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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
Exhibitions 《The Last Things Before the Last》, 2022.12.03 – 2023.02.12, HITE Collection HITE Collection presents 《The Last Things Before the Last》 as its 2022 Young Artist Exhibition, featuring Park Rondi, WONJEONG DEPARTMENT STORE, and TZUSOO. “The power that governs our imagination possesses absolute control over us” (Markus Gabriel). This exhibition seeks to examine the worlds and forces toward which the sensibilities and imaginations of young artists are directed.
2022.12.01

Emerging Artists

Activities Chong Kun Dang Selects Three Artists for ‘Art Ground 2024’… Providing Creative Funding and More Chong Kun Dang Holdings announced on the 13th that it had held the Chong Kun Dang Art Ground 2024 Artist Certificate Ceremony at the Westin Chosun Hotel in Jung-gu, Seoul, on the 12th. The company selected Park No-wan, Park Woong-gyu, and Jang Pa as this year’s artists.
2024.03.13
Exhibitions 《Scaffolding》, 2023.05.05 – 2023.06.11, Kumho Museum of Art Kumho Museum of Art presents Part 2 of the exhibition 《2023 Kumho Young Artist》 from May 5 (Fri) to June 11 (Sun), 2023. On the second floor, artist Heejoon Lee’s solo exhibition 《Scaffolding》 will be held.
2023.05.03

Mid-Career Artists

Activities Sung Ki-woong, Minae Kim, Kim Young-na, and Cha Jae-min Receive the Doosan Yonkang Arts Award The Doosan Group’s Yonkang Foundation held the 4th Doosan Yonkang Arts Award ceremony on the 4th at Doosan Art Center in Yeonji-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul, with Chairman Park Yong-hyun in attendance.
2013.10.05

Late Mid-Career Artists

Exhibitions 《qbit to adam I, adam》, 2021.02.14 – 2021.04.16, Kang Contemporary, (Berlin) Chan Sook Choi's works are based on her artistic research – research on the movements of people and things, research on what people leave behind and what memory conveys.
2021.02.10
Activities SongEun Art Award, Four Artists 2022.04.29
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Pre-Established Artists

Exhibitions 《Koo Jeong A: ajeongkoo》, 2017.08.26 – 2017.10.22, Art Sonje Center Art Sonje Center presents Koo Jeong A’s solo exhibition entitled 《ajeongkoo》 from 26 August to 22 October, 2017.Koo Jeong A captures everyday sceneries, or uses commonplace objects in her work since the 1990s.
2017.08.26
Articles [Column] [Bombom’s Blue-Chip Artist Exploration] Yoo Seungho, the Bustling Landscapes of Distant Letters Rustle, rustle, rustle…. The wind blows, and fallen leaves scatter endlessly, dispersing into countless points. It is a moment when the world before our eyes becomes a pointillist painting.
2011

Established Artists

Exhibitions 《Spring of Democracy》, 2020.06.03 – 2020.07.05, Art Sonje Center This year is the 40th anniversary of the May 18 Democratization Movement. It marks a civic demonstration in 1980, which was a pivotal event in South Korea that catalyzed its move toward democracy. Spring of Democracy is commissioned by the Gwangju Biennale Foundation to remember this defining moment in South Korea’s history.
2020.06.02
Activities Painter Cho Duck Hyun Selected as the Recipient of the ‘20th LEEINSUNG Art Prize’ Painter Cho Duck Hyun has been selected as the recipient of the 20th LEEINSUNG Art Prize.
2019.10.17