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Exhibitions
《2023 Anti-Freeze》, 2023.04.28 – 2023.05.28, Hapjungjigu
Since opening in 2015, Hapjungjigu has consistently introduced emerging artists. Last year, seeking to engage with artists working across more diverse fields and regions, it launched an open call for 《2023 Anti-Freeze》. A total of 167 applicants responded. Following evaluations by the Hapjungjigu team and external jurors, three artists—Sangha Khym, Yooja Kim, and Ho Heo—were selected.
2023.04.27
Articles
[Review] Young-jun Tak – Atelier Hermès solo exhibition
Young-jun Tak’s first solo show in his native Seoul, “Love Your Clean Feet on Thursday,” was a study in duality. Two single-channel videos projected on perpendicular walls framed the gallery of Atelier Hermès, punctuated by two adjacent sculptural works that both opened and closed the show.
2024
Activities
Korea’s 140 Years of Photography Opens a New Exhibition Mecca
“Wait—this is a photograph, not a painting?”
Visitors who came to the special exhibition hall on the second floor of Photography Seoul Museum of Art in Chang-dong, Dobong-gu, Seoul, on the 30th of last month were heard saying this as they closely examined the works.
2025.06.12
Articles
[Critique] Portraits of Son Donghyun
Son Donghyun’s early works are represented by portraits of characters from films and animations—figures that are visible yet cannot be said to truly exist. These meticulously rendered portraits of virtual figures, executed in traditional techniques, both directly reveal the contemporary condition in which images have come to dominate and assert,
2020
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[Critique] Metamorphosis and Captured Capital
From Standard to Division, Kira Kim has actively opposed elements of power and authority by critically revealing internal issues of contemporary Korean society. At the same time, however, he works with a prestigious gallery with a stellar collection of famous artists, known for its excellent marketing and sales. These two facts seem to contradict one another, but the situation actually suits
2015
Exhibitions
《Evanescent》, 2016.07.20 – 2016.09.03, SongEun ArtSpace
SongEun ArtSpace regularly organizes solo exhibitions by emerging Korean artists to support and foster new creative potential. The fifth exhibition in this series, held in 2016, featured Yunchul Kim, an artist whose practice investigates the artistic potential of fluid dynamics, metamaterials, and electro-fluid mechanics. Based in Europe, Kim was the recipient of the 2016 Collide International Award organized by CERN.
2016.07.20
Exhibitions
《RENT》, 2022.10.14. - 2022.11.10, Amado Art Space
《RENT》 is an exhibition that explores the capitalist use of land and the idea of private land ownership through the language of painting. In our contemporary world, where everything is commodified based on the principles of capital, the land is also predominantly perceived solely
2022.10.07
