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Young Artists

Activities The Faces of ‘Selected Young JEONBUK Artists 2022’… 《INTRO》 Exhibition Introducing Seo Suin, Shin Youngjin, and Miryu Yoon The Jeonbuk Museum of Art (Director Kim Eun-young) has selected Seo Suin (29), Shin Youngjin (37), and Miryu Yoon (31) for its annual program, “Selected Young JEONBUK Artists 2022.”
2022.01.24
Articles Artist Moonjung Hwang: A Post-Anthropocentric Inquiry into Relations Within Urban Space Moonjung Hwang (b. 1990) has been exploring the subtle phenomena that occur in everyday life with her characteristically delicate perspective, focusing on the relationships among the multilayered elements that make up a city.
2025.12.15

Emerging Artists

Exhibitions “PANORAMA” on View Through October 16, 2025, at SONGEUN SONGEUN is presenting the group exhibition 《PANORAMA》 through October 16. Part of the Korea Arts Management Service’s “Korean Artists Today” initiative, the exhibition brings together eight artists and collectives whose practices expand the possibilities of contemporary art, serving as a platform for long-term international engagement. Rather than adhering to a set theme, the show highlights each artist’s distinct voice.
2025.09.02
Exhibitions 《The 8th Summer Saeng-Saek》, 2023.06.01 – 2023.06.12, Insa Art Center Dongwha Pharmaceutical (CEO Yoo Junho) announced that it will hold 《The 8th Summer Saeng-Saek》, an exhibition presenting works that reinterpret the beauty of Korea’s traditional folding fan (jeopseon, 摺扇) in a contemporary way. The exhibition will take place from June 1 to June 12 at Insa Art Center.
2023.06.01

Mid-Career Artists

Exhibitions 《Compulsion to Repeat》, 2019.11.27 – 2020.03.08, Seoul Museum of Art Seoul Museum of Art's curatorial project 《Compulsion to Repeat》, or 《Compulsion²》 explores how a simple concept of "repetition" takes shape in contemporary art, highlighting the psychological obsessions that make and possess us. Various aspects of life are imbued with repetition; visible or not, iteration has a stronghold over how a good portion of the world,
2019.11.26

Late Mid-Career Artists

Exhibitions 《Paths opening from dead ends》, 2025.01.16 – 2025.03.02, EM Gallery From January 16 to March 2, 2025, EM Gallery presents 《Paths Opening from Dead Ends》, a group exhibition featuring seven artists. The show offers new possibilities to contemporary individuals who have encountered personal or social barriers and asks how art can open paths where none seem to exist.
2025.01.22

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Pre-Established Artists

Exhibitions “An Ocean for All: Where the Line is Drawn” on View Through May 2, 2025, at Ranee Seoul Ranee Seoul is holding a group exhibition titled 《An Ocean for All: Where the Line is Drawn》 (curated by Jee Young Maeng) through May 2 to celebrate its reopening.
2025.04.15
Exhibitions 《For Children. Art Stories since 1968》, 2025.07.18 – 2026.05.31, Haus der Kunst, Munich What motivates artists worldwide to create artworks for children? What does it mean to be a child today? Is childhood a closed chapter or a state of being? Haus der Kunst explores these questions with the group exhibition 《For Children. Art Stories since 1968》.
2025.07.18

Established Artists

Activities Professors Shim Kyung-ho, Kim Kwang-soo, Lee Kyung-moo, and Photographer Koo Bohnchang Receive the ‘3·1 Culture Award’ The 3·1 Cultural Foundation (Chairman Kim Ki-young) announced on the 26th the recipients of the 63rd 3·1 Culture Award: Professor Emeritus Shim Kyung-ho of Korea University and Professor Kim Kwang-soo of Harvard University for the Academic Award, photographer Koo Bohnchang for the Arts Award, and Professor Lee Kyoung Mu of Seoul National University for the Technology and Engineering Award.
2022.01.26
Exhibitions 《Connect 1: Still Acts》, 2016.08.27 – 2016.11.20, Art Sonje Center The Art Sonje Center is pleased to present “Connect 1: Still Acts” to be held from August 27 to November 20, 2016. Artists Chung Seoyoung, Sora Kim and Lee Bul will participate in the exhibition, which constitutes the first part of the “Connect” series, a survey of the history and collection of Art Sonje.
2016.08.27