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New Artists

Articles Artist Jeong Juwon: Translating the Traces of Life’s Landscapes into Painting Jeong Juwon (b. 1992) has translated her personal narratives onto canvas by observing the place she stands and the circumstances surrounding her. In particular, through her experience of living in a four-generation household, she has metaphorically expressed complex emotions and reflections on human life and death, growth and aging, care and dependence.
2025.11.17
Articles [Critique] Two Diverging and Converging Paths of Sculpture History 1: Kwon Osang, Haneyl Choi, 《The Other Self》 To put it boldly, everything is “sculpture.” If sculpture is defined as a mass possessing form and materiality within three-dimensional space, then not only various artistic genres—such as painting, photography,
2022.08.23

Emerging Artists

Exhibitions 《Deep in the Forking Tanks》, 2019.11.29 – 2020.02.09, Art Sonje Center For some people, perceptions of an object are stimulated in a different way, leaving them in a world that is not the reality. They experience an odd phenomenon where the cracks leading to the outside world keep narrowing and disappearing.
2019.11.25
Exhibitions 《Worm and Saint》, 2017.11.04 – 2017.11.19, Space Kneet When I first encountered the works of Park Wunggyu, I prematurely dismissed them, thinking, “This just isn’t for me—it’s not within my realm of interest.” They felt overly religious, yet blasphemous; too explicit, yet obscure.
2017.11.02

Mid-Career Artists

Exhibitions 《Black, Pink Balls》, 2014.09.03 – 2014.10.04, DOOSAN Gallery DOOSAN Gallery Seoul is pleased to present 《Black, Pink Balls》, on view from September 3, 2014 to October 4, 2014. 《Black, Pink Balls》 is the solo exhibition of Minae Kim, winner of the 2013 4th DOOSAN Artist Award. In this exhibition, the artist seeks to examine the contradiction that arises when one ceaselessly
2014.09.02

Late Mid-Career Artists

Exhibitions 60th Venice Biennale, 《Stranieri Ovunque – Foreginers Everywhere》, 2024.04.20 – 2024.11.24 Kang Seung Lee (b.1978) participates in the 60th International Art Exhibition organized by La Biennale di Venezia. Titled 《Stranieri Ovunque – Foreigners Everywhere》, the 60th iteration of the Biennale will
2024.04.20
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Pre-Established Artists

Exhibitions 《BREAKING ART》, 2020.05.29 – 2020.07.05, TOTAL MUSEUM As an intermediary for the development of Korean contemporary arts, Jasan Cultural Foundation established Jasan Art Award to support competent Korean artists’ activities at domestic and abroad. The 1st winner of Jasan Art Award, Yongbaek Lee, is working in various genres including media art, installation, sculpture, and painting, expecting his work in the future.
2020.05.29
Articles Yunchul Kim’s Artistic World: Rooted in Fundamental Questions About Material Yunchul Kim (b. 1970) is an electronic music composer and visual artist who has worked with installation, drawing, sound, text, and various media. Kim, who has asked fundamental questions about “material” since studying abroad in Germany, has explored the possibilities of imagination and the creation of another reality that goes beyond the realm of human experience, paying attention to its potential tendencies.
2024.10.22

Established Artists

Exhibitions 《Songs From the Memory - Ahn Kyuchul, Eun Chun》, 2019.11.19. - 2020.01.05, Kyobo Art Space 《Songs From the Memory》 is an exhibition about thinking of “something” that has disappeared and can no longer be seen.
2019.11.17
Articles Artist Park Chan-kyong Confronts the Present Through the Past Park Chan-kyong (b. 1965), a media artist, filmmaker, and writer, has explored themes such as the Cold War, division, tradition, and religion, examining Korean society’s reckless pursuit of Western-style modernization and economic growth.
2024.09.24