latent values embedded within such spatiotemporal contexts—where unfamiliar and fluid meanings are produced—through their own experiences.
2026.04.13

Mid-Career Artists

Exhibitions “The 23rd SONGEUN Art Award Exhibition” on view through February 24, 2024, at SONGEUN The SONGEUN Art Award Exhibition is a showcase of the latest works by leading emerging artists in contemporary Korean art in one place. This exhibition features the diversity of contemporary Korean art through the paintings, sculptures, installations, videos, and sound works of 20 young artists born between 1979 and 1990.
2023.12.13

Late Mid-Career Artists

Articles [Critique] Contagious Bodies “Woman” serves as perhaps the most immediate entry point into Youngjoo Cho’s body of work. Through videos, performances, and installations, Cho critically reconfigures symbols of femininity that have been otherized and stereotyped, drawing deeply from her personal experiences and perspectives as a woman.
2024
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Pre-Established Artists

Articles [Interview] Artist Im Sunny Explores the Essence of Painting: “I reveal the hidden sides of seemingly meaningless objects through my own formative elements.” Im Sunny has long been active in the field of video art. What led her, after so many years, to return to painting—traditional painting—just two years ago? We met the artist at ‘Cafe M Gallery’ in Daechi-dong, where her recent works are on view, to hear her thoughts on the value of fine painting.
2017.08.01
Exhibitions 《DYSTOPIA》, 2013.09.06 - 2013.10.19, Makeshop Art Space Park Chanmin’s exhibition 《DYSTOPIA》, organized as an invited show by Makeshop Art Space, consists of the series 'blocks', which can be understood as a comparative study of collective housing in Korea and Europe
2013.09.04

Established Artists

Exhibitions 《interSPACE》, 2011.07.14 - 2011.10.12, Ilwoo Space Ilwoo Space was established to serve as an active promoter of culture and the arts by providing citizens with an open space where they can more easily encounter artistic and cultural experiences. Based on this founding purpose, the exhibition 《interSPACE》 has been organized to introduce contemporary media art, in which communication is activated through diverse media and the viewer’s direct experience, interaction, and perceptual process are emphasized.
2011.07.12
Exhibitions 《Contours of Zero》, 2025.11.07 – 2025.12.20, ZeroOne Space, New York Located in Tribeca, New York, Space ZeroOne is a non-profit exhibition space established by the Hanwha Foundation of Culture. The institution positions itself as a global platform for emerging Korean artists seeking to engage with the international stage, with the long-term aim of connecting experimental practices in Korean contemporary art to the broader global art ecosystem.
2026.01.06