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Artist Jungyoon Hyen Reveals the Entanglement of Contemporary Beings through Relational Sculpture
The sculptures of Jungyoon Hyen (b. 1990) are rooted in the relationships between society, the individual, and the community. Observing how beings navigate daily life within power dynamics, the artist draws on these observations to create her work. Hyen’s sculptural figures, imbued with physical gestures, movements, and expressions, depict fluid and solidaristic situations.
2025.05.12
Exhibitions
《All Tomorrow’s Parties》, 2022.04.07 – 2022.04.19, Art Space 3
An exhibition is always a kind of opportunity, yet also a form of judgment. In today’s art system, those who offer opportunities often simultaneously act as judges. As artists who step forward, we are expected to shine at the site of opportunity and remain confident under judgment—this is the demand placed upon us by contemporary society.
2022.04.06
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[Critique] From Brawl to Theater
Hyeree Ro’s portfolio contains performances that are in the process of transformation and expansion, taking the ongoing series ‘LA-sung’ as a point of departure. The reason for taking ‘LA-sung’ (2016) as a starting point is that there is a clear moment of change between the works she produced
2017
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[Critique] Earth(Artificial) Material Painting
The reflection and penetration of facade with glossy glass and the fragmented screen tone[1] permeated on the incomplete architectural structure are the important materials for Wonhae Hwang’s recent artwork.
2021
Exhibitions
“PANORAMA” on View Through October 16, 2025, at SONGEUN
SONGEUN is presenting the group exhibition 《PANORAMA》 through October 16. Part of the Korea Arts Management Service’s “Korean Artists Today” initiative, the exhibition brings together eight artists and collectives whose practices expand the possibilities of contemporary art, serving as a platform for long-term international engagement. Rather than adhering to a set theme, the show highlights each artist’s distinct voice.
2025.09.02
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[Review] 《MeeNa Park, Sasa[44]》
Park Meena and Sasa[44] share several similarities: both were born in Korea in the early 1970s and received formal artistic training at art schools in Korea and the United States. While each artist has pursued individual practices, they have also collaborated under the name Meena & Sasa.
2008
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[Critique] ‘Also This’ and ‘Also Like That’
A concise explanation of the well-known “Yoo Seungho code” might be as follows. The completion of form through the totality of letters; the reconstruction of pictorial ontology through surfaces composed of dispersed dots; a quasi–East Asian painting sensibility with an antiquated aesthetic;
2012
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[Review] Kiwon Park’s Red Room
Works resemble their artists. Much like babies take after their parents. Kiwon Park, who avoids giving direct answers to any question. His works sit quietly, like their master, like a background.
2019.06.25
