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Exhibitions
《Dark Factory》, 2025.06.05 – 2025.06.12, MMCA, Changdong Residency
Curated by Andrew Cummings and Julia Colletti, researchers-in-residence of the 23rd Changdong Residency at the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, the exhibition 《Dark Factory》 unfolds through site-specific installations and the flickering rhythms of projected images,
2025.06.05
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Artist Sejin Kwon: Paintings That Reveal the Layers of Time
Sejin Kwon (b. 1988) captures landscapes encountered in everyday life through photographic images, which he then reconstructs in painting. Through the processes of deconstructing and recombining photographs, the artist visually reveals traces of temporal flow and transformation. His repeated brushstrokes create layered strata of time, returning yesterday’s landscape to that of the day before.
2026.03.23
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[Critique] Portraits of Son Donghyun
Son Donghyun’s early works are represented by portraits of characters from films and animations—figures that are visible yet cannot be said to truly exist. These meticulously rendered portraits of virtual figures, executed in traditional techniques, both directly reveal the contemporary condition in which images have come to dominate and assert,
2020
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Exhibitions
《Funkchestra》, 2005.09.23 – 2005.10.23, Arko Art Center
As the Marronnier Art Center of the Korea Culture and Arts Foundation was renamed Arko Art Center under the Arts Council Korea, the 2005 Planned Invitation Exhibitions I and II were organized as the inaugural exhibitions. Beginning on September 23, 2005, the exhibitions consisted of solo shows by Hong Kyoungtack and Choi Jin-wook, held in Gallery 1 and Gallery 2 respectively.
2005.09.29
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Artist Kim Eull Draws Freely Standing in the Middle of the World
Artist Kim Eull (b. 1954) has garnered attention for his broad spectrum of work that transcends the narrow definition and formal limitations of the medium of drawing and encompasses various boundaries such as painting, sculpture, and installation. Kim perceives and works with drawing as an attitude rather than a form. For him, drawing is associated with an attitude of freedom, honesty, and a clear conscience.
2024.08.13
