K-Artists
Carefully curates and introduces three representative artists from the Korean contemporary art scene each week since the 2000s.
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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
Exhibitions
《Your Search, On-Demand Research Service》, 2019.01.16 – 2019.02.20, DOOSAN Gallery
DOOSAN Gallery presents the exhibition 《Your Search, On-Demand Research Service》 from January 16 to February 20, 2019, as part of the “DOOSAN Curator Workshop,” a program for nurturing emerging curators. This exhibition is jointly curated by the 8th workshop participants, Yoo Eunsun, Yoo Jiwon, and Lee Jin.
2019.01.15
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Artist Donghae Kim: Visualizing Rhythms Perceived from Nature
Donghae Kim (b. 1987) primarily works with metal materials such as brass, silver, and iron, creating works that visualize the rhythms and structures he perceives from nature—grass, trees, and wind. Beginning with close observation of both the material and immaterial elements that constitute the natural world, the artist translates these into his own sculptural language.
2026.05.04
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Artist Sunjeong Hwang: Exploring Human–Nonhuman ‘Connections’ through Technological Media
Sunjeong Hwang (b. 1989) is a contemporary artist and new media composer who explores the organic interconnections between humans, nature, and technology. Grounded in multidisciplinary research and artistic experiments that expand perception and cognition, her practice synthesizes poetry, manifestos, AI, generative coding, data systems, and temporal structures.
2025.10.13
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[Critique] Memo on Lee Eun-sil and Her Works
Lee Eun-sil (born in1983) and her works were first encountered at the 2006 Graduation Exhibition of Seoul National University. Her looks with a bodyline so voluptuous and thick wavy hair looked as if she were a college student of Ewha Womans University in the 1980s.
2008
Exhibitions
“The Miracle and the Sleeper” on View Through October 30, 2022, at Doonamjae Art Center
The Miracle and the Sleeper is taking place at the Doonamjae Art Center from September 1 through October 30, 2022, featuring works by Korean artists born in Korea from the late 1960s to the mid-1970s. Through the works of nine artists; Osang Gwon (b.1974), Kira Kim (b. 1974), Yoo Seunho (b. 1974), Lee Dongwook (b. 1976), Jeongbae Lee (b. 1974), Lee Jinju (b. 1980), Jaeho Jung (b. 1971), Xooang Choi (b. 1975) and Hong Kyoungtack (b. 1968), the exhibition explores the flow of Korean history, politics, society, and culture.
2022.09.26
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Artist Yeondoo Jung Overlaps the Worlds of Fiction and Reality
Yeondoo Jung (b. 1969) has been in the spotlight in the domestic and international art worlds for his intriguing performance and staging-oriented photography, video, and installation works that blur the lines between fiction and reality with stories of ordinary people and historical events. Last year, he was selected as an artist for the MMCA Hyundai Motor series at the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea (MMCA).
2024.07.09
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Artist Koo Bohnchang Captures the Soul with a Camera Lens
Koo Bohnchang (b. 1953) has played a key role in the inception and development of contemporary Korean photography from the 1980s to the present. By introducing a new format called "making photo," Koo broke new ground in Korean contemporary photography
2024.07.23
