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Artist Yi Young Uk: A World of Uncanny Sensations Through Repetitive Imagery
Yi Young Uk (b. 1991) explores how the form of repetition functions effectively in contemporary contexts. For instance, he experiments with various organic expressions that break away from rigid formal frameworks—such as creating patterns through the repetition of realistically rendered images, deconstructing forms, or translating them from two-dimensional surfaces into three-dimensional structures.
2025.07.14
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Artist Chansong Kim: Capturing the Fleeting Moment When Boundaries Collapse
Chansong Kim (b. 1988) focuses on fleeting moments when the solidity of existence blurs and becomes fluid. In particular, she has long contemplated the “body,” paying close attention to instances when her once-familiar body suddenly feels unfamiliar and is perceived as a material presence.
2026.03.09
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Exhibitions
《We must run WWW》, 2022.12.16 – 2023.02.05, Daejeon Museum of Art
In 2022, the Daejeon Museum of Art explored the overarching theme of the “city,” revisiting both the tangible and intangible values that shape urban life. Within cities that have grown and evolved under the banner of a “better future,” hope and despair, virtue and vice, wealth and poverty coexist—revealing that the challenges facing humanity persist under different names.
2022.12.15
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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
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《Asia Contemporary Art Exhibition 2015》, 2015.09.11 – 2015.11.15, Jeonbuk Museum of Art
After long preparation, the Jeonbuk Museum of Art (Director: Jang Seok-won) announces the list of participating artists for 《Asia Contemporary Art Exhibition 2015》. A total of 35 artists from 14 countries are included. In addition, the museum also announces the participants for the International Performance Festival (8 artists), the International Seminar (9 participants), and the Jeonbuk Special Art Exhibition (17 artists).
2015.09.11
