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New Artists

Exhibitions 《RETURN TO ROOTS : A RETROSPECTIVE IN MEMORY OF CHERRY JANG (1984-2019)》, 2024.10.05 – 2024.11.03, TSA NY DOOSAN Art Center DOOSAN Gallery is excited to present a solo exhibition 《Return to Roots: A Retrospective in Memory of Cherry Jang (1984-2019)》 by Sungsil Ryu, running from October 5th (Sat.) to November 3rd (Sun.), in collaboration with Tiger Strikes Asteroid New York.
2024.10.01
Exhibitions 《Left, over》, 2025.07.03 – 2025.08.28, PARKSEOBO FOUNDATION Jinhee Kim’s solo exhibition 《Left, over》 opens from July 3 to August 28 at the PARKSEOBO FOUNDATION 26SQM. The exhibition presents the artist's works, which depict the everyday life of oneself, others, and our shared experiences in a spectrum of light and color, and question the very notion of the ordinary.
2025.07.01

Emerging Artists

Exhibitions 《As Usual》, 2020.07.14 – 2020.08.15, Gallery 2 A painting essentially develops from an image but incorporates more than the initial image. The fluid, primordial state of the image in the mind's eye must manifest into the reality of the outside world.
2020.07.12
Articles Artist Keem Jiyoung: Exploring the Relationship Between Individuals and Absurd Social Structure Keem Jiyoung (b. 1987) pays attention to the structural problems behind seemingly accidental disasters, and the relationships between individuals and society that protrude therefrom.
2025.03.25
Activities Young Artists Spotlighted by Leeum
2022.03.25

Mid-Career Artists

Articles Artist Jungki Beak Explores Objects and Phenomena Across Art, Science, and Superstition Jungki Beak (b. 1981) has been creating works that explore the essence of materials while connecting humanity's attitudes toward the natural environment and ancient cultures often labeled as superstition with contemporary science and philosophy.
2025.01.14

Late Mid-Career Artists

Exhibitions Kim Taedong & Yona Lee’s Two-Person Exhibition “Staging” on View Through July 20, 2026, at Space ISU Space ISU, the cultural arts space of ISU Group, presents the 30th anniversary exhibition 《Staging》 through July 20.Moving beyond conventional modes of commemoration that simply look back on the past, the exhibition foregrounds the idea that a corporation exists as a dynamic entity—one in which diverse relationships and elements are interconnected and continuously evolving.
2026.05.05
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Pre-Established Artists

Exhibitions 《The Horns of a Dilemma》, 2007.04.27 - 2007.05.31, Ilmin Museum of Art Many people are curious about how artists live and what kind of lives they lead. They wonder what artists are truly pursuing through art. Perhaps this curiosity stems from a sense of admiration for those who seem to live freely, differently from themselves; on the other hand, it may arise from skepticism about how such lives are actually sustained.
2007.04.25
Activities Announcement of the Winners of the 2013 Korea Public Design Awards The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (Minister Yoo Jinryong, hereafter MCST) has announced the winners of the Grand Prize of the “2013 Korea Public Design Awards.” In the Best Practices category, the “Jeongseon Samtan Art Mine Public Design Regional Regeneration Project” was selected, while in the Design Idea category, the “Easy-to-put” automatic foldable shelf for public restrooms received the top honor.
2013.09.17

Established Artists

Activities The 21st Monthly Art Awards At the 21st Monthly Art Awards ceremony held at the Sungkok Art Museum on December 1, 2025, Monthly Art (Representative: Lee Ki-young) honored Kim Beom in the Artist category, Lev AAN in the Criticism category, and ten outstanding exhibitions including the Best Exhibition award for Art Sonje Center’s 《Adrián Villar Rojas: The Language of the Enemy》 (2025).
2025.12.01
Activities The Final Work of ‘An Artist Gone Too Soon,’ Bahc Yiso Among the works exhibited at the Busan Biennale, one piece in particular has drawn attention from both inside and outside the art world: the monumental installation We Are Happy (photo), mounted atop a steel tower in the outdoor exhibition space of the Busan Museum of Art.
2004.06.10