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New Artists

Exhibitions “Young Korean Artists 2025: Here and Now” on View Through October 12, 2025, at MMCA Gwacheon The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea (MMCA) presents 《Young Korean Artists 2025: Here and Now》 until October 12 at its Gwacheon branch. This exhibition is the 22nd edition of 《Young Korean Artists》, a regular program by the MMCA and the longest-running initiative in Korea supporting emerging artists.
2025.04.29
Exhibitions 《Room with Flowers》, 2019.10.17 – 2019.11.23, DrawingRoom "The artist first references the form of an object, then invites viewers to consider the form, rhythm, and volume of the sculpture itself. The process becomes a struggle with the material… ultimately a tug-of-war between ‘appearing as wood’ and ‘not appearing as wood.’"
2019.10.15

Emerging Artists

Articles [Review] 《The Weaponocene Epoch》(Seoul National University Museum of Art, Feb 6–May 4, 2025) Paul Virilio argued that modern technology cannot be separated from military purposes. Through his concept of “pure war,” he suggested that the boundary between war and peace has disappeared in contemporary society. In other words, even
2025.02.06
Exhibitions “Painters’ Night: Rolling Chronicles” on View Through July 21, 2024, at Hapjunjigu “Painters’ Night: Rolling Chronicles” on View Through July 21, 2024, at Hapjunjigu
2024.07.02

Mid-Career Artists

Articles Artist Yona Lee Dismantles Spatial Boundaries Through Everyday Objects Yona Lee (b.1986) has presented site-specific installations using steel— a material commonly found in urban environments worldwide—along with everyday objects.
2025.04.15

Late Mid-Career Artists

Articles [Review] Hwayeon Nam: Time Mechanics (ARKO Art Center) This exhibition invites reflection on the categories and possibilities of the artist's treatment of time. The artist does not merely remain at the level of understanding time but examines the temporal composition and the interactions within and beyond its multiple boundaries.
2015
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Pre-Established Artists

Exhibitions 《Exploring Unknown》, 2023.10.07 – 2026.10.07, CERN Science Gateway, Geneva 《Exploring Unknown》 manifests as a fertile meeting ground where art and science co-exist, dialogue, and intertwine. Art and theoretical physics may seem like vastly different fields. However, they share a profound connection in their pursuit to understand the fundamental nature of the world around us. Both artists and theoretical physicists strive to create models, images, and tools that can help us better comprehend the complexities of the universe.
2023.10.05
Activities Ilwoo Foundation Hosts Children’s Photography Workshop The Ilwoo Foundation, a public-interest foundation under the Hanjin Group, held a “Children’s Photography Workshop” for three days from the 11th to the 13th at the Korean Air Training Center in Singal, Yongin, Gyeonggi Province.
2015.08.16

Established Artists

Articles [Critique] The Copernican Turn in Painting the Relationship Between the Self and the Subject, and Its Long Journey Since his first solo exhibition in 1985, the roughly 450 paintings Choi Gene Uk has produced over the past 38 years can, in terms of subject matter, be broadly divided into three types: works depicting the studio interior (Type A), works depicting the outside world (Type B),
2023
Exhibitions 《Signs of Bugahyeon-dong》, 2022.10.14. - 2022.11.10, Hapjungjigu The network of connections that once seemed capable of extending endlessly in every direction has been helplessly ‘locked down.’ As parts of the vast structures surrounding us became paralyzed, humanity retreated into individual spaces, taking refuge in the unit
2020.05.06