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2016.01.01

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New Artists

Articles [Critique] Jab-Jab-One-Two and Boxing has a noir-like prehistory. Recalling the story of how shady, underground betting fights grew in popularity before eventually being legalized, boxing without an opponent, boxing outside the ring, seems to have lost some of its original power.
2024
Articles Artist Jooyoung Oh: Exploring the Limits and Possibilities of Contemporary Science and Technology through Interactive Media Jooyoung Oh (b. 1991) is an artist and researcher who explores the limits and alternative possibilities of contemporary science and technology through interactive media, including games and artificial cognitive models. With the perspective of a scholar, she investigates human visual perception and conducts simulations using artificial cognitive models. At the same time, as an artist, she continually questions the boundaries and limitations inherent in scientific and technological systems.
2025.06.16

Emerging Artists

Articles [Critique] Painting Contradicts Limits For Heejoon Lee, the conditions and limitations of painting are explored on the same level.
2023.06.09
Exhibitions 《Human Stain》, 2021.08.27 – 2021.09.15, Space Willing N Dealing Park Noh-wan works on painting based on watercolors. Mixing Arabian rubber, it has a strong density instead of thin application unique to watercolors, and Matier is naturally made, showing a unique coloring format.
2021.08.26

Mid-Career Artists

Articles [Essay] Travelogue of Mi-ryeon 미련 未練 The roof of the observatory opens. I expect to see stars that are invisible to the naked eye, but the overly bright light makes everything in my vision disappear. It's like being sucked into a pupil, not knowing if it's mine or yours.
2024

Late Mid-Career Artists

Articles [Essay] Artist Kim Jipyeong Embraces Both Korean Traditional Art and Contemporary Art Korean traditional painting has undergone various changes in response to the country’s tumultuous history. However, it wasn’t until the mid-1990s that the genre’s medium, technique, and subject matter began to undergo a rapid transformation.
2022.10.22
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Pre-Established Artists

Exhibitions “PAPER MATTERS” on View Through April 30, 2025, at BB&M BB&M presents a group exhibition 《PAPER MATTERS》 on view through April 30.
2025.04.08
Exhibitions “Code in Narratives” on View Through November 2, 2025, at Ulsan Art Museum The Ulsan Art Museum is holding a special exhibition titled 《Code in Narratives》 through November 2, featuring works from its collection.
2025.07.15
Activities 120 Million Won ‘BTS Painting’
2019.07.12

Established Artists

Exhibitions 《Connect 1: Still Acts》, 2016.08.27 – 2016.11.20, Art Sonje Center The Art Sonje Center is pleased to present 《Connect 1: Still Acts》 to be held from August 27 to November 20, 2016. Artists Chung Seoyoung, Sora Kim and Lee Bul will participate in the exhibition, which constitutes the first part of the “Connect” series, a survey of the history and collection of Art Sonje.
2016.08.14
Exhibitions 《DMZ Art Project – Peace, Again》, 2021.05.20 – 2021.06.15, Paju Imjingak Pyeonghwanuri Planned as part of the “Exhibition Village Experience Program” of the Let’s DMZ Peace Art Festival, 《DMZ Art Project – Peace, Again》 was held at Imjingak Pyeonghwanuri.
2021.05.20