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Artist Jinseung Jang: On Data, Humanity, and Structures of Perception
Jinseung Jang (b. 1991) explores the relationship between technology and humanity and the structures of social perception, unfolding narratives that cut across past, present, and future societies through a variety of media. In particular, his practice is concerned with the biases and discrimination inherent in human existence, as well as the potential for mutual understanding that can overcome them.
2025.09.29
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Artist Heejoon Lee’s Abstract Paintings: Visualizing Layers of Time and Space in Urban Landscapes
Heejoon Lee (b. 1988) begins his work by walking through the city. As he moves through urban spaces, he attentively observes the balance, proportions, and colors that shape the ordinary landscapes of daily life, drawing inspiration for his paintings. Like a flâneur, he wanders through the city, collecting scenes and extracting abstract images, which he then translates onto canvas.
2025.03.11
Exhibitions
“The 2nd Insect Women” on View Through June 2, 2024, at SS2: Space Soda
The exhibition “The 2nd Insect Women,” featuring works by nine domestic and international artists, is on view at SS2: Space Soda until June 2. Curated by Juwon Choi, this exhibition presents sculptures, videos, paintings, and installations by female artists of various generations, including Kim yoonjoo, Mariko Mori, boma pak, shin min, Woonhae Yea, Jang pa, Soyoung Chung, Ju hyeyoung, and Jiji Kim, that express their interpretations of contemporary femininity. The exhibition explores artistic practices that counter the fear and hatred generated by the ideology of contemporary Korean society and seek a more compassionate and inclusive society.
2024.05.14
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[Essay] A Familiar Yet Strange Scene Unfolds in Kim Taedong's Photographs
The images in Kim Taedong’s photographs might appear familiar at first sight. Kim’s works depict stars floating in the night sky, suburban landscapes unfolding in the frame, and people encountered on the street. Nonetheless, the artworks have a somewhat eerie atmosphere that induces anxiety and tension.
2022.07.25
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Exhibitions
《Walk in the Sun》, 2019.10.23 – 2019.11.30, SONGEUN
From October 23 to November 30, SONGEUN presents Walk in the Sun, a solo exhibition by Sejin Kim, the Grand Prize winner of the 16th SONGEUN Art Award. Kim has focused her practice on the lives of individuals embedded within broader and smaller scales of history, rendering these narratives in a synesthetic manner through cinematic and documentary techniques, layered sound, and distinctive video installations that cross formal boundaries.
2019.10.20
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Artist Choi Gene Uk’s ‘Sentimental Realism’
Artist Choi Gene Uk (b. 1956) has been painting for over 40 years in his own artistic language of ‘sentimental realism', depicting the objects and environment around him, as well as Korean society as seen through his own eyes.
2024.08.13
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Artist Kibong Rhee Paints a World Beyond the ‘Layer’
Known for his fog landscape paintings, Kibong Rhee (b. 1957) is one of Korea's leading mid-career artists who has been working in-depth with installations and paintings since the 1980s. He has been primarily interested in the structure and flow that constitute the essence of people, objects, and the world, and the various meanings they derive.
2024.08.06
