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New Artists

Articles Artist Ahyeon Ryu: On the Unique Characteristics of Individuals Marginalized under Capitalism Ahyeon Ryu (b. 1996) explores how individuals with digital literacy perceive political and economic phenomena. Specifically, the artist aims to highlight how individuals' unique characteristics, including race, gender, region, and socioeconomic class, are increasingly commodified and consumed within a culture steeped in consumerism.
2025.09.08
Exhibitions “Dear Alexa” on View Through July 26, 2026, at Art Archives Seoul Museum of Art Seoul Museum of Art presents a special exhibition 《Dear Alexa》 on view through July 26, at Art Archive Seoul Museum of Art.
2026.04.07

Emerging Artists

Exhibitions “Rehearsing Transformation” on View Through June 7, 2026, at Incheon Art Platform Incheon Art Platform presents a special exhibition 《Rehearsing Transformation》 on view through June 7. Rehearsing Transformation is an exhibition centered on contemporary sculpture that explores changes in the body, material, and modes of creation and production under the theme of “transformation.” Here, “transformation” refers not to a finished result, but to the process through which forms are made and continually shift into other states.
2026.04.07
Articles Artist Heemin Chung Explores the Perception of Reality in the Digital Age Heemin Chung (b. 1987) has explored how technology shapes our perception and influences art in an era where much of daily life has shifted online.
2025.02.25
Activities Hyeree Ro: lunares
2023.12.11

Mid-Career Artists

Exhibitions “KITSCH & POP: Korean Pop Art Now” on View Through September 13, 2025, at Korean Cultural Center in Shanghai The Seoul Museum of Art and the Korean Cultural Center in Shanghai, with support from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korean Foundation for International Cultural Exchange (KOFICE) as part of the 2025 Touring K-Arts program, present the exhibition 《KITSCH & POP: Korean Pop Art Now》, on view at the Korean Cultural Center in Shanghai (3rd Floor Exhibition Hall) through September 13.
2025.07.08

Late Mid-Career Artists

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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Pre-Established Artists

Exhibitions 《Exploring Unknown》, 2023.10.07 – 2026.10.07, CERN Science Gateway, Geneva 《Exploring Unknown》 manifests as a fertile meeting ground where art and science co-exist, dialogue, and intertwine. Art and theoretical physics may seem like vastly different fields. However, they share a profound connection in their pursuit to understand the fundamental nature of the world around us. Both artists and theoretical physicists strive to create models, images, and tools that can help us better comprehend the complexities of the universe.
2023.10.05
Exhibitions “Rales, wheezes and crackles” on View Through December 17, 2022, at Doosan Gallery Doosan Gallery, a nonprofit gallery located in Jongno-gu, Seoul, is presenting a special exhibition entitled Rales, wheezes and crackles until December 17, 2022. A total of 13 works, including five from the Doosan Yonkang Foundation collection, will be presented at the exhibition. The works are by seven artists born between the 1990s and 1970s, including Jiyoung Keem, Sejin Park, Joo Yeon Park, Nakhee Sung, Seung Ae Lee, Kai Oh, and Hyori Cho.
2022.12.05

Established Artists

Articles [Critique] Others and Me: On the Impossibility of Relations and Communications For the exhibition at PLATEAU in the summer of 2014, Inhwan Oh produced the project Guard and I, a work that unveils the tension between individual identity and social norms, critically examines the institutional order of a museum, and exemplifies Oh’s persistent attempts to communicate with others on an intimate level, even if the relationship is temporary.
2015
Exhibitions 《Color, Play a Trick on Emotion》, 2013.07.11 - 2013.10.09, Ilwoo space Ilwoo Space (一宇SPACE), located in the lobby on the first floor of the Korean Air Seosomun Building, presents the exhibition 《Color, Play a Trick on Emotion》 in the summer of 2013.
2013.07.09