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2016.01.01

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New Artists

Exhibitions 《Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night》, 2020.12.17 – 2021.01.30, Chapter II & Chapter II Yard The group exhibition 《Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night》, featuring Soomin Song, Jungsu Woo, Jaeyeon Yoo, and Mokha Lee, takes its title from the renowned poem by Welsh poet Dylan Thomas (1914–1953).
2020.12.15
Exhibitions 《Circle, Chase, Contact》, 2025.06.26 – 2025.07.02, TINC 《Circle, Chase, Contact》 is a performance work that explores the themes of “contact and connection,” as well as “collectivity.” By inviting the audience to directly participate in the performance, the work forms a temporary “field” of contact, through which it investigates new sensory experiences produced as bodies move back and forth between physical reality and virtual relationships mediated by digital technologies.
2025.06.25

Emerging Artists

Exhibitions 《COMBO》, 2021.09.15 – 2021.10.30, Whistle The cards began to shuffle. It gently exposes the face above the hand as it inserts itself among the other cards. Finally, the softly curved card falls below the thumb, randomly tangles up, then fans out neatly
2021.09.13
Articles [Critique] Kim Heecheon - Living amid Moving Image When more than a century ago, Thomas Edison invented the motion picture camera and its viewer, he thought of moving images as nothing more than some insignificant flickering images, which briefly appear through a tiny hole in a coin-operated machine. But with technology transitioning from film to digital media, there has been a bewildering evolution in moving images.
2020.01.21

Mid-Career Artists

Exhibitions 《Maybe it’s like that》, 2021.10.28 – 2021.12.18, OCI Museum of Art With a diverse career spanning solo and group exhibitions, awards, and residencies, Yang Jung Uk’s solo exhibition 《Maybe it's like that》 opened on October 28 and will run until November 28. OCI Museum, where the exhibition is being held, has a long-standing relationship with the artist.
2021.10.26

Late Mid-Career Artists

Articles [Critique] [Jinsook Lee Meets Contemporary Artist] Sculptor Ham Jin (Chosun Ilbo Topclass 2011.08 edition) Ham Jin is a sculptor born in 1978, who graduated from Kyungwon University's College of Fine Arts. At the age of 22, in 1999, he held his first solo exhibition at Sarubia Project and has since presented five solo exhibitions, including at PKM Gallery. His work has been featured in significant group exhibitions at institutions
2011.08.01
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Pre-Established Artists

Exhibitions 《From Berlin to Seoul: Crossing Horizons》, 2023.07.07 – 2023.08.24, CHOI&CHOI Gallery, HORI Artspace, and AIF Lounge, in collaboration with Bermel von Luxburg Gallery CHOI&CHOI Gallery, HORI Artspace, and AIF Lounge, in collaboration with Bermel von Luxburg Gallery, present 《From Berlin to Seoul: Crossing Horizons》. The exhibition celebrates a significant milestone in the cultural exchange between Germany and Korea, marking 140 years of artistic dialogue, collaboration
2023.07.07
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

Established Artists

Articles [Review] A Wish for a Harmonious World – Ik-Joong Kang Solo Exhibition 《The Moon Is Rising》 (Gallery Hyundai, 2022) Ik-Joong Kang’s solo exhibition 《The Moon Is Rising》, held in Korea for the first time in 12 years, presented a large number of works featuring the moon jar alongside his pixel-like formal structures, prompting curiosity about the relationship between these two motifs.
2022.12
Exhibitions 《Open Hands》, 2024.08.30 – 2024.09.15, Gallery Hyundai Gallery Hyundai presents 《Open Hands》, a collaborative exhibition with Commonwealth and Council. Open Hands is a kind gesture, a generous invitation to gather works by an intergenerational group of artists:
2024.08.29