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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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[Critique] “Why My Sculpture Is Pictorial”
The wooden sculptural works of his that I remember have rough surfaces that are neither sufficiently polished nor fully colored. The sculptural forms, which look as if they have been summoned from a tree trunk standing in the ground with a sincere gaze, support a three-dimensional sense that rotates in the verticality of a cylinder.
2022.03.04
Exhibitions
《Push & Art》, 2020.07.23 – 2020.08.23, Gangdong Arts Center
Seoul’s Gangdong District (District Head: Lee Jeong-hoon) announced on July 30 that the Gangdong Cultural Foundation (CEO: Lee Je-hoon), established by the district office, will hold the exhibition 《Push & Art》 until August 23, presenting visual art interpretations of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
2020.07.23
Exhibitions
《The Boundary》, 2021.03.09 – 2021.03.30, Hakgojae Design | PROJECT SPACE
Hakgojae Design | PROJECT SPACE presents works by Jaeseok Lee (b. 1989, Daejeon, Korea) in his solo exhibition, 《The Boundary》, from March 9th (Tue) to March 30th (Tue), 2021. This exhibition is the second to open from Hakgojae Design | PROJECT SPACE’s first quarter 2021, and is the fifth solo show for the artist.
2021.03.14
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Artist Son Hyunseon’s Relational Paintings: Reflections on the Act of “Seeing”
Son Hyunseon (b. 1987) is a visual artist who continuously questions the act of seeing and explores the connection between the visible and the invisible. Her practice delves into the various abstract forms of sensations that are not visually perceived but felt through the body, rendering them onto the surface of the canvas.
2025.07.07
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[Critique] Landscapes Unfolding Endlessly, and Painting
While preparing for his solo exhibition 《Snow at Dusk》 (2025), held at the House of Yi Sangbeom, Son Donghyun first devoted himself to carefully attuning to the space. He remained within that place, where layers of time had quietly accumulated and settled. He took it in with his eyes and felt it with his mind. It was a site where his respect for the master and his art deepened alongside a growing sense of empathy. The scale, form, arrangement, and installation of Son Donghyun’s works in the exhibition all began from this encounter. As his senses became more refined, his mind grew clearer. How much time had passed, how many times he had visited—when a sense of calm came to outweigh anticipation, the artist finally began to move his hands.
2026
Articles
[Column] Could the One in the Mirror Be You
Although robots that perfectly replicate the human body, like the Terminator T-800, have not yet emerged, artificial intelligence technology has already deeply permeated our lives.
2025.03.31
