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New Artists

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
Exhibitions 《Walking on tiptoes》, 2018, Korean Cultural Centre UK (London) The Korean Cultural Centre UK (KCCUK) is pleased to present the first solo exhibition of Jungyoon Hyen, the winner of the inaugural KCCUK and SPACE Studio Award.
2018

Emerging Artists

Articles Artist Hur Yeonhwa’s Fluid Landscapes: On Ambiguous Boundaries and Shifting Sensibilities Hur Yeonhwa (b. 1988) translates the landscapes encountered in everyday life through a range of media, continually exploring ways to transcend the limitations of physical space. In particular, she has sustained a long-standing interest in water, creating works that engage with rainwater, the sea, rivers, and other water-related subjects.
2025.12.29
Articles [Review] We are drawn to what is repulsive Adrift deep beneath the sea, a life form seems to have appeared, swimming desperately upward in the hope of finding air above the surface.
2023.07

Mid-Career Artists

Activities Sung Ki-woong, Minae Kim, Kim Young-na, and Cha Jae-min Receive the Doosan Yonkang Arts Award The Doosan Group’s Yonkang Foundation held the 4th Doosan Yonkang Arts Award ceremony on the 4th at Doosan Art Center in Yeonji-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul, with Chairman Park Yong-hyun in attendance.
2013.10.05

Late Mid-Career Artists

Activities [Project] Aproject X Kim Heejo The Aiden Cheongdam Art Project, a collaboration between artist Kim Heejo and Aproject Company, was the first to utilize the artist's concept to create an entire lobby as an art space.
2021.08.23
Activities SongEun Art Award, Four Artists 2022.04.29
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Pre-Established Artists

Articles [Critique] Lee Donggi, a Pop Artist Who Depicts Popular Culture Embedded in Everyday Life On a hill covered with brightly colored blooming flowers stands Atomaus. Though it resembles a cartoon character, its composed stance against the blue sky gives it a surprisingly serious presence. Judging by the school uniform it wears, Atomaus seems to belong to the same generation as Jang Dong
2008
Exhibitions 《Elegant Town》, 2016.09.29 - 2016.10.16, Gallery Lux The exhibition 《Elegant Town》 unfolds against the backdrop of countless repetitive cities produced through competitive high-speed development. These sites bear little direct relation to the artist’s personal experience or life. Jeong Kyungja captures objects and scenes she encounters by
2016.09.27

Established Artists

Exhibitions 《Peppermint Candy: Homecoming Exhibition of Korean Contemporary Art Touring Central and South America》, 2009.10.21 - 2010.03.07, MMCA Gwacheon Organized by the National Museum of Contemporary Art, Korea, as part of the 'Globalization of Korean Art Project', 《Peppermint Candy》 was a touring exhibition which was shown in Museum of Contemporary Art in Santiago, Chile, and National Art Museum of Argentina in Buenos Aires in 2007 and 2008 and respectively.
2009.10.19
Activities Fifteen Artists to Participate in the Korean Pavilion at the Venice Biennale in June The Korean Pavilion at the 51st Venice Biennale in Italy (June 12–November 6) will present a collaborative exhibition by fifteen artists, the largest number of participants in the pavilion’s history.
2005.03.30