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New Artists

Exhibitions “Korea Artist Prize 2025” on View Through February 1, 2026, at MMCA Seoul The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea (MMCA), in partnership with the SBS Foundation, presents 《Korea Artist Prize 2025》 exhibition until February 1, 2026, at MMCA Seoul.
2025.09.09
Articles Artist Jooyoung Oh: Exploring the Limits and Possibilities of Contemporary Science and Technology through Interactive Media Jooyoung Oh (b. 1991) is an artist and researcher who explores the limits and alternative possibilities of contemporary science and technology through interactive media, including games and artificial cognitive models. With the perspective of a scholar, she investigates human visual perception and conducts simulations using artificial cognitive models. At the same time, as an artist, she continually questions the boundaries and limitations inherent in scientific and technological systems.
2025.06.16

Emerging Artists

Articles [Critique] Cubical Sense Unfolding on a Flat Surface Heejoon Lee’s works are undoubtedly received as geometric abstract paintings, but after a while, the impression of colors and forms reaches to the specific object, architecture, and urban or natural scenery.
2020
Articles [Critique] Earth(Artificial) Material Painting The reflection and penetration of facade with glossy glass and the fragmented screen tone[1] permeated on the incomplete architectural structure are the important materials for Wonhae Hwang’s recent artwork.
2021

Mid-Career Artists

Exhibitions “Korea Artist Prize 2023” on View Through March 31, 2024, at MMCA Seoul The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA), Seoul will host the Korea Artist Prize 2023 from October 20, 2023 to March 31, 2024.
2023.10.25

Late Mid-Career Artists

Exhibitions 《Dui Jip Ki》, 2023.07.14 – 2023.08.26 (Berlin); 2023.07.07 – 2023.08.19 (Seoul), Esther Schipper (Berlin, Seoul) Esther Schipper is pleased to announce 《Dui Jip Ki》, a two-part exhibition of contemporary Korean art presented this summer at our Berlin and Seoul galleries. Curated in close cooperation with Esther Schipper, Seoul, 《Dui Jip Ki》 brings together artists across five generations who work in a variety of media.
2023.07.05
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Pre-Established Artists

Articles Artist Kira Kim Reveals Internal Issues of Contemporary Society Through a Humorous Lens Kira Kim (b. 1974) has continually explored the social role of art and artists through diverse media, including two-dimensional works, performance, installation, and video. He incisively yet humorously exposes the power structures of capitalist society and the condition of humanity within it.
2024.11.12
Articles [Essay] The Planarity Journey in Artist Im Sunny’s Colorful Paintings Lim Sunhee’s (b. 1975) colorful artworks may look like regular paintings that depict objects, scenery, or some sort of image. Lined Blue Ring Angelfish II (2019) resembles an aquarium filled with brilliantly colored fish, while Magritte_The Discovery of Fire (2022) seems to depict a dream in which a floating brass instrument is on fire somewhere on land where the sun sets.
2022.09.12

Established Artists

Activities MMCA Selects Four Nominees, Including Kim Eull, for ‘Korea Artist Prize’ The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea (MMCA; Director Bartomeu Marí) announced on the 3rd that it has selected three artists and one artist collective as the final nominees for ‘2016 Korea Artist Prize’.
2016.02.03
Activities Choi Gene Uk - Spin-off Project The artist will use the third-floor gallery as his studio for one month, seeking to capture the view of Seochon in Seoul as seen from a space overlooking Jongno and Seochon at a glance. As visitors encounter the painted cityscape
2024.03.12