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Exhibitions
《Drink Water》, 2024.09.05 – 2024.09.21, Frieze No.9 Cork Street, London
《Drink Water》, the solo exhibition by Berlin and Seoul-based artist Jinhee Kim is opening at No.9 Cork Street, London. Kim uses the everyday act of drinking water as a metaphor to contemplate the meaning of identity beyond distinctions of race, culture, gender, and language.
2024.09.05
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Artist Hayne Park: On Glass as Still and Living Matter
Hayne Park (b. 1990), also known under the name Gloryhole, explores the sculptural forms created by the encounter between glass—a material that is simultaneously still and alive—and light. She transforms these into objects that can be used in everyday life.
2025.08.11
Exhibitions
《Two, Lying Down, Exposed Roots》 2024.05.10 – 2024.07.21 Johyun Gallery (Haeundae)
May 10th, Johyun Gallery Haeundae is pleased to present Hyunsun Jeon’s 17 new paintings for her latest exhibition, 《Two, Lying Down, Exposed Roots》. Jeon’s latest -seen-before works come from the streams and cascades of cogitation the artist has waded through, collected, and crystallized on the relationship between two things and the hidden nature of what is essential.
2024.05.09
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“Talking Heads” on View Through July 6, 2025, at SeMA Seosomun Main Branch
The Seoul Museum of Art (SeMA) presents the special exhibition 《Talking Heads》 at its Seosomun Main Branch through July 6. This exhibition is part of SeMA’s annual thematic framework and explores various pathways for interpreting the museum’s 2025 institutional agenda, “Action.” The exhibition adopts an attitude toward “not-so-visible gestures,” not through binary oppositions such as center versus periphery, but through a polycentric and flexible approach.
2025.05.20
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[Critique] If We Can Write New Poetry…
If you believe that there are certain truths you know, they are very likely to be closer to false. People who have experienced events believe they saw everything that happened in front of them, and that they are even privy to the truths behind them.
2024
Exhibitions
《LOGOTYPE》, 2007.04.04 - 2007.04.22, DoArt gallery
Son Donghyun (b.1980) began to gain attention two years ago after presenting Portrait of Hero, James Bond at Gallery Kkot and holding his solo exhibition 《Pop-Icon》 at Art Space Hue.
2007.04.02
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Artist Kyungah Ham Reveals the Hidden Side of Reality by Following Invisible Footsteps
Kyungah Ham (b. 1966) is an artist who persistently delves into the gaps of contradictions and absurdities, challenging the rules and taboos of hidden systems behind reality. She has addressed these invisible social structures and phenomena through various mediums, including painting, installation, video, performance, and embroidery.
2024.09.10
Exhibitions
《RENT》, 2022.10.14. - 2022.11.10, Amado Art Space
《RENT》 is an exhibition that explores the capitalist use of land and the idea of private land ownership through the language of painting. In our contemporary world, where everything is commodified based on the principles of capital, the land is also predominantly perceived solely
2022.10.07
Exhibitions
《The Garden of ‘NIM’: Cho Duck Hyun Archive》, 2015.11.11 - 2016.04.16, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea
The Digital Archive at the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul (hereinafter “MMCA Seoul”) has staged exhibitions that give a glimpse into the artistic world of contemporary artists, whose artistic work is based on profound materials related to specific subject matter, or that highlight a certain point in the history of modern Korean art. The fourth exhibit to be held at the Digital Archive in 2015 is titled 《The Garden of ‘NIM’: Cho Duck Hyun Archive》.
2015.11.09
