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New Artists

Exhibitions 《Burrowing at the Bottom of a Rainbow》, 2021.07.23 – 2021.10 Atelier Hermès presents 《Burrowing at the Bottom of a Rainbow》, a solo exhibition by emerging sculptor Hyun Nahm (b. 1990), on view from July 23 to October 3, 2021.
2021.07.20
Exhibitions “KITSCH & POP: Korean Pop Art Now” on View Through September 13, 2025, at Korean Cultural Center in Shanghai The Seoul Museum of Art and the Korean Cultural Center in Shanghai, with support from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korean Foundation for International Cultural Exchange (KOFICE) as part of the 2025 Touring K-Arts program, present the exhibition 《KITSCH & POP: Korean Pop Art Now》, on view at the Korean Cultural Center in Shanghai (3rd Floor Exhibition Hall) through September 13.
2025.07.08

Emerging Artists

Exhibitions 《A Sunday Outing》, 2025.05.09 – 2025.06.15, Kumho Museum of Art Artist Nayoung Kang focuses on “care work” and the relationships formed within it, delicately capturing the structures of life that surround it, along with the physical and emotional tensions it entails, through works in various media.
2025.05.08
Articles [Column] Kim Heecheon: Beyond the Consensus in a Racing World Kim Heecheon (b. 1989) graduated from the Department of Architecture at the Korea National University of Arts. He has held solo exhibitions at notable institutions, including Hayward Gallery (2023), Art Sonje Center (2019), Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, DOOSAN Gallery New York (2018), and Common Center (2015).
2023

Mid-Career Artists

Articles Artist Sojung Jun's Nonlinear Narratives: On the Lives of Various Individuals at the Boundary Sojung Jun (b. 1982) has drawn inspiration from the stories of individuals she encounters, focusing on the voices of individuals hidden behind history and society and exploring how transitions in physical boundaries affect their lives.
2025.01.07

Late Mid-Career Artists

Exhibitions 《Orange Sleep》, 2023.01.05 – 2023.02.12, ONE AND J. Gallery When done alone it would be just daily routine whereas with two people, it becomes an event. Sleep is the state required for survival, a part of normal life, an act bearing a sexual image.
2023.01.01
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Pre-Established Artists

Exhibitions “Korea Artist Prize 2023” on View Through March 31, 2024, at MMCA Seoul The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA), Seoul will host the Korea Artist Prize 2023 from October 20, 2023 to March 31, 2024.
2023.10.25
Exhibitions 《Trans-Theatre》, 2015.08.20 – 2015.09.20, Art Space Pool 《Trans-Theatre》is an archival exhibition by siren eun young jung that organizes her ongoing exploration of Yeoseong Gukgeuk, a genre of Korean theater, which she has been investigating since 2008.
2015.10.08
Articles [Critique] Charged Zero
2020.03.05
Articles [Essay] Nonchalantly
2020

Established Artists

Articles Artist Chung Hyun Finds Sculptural Possibilities in Discarded Objects Chung Hyun (b. 1956) has established a unique art world in the history of contemporary Korean sculpture by sculpting anti-figurative, existential human figures or fragmenting materials that are not commonly used in the category of sculpture to reveal their materiality.
2024.08.20
Exhibitions Lee Bul’s New Sculpture ‘Long Tail Halo’ Installed on the Facade of the Metropolitan Museum of Art Four new sculptures from Long Tail Halo, a series by renowned Korean artist Lee Bul, have been installed on the facade of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (the Met) in New York.
2024.11.12