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Artist Haevan Lee: Painting the Geopolitical Landscapes of Borders and Buffer Zones
Haevan Lee (b. 1990), drawing from her upbringing near the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), has explored the structures of borders and their socio-cultural impact across various national boundary regions. To understand the complexities of border identities and ecological environments, she employs landscape painting, storytelling, and historical research, capturing the local context of specific sites through diverse mediums such as painting, installation, and video.
2025.11.10
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
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Artist Seoul Kim: A Meta-Exploration into Painting as a Classical Medium
Seoul Kim (b. 1988) has developed his practice through a sustained process of posing and responding to fundamental questions about painting as a classical medium. His work engages with the meta-exploration of the way physical elements such as brushes, paint, canvas fabric, and frames work in painting.
2026.03.16
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Artist Hansol Ryu: Visualizing the Paradox of Fear and Humor
Deeply influenced by the forms, narratives, and traditions of gore films and comics, Hansol Ryu (b. 1989) has developed a performative practice that spans video, drawing, and installation. The artist is particularly interested in tactile imaginaries associated with bodily transformation, and based on this, creates works that visualize the contradictory sensations of fear and humor as encountered in everyday life.
2026.04.20
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[Critique] Imaginary Documentary: “489 Years” by Hayoun Kwon
Hayoun Kwon (Seoul, 1981~) is a filmmaker and media artist based in Korea and France. She visualizes the experiences and memories of others through 3D animation and VR images. Her work materializes personal narratives, enabling them to extend beyond mere imagery to immersive experiences, allowing viewers to engage deeply with stories they have never personally encountered.
2021
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[Critique] Listening as an Act That Makes Sound
The term “artist” circulates without much question in places like art magazines or museums, yet once you step outside the art-world’s institutions it becomes a hazy designation. “Is that person the kind who writes,
2024
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Artist Ahn Kyuchul Reveals the Invisible Side of Life and Things
Artist Ahn Kyuchul (b. 1955) has been relentlessly seeking alternative prospects of contemporary art through profound examination on life and art since the mid-1980s. Acclaimed for his complex yet delicate artistic vocabulary incorporating reflections on daily life, as well as close observations of everyday objects and language, Ahn has constructed a body of work. His visual language, deeply rooted in a conceptual approach and oblique representations of reality, allows viewers to reassess the essence of human nature and objects while confronting the irrationalities and paradoxes of modern life.
2024.08.20
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[Critique] Truth or Rule
She is interested in designing and mass-producing practical objects — cigarette packs, small liquor bottles, upright vases. Yet in the studio of artist Hong Seung-Hye, small and pretty but not particularly useful objects were lined up.
2016
