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New Artists

Articles [Column] How to represent the time of disaster (VOSTOK magazine : Issue 21. May 2020) Earlier this year, as the novel coronavirus spread worldwide, the WHO(World Health Organization) declared a pandemic on March 12, and on March 25, the Japanese government and the International Olympic Committee agreed to postpone the Tokyo Olympics.
2020.05
Exhibitions 《National Junkyard of Modern and Contemporary Art》, 2025.03.06 – 2025.04.12, ATELIER AKI ATELIER AKI is pleased to present Dahoon Nam's solo exhibition, 《National Junkyard of Modern and Contemporary Art》, as its first exhibition of 2025. Marking the artist’s 11th solo show, this exhibition expands on the concept of "art through replication" while delving deeper into social discourse.
2025.03.06

Emerging Artists

Articles Artist Hyunmo Yang: Exploring Balance at the Boundaries of the Image Hyunmo Yang (b. 1987)’s work begins with the observation of ever-changing landscapes outside the window or flickering candle flames—forms that sway and intertwine unpredictably. For Yang, these are not merely physical shapes or fleeting scenes but reflections of internal states, points of projection through which meaning is continuously sought and redefined.
2026.03.02
Exhibitions 《Cold Rub》, 2023.02.03 – 2023.03.11, PHD Group (Hong Kong) Eunsae Lee's solo exhibition 《Cold Rub》 will be held at PHD Group in Hong Kong from February 3 to March 11, 2023. In her decade-long exploration of painting, Eunsae Lee has engaged with figures and objects to mine relationships between gaze, desire, and consumption.
2023.02.01

Mid-Career Artists

Activities Five Korean Artists Selected for ‘Bloomberg New Contemporaries 2011’ 《Bloomberg New Contemporaries 2011: In the Presence》 opens a window onto the future of contemporary art, bringing together some of the best work currently emerging from the UK’s art schools by 40 recent graduates.
2011.11.05

Late Mid-Career Artists

Articles [Critique] Mapping, Grouping, and Categorizing Donghyun Son Perhaps it was the most natural flow of thought. I was thinking of his work all throughout watching the movie Deadpool. In Deadpool, there is a protagonist whose actions break the conventional stereotypes, constantly making jokes with various references.
2016
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Pre-Established Artists

Articles [Critique] Impossible thus Possible: The Philosophy of Minouk Lim Minouk Lim is interested in that which is invisible. However, this does not mean her intention is to dismiss the visible and reinstate what is not. In other words, she does not adopt anti-representationalism, but instead attempts to ‘testify’ on behalf of what is invisible. This method is of considerable interest, since
2012
Articles [Critique] Corruptible Curiosities - Looking at Meekyoung Shin’s Art through Chinese perspective As close neighbors, Korea and China share similar cultures, particularly in the traditional art forms such as ink painting, ceramics and etc. The Chinese often appreciate artworks with a sense of antiquity.
2015.12.01

Established Artists

Articles [Column] Painter·Sculptor Suh Yongsun Examining the Fundamental Spirit of Human Resistance For Suh Yongsun, language—recorded text—which serves as the essential mechanism through which we learn and understand history as a means of interpreting reality, has its limits. In his view, history begins the moment it departs from reality.
2020
Activities Running into the 「Subway Art Era」/ Large-scale Works Completed in Succession at Major Stations in the Second Phase Subway art in Seoul is becoming increasingly diverse. Large-scale artworks scheduled to be unveiled at major stations
1995.03.29