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New Artists

Exhibitions “Meta Platform: Generative Connections” on View Through May 15, 2026, at KF Gallery and KF Global Center Metaverse To mark its 35th anniversary, the Korea Foundation (KF) presents the special exhibition 《Meta Platform: Generative Connections》, through May 15, simultaneously at the KF Gallery and the KF Global Center Metaverse (www.kf.or.kr/metaverse). The exhibition, a hybrid media art showcase that combines online and offline experiences, introduces a new exhibition format that connects the KF Gallery with a metaverse platform. This approach explores new possibilities for exchange and communication beyond the limitations of time and space.
2026.05.05
Articles [Critique] Fictional Universe and Players: Clues for Experiencing Miryu Yoon’s Paintings Miryu Yoon, who has been actively showcasing her work through solo and group exhibitions for about three years, is a rare female artist who creates large-scale figurative paintings centered on human subjects. Since there were already several well written critiques about Yoon, I initially intended to write this piece in an interview format.
2025

Emerging Artists

Exhibitions 《Seoulites》, 2021.07.16 – 2021.09.09, Museumhead Love is a confrontation of two parties, who stand facing one another. They meet, experience an overflowing of emotion, and, in some cases, end up going their separate ways—all while facing one another.
2021.07.16
Exhibitions “The 23rd SONGEUN Art Award Exhibition” on view through February 24, 2024, at SONGEUN The SONGEUN Art Award Exhibition is a showcase of the latest works by leading emerging artists in contemporary Korean art in one place. This exhibition features the diversity of contemporary Korean art through the paintings, sculptures, installations, videos, and sound works of 20 young artists born between 1979 and 1990.
2023.12.13

Mid-Career Artists

Articles Artist Uri Han: On the Disappearing Things and Its Temporality Uri Han (b. 1986) explores the world of disappearing objects through media such as video, photography, books, and installation, focusing on the diverse ways of perceiving and sensing things. In particular, the artist examines the relationship between image and language, fiction and reality, tracing what distinguishes the old from the new, the discarded from the circulating, in an effort to reframe contemporary everyday life.
2025.09.29

Late Mid-Career Artists

Activities 'Youngjoo Cho Wins Grand Prize at the 20th SongEun Art Award' Youngjoo Cho, a media artist, was selected as the Grand Prize winner at the 20th SongEun Art Award. Other winners included Ifie Sin, Jong Oh, and Jeon Hyunseon, who each received Excellence Awards.
2021.01.10
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Pre-Established Artists

Articles [Critique] Adventures of lines crossing the dimension Works of Sungchul Hong and Joohyun Kim have its volume, but the line is a main element in the works.
2010.07.01
Articles Artist Jeong Kyungja Captures Moments of Serendipitous Sensation Through the Camera Photographer Jeong Kyungja (b. 1974) captures fleeting sensory moments in everyday life—whether in the city, nature, or among people—through her camera. Her photographs do not seem to involve any special techniques but instead clearly reveal the subject, evoking a sense of intuition.
2024.10.29

Established Artists

Activities Korean Artists to Shine at the Venice Biennale Main Exhibition Contemporary artists Yeesookyung (54) and Sung Hwan Kim (42) have been invited to participate in the main exhibition of the world’s most prestigious art event, the Venice Biennale.
2017.02.14
Exhibitions 《Immortality in the Cloud》, 2019.02.22 - 2019.05.12, Ilmin Museum of Art The Ilmin Museum of Art (Director Kim Taeryung) presents the first exhibition of 2019, 《Immortality in the Cloud》 viewing the works of 6 visual artists Yiyun Kang, Hayoun Kwon, Suh Yongsun, Woosung Lee, Eunji Cho, Fabien Verschaere reinterpreting the immortal values such as history, mythology, religion and love in contemporareinity.
2019.02.20