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New Artists

Exhibitions 《Innuendo》, 2023.09.02 – 2023.10.14, Jason Haam Jason Haam is pleased to announce Innuendo a solo exhibition of new paintings by a Korean artist, Moka Lee. The show, which will be the artist’s inaugural solo exhibition with the gallery, will open on the September 2nd and remain on view through the October 10th.
2023.08.31
Articles [Review] A Flower Which Can't Even Be Seen: Excavating Footprints The solo exhibition of Sungoo Im's 《A Flower Which Can't Even Be Seen: Excavating Footprints》, aims to explore the language and structure of Yi Sang's poem, "Cliff", leaving behind traces of the drawings which cross boundaries of the two dimensional and the three dimensional.
2022.08.31

Emerging Artists

Articles Artist Jihyoung Han's Optimistic Dystopia: New Ways of Survival Through Destruction Jihyoung Han (b. 1994) explores real-world issues by amplifying them into extreme dystopian futures while simultaneously infusing her work with a playful imagination.
2025.03.18
Articles Abstract Paintings of Hejum Bä Reviving Primitive Perception Hejum Bä (b. 1987) explores the gap between trained perspectives and the visual-perceptual viewpoints shaped by familiar painting conventions through various media.
2025.03.25

Mid-Career Artists

Articles Artist Sojung Jun's Nonlinear Narratives: On the Lives of Various Individuals at the Boundary Sojung Jun (b. 1982) has drawn inspiration from the stories of individuals she encounters, focusing on the voices of individuals hidden behind history and society and exploring how transitions in physical boundaries affect their lives.
2025.01.07

Late Mid-Career Artists

Exhibitions 《Kang Seung Lee: The Heart of A Hand》, 2024.03.25 – 2024.07.22, Vincent Price Art Museum Kang Seung Lee's solo exhibition 《Kang Seung Lee: The Heart of A Hand》 will be on view at the Vincent Price Art Museum from March 25 to July 22.
2024.03.23
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Pre-Established Artists

Exhibitions 《Incomplete Model》, 2023.10.11 – 2023.10.19, Oil Tank Culture Park T1 As part of the collaborative exhibition of the Oil Tank Culture Park's Tank Art Festival, artist Jinah Roh's solo exhibition 《Incomplete Model》 will take place at T1. The exhibition explores the relationship between non-human entities that engage in real-time dialogue with visitors.
2023.10.17
Articles [Critique] A Cold and Unwavering Romanticism – On Kwon Byungjun Kwon’s Mechanical Theater His works are romantic. It may be because he is the most romantic person in the world. I have witnessed the irreplaceable traces he has inscribed upon the world of art, music, popular culture, and the underground
2023

Established Artists

Articles Artist Yoon Dongchun Wittily Satirizes the Absurdities of Society by Looking at Everyday as Art Representing the pluralistic trend of Korean contemporary art in the 1990s, artist Yoon Dongchun (b. 1957) has developed a consistent body of work under the theme of “the everydayization of art, the artification of everyday life.” The keyword “everyday” that runs through his work refers to the zeitgeist of our lives in Korea’s modern society, an exploration of the unique characteristics of Korean contemporary art that has adopted Western art, and a search for an alternative methodology of contemporary art by deconstructing and reconstructing the hierarchy between artist, artwork, and audience.
2024.07.23
Exhibitions 《One: Do Ho Suh》, 2018.10.10 – 2019.05.05, Brooklyn Museum (Brooklyn, NY) At a time of mass global migration, the loss of leaving one's native country and searching for a permanent home have become universal issues. 《One: Do Ho Suh》 features a single, large-scale work by Korean-born artist Do Ho Suh, whose work engages with migration and cultural displacement.
2018.10.01