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Exhibitions “2026 KUMHO YOUNG ARTIST Part.2” on View Through May 31, 2026, at Kumho Museum of Art Kumho Museum of Art presents 《2026 KUMHO YOUNG ARTIST Part.2》 on view through May 31. “KUMHO YOUNG ARTIST” program, launched with its first open call in 2004, has supported a total of 107 emerging artists to date by providing opportunities for solo exhibitions. This year’s selected artists are Gang Donghoon, Moon Joohye, Hyunjin Park, Seo Wonmi, Soojung Jung, and Jiwon Choi. The second part of the exhibition presents solo shows by Soojung Jung, Hyunjin Park, and Jiwon Choi.
2026.05.05
Exhibitions 《In a Comfortable World》, 2018.05.04 – 2018.05.13, Rainbow Cube Gallery In reality, even when we are simply standing still, countless images, sounds, smells, tactile sensations, and other indefinable forms of information pour in simultaneously. Yet we are not overwhelmed by this bombardment of sensations. This is because, although we see, hear, smell, touch, and feel, we do
2018.05.03

Emerging Artists

Exhibitions 《mite life》, 2023.08.24 – 2023.09.23, Gallery 2 Eunsae Lee’s upcoming solo exhibition is titled 《mite life》. Here, mite may mean the arachnid pests, but also a small child or animal, especially when regarded as an object of sympathy.
2023.08.20
Exhibitions 《Intestine for Ritual》, 2023.05.24 – 2023.07.01, Arario Gallery Seoul Arario Gallery Seoul is pleased to present Park Wunggyu’s solo exhibition 《Intestine for Ritual》, on view from May 24 to July 1, 2023.
2023.05.22

Mid-Career Artists

Exhibitions 《Different Perspectives on Photography》, 2023.02.08 - 2023.03.04, Roun Gallery Photography has the power to contain time, reality, and narrative within a single frame. Yet how we look at photographs can be just as important as the act of making them. When we view an image, objective information and personal experience together shape the way we interpret and understand it.
2023.01.31

Late Mid-Career Artists

Exhibitions 《Frieze Film Seoul 2023》, 2023.08.22 – 2023.09.09, Insa Art Space Under the title ‘It was the way of walking through narrative’, Frieze Film 2023 approaches narrative in film and video as a methodology of excavation.
2023.08.22
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Pre-Established Artists

Articles [Critique] The Medium : Layered, Lined Im Sunny’s artistic practice begins with the question: what is the essence of painting? Her work explores how the fundamental formal elements of painting—such as color, line, and plane—do not merely serve to represent objects realistically, but instead possess intrinsic aesthetic value in themselves. Influenced
2019
Exhibitions 《Algorithm of Evolutionary time》, 2024.10.11 – 2024.11.04, Oil Tank Culture Park T2 The solo exhibition of artist Jinah Roh, titled 《Algorithm of Evolutionary Time》, which questions the future of humanity, will be held from October 11 (Friday) to November 4 (Monday) at the Oil Tank Culture Park T2 in Mapo-gu.
2024.10.11

Established Artists

Exhibitions 《Koo Bohnchang》, 2018.12.14 - 2019.03.17, Kukje Gallery Kukje Gallery is pleased to present 《Koo Bohnchang》, a solo exhibition of work by the artist on view from December 14, 2018, through March 17, 2019, at the gallery’s Busan space.
2018.12.12
Articles [Critique] Lee Gapchul : Capturing Koreans, the Spirit of Korean Culture Lee Gapchul’s works are formidable. His images are intense. They demonstrate the immense power of photography. What is the power in a photograph. First of all, its arresting images render it difficult for the viewer to look away: the objects themselves are captivating.
2016