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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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Young Artists

Exhibitions 《Stemming from Umwelt》, 2024.11.09 – 2024.12.21, Tang Contemporary Art (Beijing, CN) Tang Contemporary Art is pleased to announce the launch of 《Stemming from Umwelt》, a group exhibition of young artists, on November 9, 2024 at its Headquarters Gallery Space. Curated by Fiona Lu and Shiying Wang, the exhibition will present the latest works of these artists in their upward mobility.
2024.11.08
Exhibitions 《I want to mix my ashes with yours》, 2022.08.25 – 2022.09.06, Gallery175 “I want to mix my ashes with yours” is a line from an ancient Chinese poem written by a bride who has just been married.[1] Imagining a distant future in which her bones and flesh burn into ashes and mingle with those of her groom, the bride vows eternal love.
2022.08.24

Emerging Artists

Exhibitions 《Modular Vision》, 2021.11.19 – 2021.12.19, Seoul Olympic Museum of Art The solo exhibition 《Modular Vision》 by artist Hwang Wonhae is currently on view at SOMA Museum of Art, operated by the Korea Sports Promotion Foundation, and will run until December 19.
2021.11.22
Articles Artist Jeongkeun Lee: Mediumistic Imagination through the Combination of Image and Frame Jeongkeun Lee (b. 1989) examines the relationship between form and image through the combination of photographic images and the frames that contain them. In his work, the frame functions both as a protective device for the photograph and as a storyboard, forming an exaggerated exterior that allows the photograph to be interpreted in new ways. In doing so, the content of the photograph becomes connected to the frame, representing a series of events experienced by the artist.
2026.04.06

Mid-Career Artists

Exhibitions 《Then, Fly Away》, 2019.11.07 – 2019.12.19, DOOSAN Gallery (New York, USA) DOOSAN Gallery New York presents Hayoun Kwon’s solo exhibition, 《Then, Fly Away》, from November 7th to December 19th. Kwon, who is the 2017 recipient of the 8th DOOSAN Artist Award, lives and works between France and South Korea.
2019.11.06

Late Mid-Career Artists

Activities SongEun Art Award, Four Artists Earlier this month, LACMA and Snap launched the three new augmented reality (AR) monuments as part of LACMA x Snapchat: Monumental Perspectives to explore monuments and murals, representation, and history across the region.
2022.04.29

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Pre-Established Artists

Articles [Review] Exhibition of Nominees for the 2011 Hermès Foundation Art Award: The Editing Techniques of “Juxtaposition, Time, and Life” From the mountain scenery filled with hikers to the hardware store owner performing with a saw, the screen unfolds through a non-narrative flow of juxtaposed images. A mirror is placed within the frame, and through it a landscape emerges. The gaze is predetermined, yet the image appears in the form of an unforeseen emergence. In other words, there exists
2011.08.10
Articles [Review] [2024 ICON] The Hidden Devotion and Influence of Art – 2024 Art Icon: Kyungah Ham Outstanding visual expressiveness, mercurial sensitivity, a desire for success coupled with a self-destructive temperament. In novels and films, when the protagonist is an artist, these traits are often emphasized. It is understandable
2024.11.29

Established Artists

Exhibitions 《Super Fusion: Chengdu Biennale 2021》, 2021.11.06 – 2022.04.06, Chengdu Tifanfu Art Park (Chengdu, China) Super Fusion: the 2021 Chengdu Biennale aims to present the vitality of art creation in today’s world, promote international cultural exchanges as well as cooperation, and build a pluralistic and inclusive ecology of human culture.
2021.11.01
Exhibitions 《2003 Hermès Korea Missulsang》, 2003.09.27 - 2003.11.02, Art Sonje Center From 2003, Art Sonje Center will collaborate with Hermes Korea for the Hermes Korea award ceremony and exhibition.
2003.09.25