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Carefully curates and introduces three representative artists from the Korean contemporary art scene each week since the 2000s.
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Artist Haevan Lee: Painting the Geopolitical Landscapes of Borders and Buffer Zones
Haevan Lee (b. 1990), drawing from her upbringing near the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), has explored the structures of borders and their socio-cultural impact across various national boundary regions. To understand the complexities of border identities and ecological environments, she employs landscape painting, storytelling, and historical research, capturing the local context of specific sites through diverse mediums such as painting, installation, and video.
2025.11.10
Exhibitions
“Dreaming by Day” on View Through July 8, 2026, at Wooran Foundation
The Wooran Foundation presents the special exhibition 《Dreaming by Day》 through July 8, examining the sense of helplessness and fatigue that individuals encounter amid a rapidly changing society. Having long explored the aesthetics embedded in the skilled hands of artisans and the processes of making, the foundation expands the value of “making” from the realm of material craft into that of the mind and imagination through this exhibition.
2026.06.30
Exhibitions
“Meta Platform: Generative Connections” on View Through May 15, 2026, at KF Gallery and KF Global Center Metaverse
To mark its 35th anniversary, the Korea Foundation (KF) presents the special exhibition 《Meta Platform: Generative Connections》, through May 15, simultaneously at the KF Gallery and the KF Global Center Metaverse (www.kf.or.kr/metaverse). The exhibition, a hybrid media art showcase that combines online and offline experiences, introduces a new exhibition format that connects the KF Gallery with a metaverse platform. This approach explores new possibilities for exchange and communication beyond the limitations of time and space.
2026.05.05
Exhibitions
《Ji Yongho》, 2014.01.23 - 2014.02.16, Gana Art Center
Gana Art presents a solo exhibition by Ji Yongho, who has been actively working both in Korea and internationally with sculptures made from tires. Under the theme of “Mutant,” Ji Yongho has created various hybrid creatures—half-human, half-animal—such as sharks, lions, buffalo, and gorillas using discarded tires
2014.01.21
Articles
[Critique] Lee Bul’s Body: The Opaque Shell
The 1990s, just before the dawn of the new millennium, was a period of greater upheaval than any other fin de siècle. Art was no exception—this era marked a turning point that reshaped contemporary Korean art history. The
January, 2020
