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New Artists

Exhibitions 《Liminal room》, 2023.05.24 – 2023.06.12, Plan X gallery (Milano) Plan X gallery is proud to present "Liminal Room" the first Italian solo exhibition by the multidisciplinary artist Taewon Ahn.
2020.05.05
Articles Artist Kai Oh’s Mutable Images: On Hidden Vitalities in Urban Spaces Currently based in New York, Kai Oh (b. 1992) has been consistently experimenting with expanding the boundaries of photography. Her work primarily involves discovering traces of often-overlooked beings that exist beneath the surface of urban spaces. She captures these traces through her camera lens and reconstructs them into imagined scenes through post-production.
2025.05.19

Emerging Artists

Articles Artist Jeongkeun Lee: Mediumistic Imagination through the Combination of Image and Frame Jeongkeun Lee (b. 1989) examines the relationship between form and image through the combination of photographic images and the frames that contain them. In his work, the frame functions both as a protective device for the photograph and as a storyboard, forming an exaggerated exterior that allows the photograph to be interpreted in new ways. In doing so, the content of the photograph becomes connected to the frame, representing a series of events experienced by the artist.
2026.04.06
Activities Grim Park, Nohwan Park, and Donghoon Rhee Named Finalists of the ‘2025 Kiaf HIGHLIGHTS’ Following its successful conclusion, Kiaf SEOUL announced the three final winners of the ‘2025 Kiaf HIGHLIGHTS’: Grim Park (THEO), Nohwan Park (Space Willing N Dealing), and Donghoon Rhee (Gallery SP).
2025.09.16
Activities Hyeree Ro: lunares
2023.12.11

Mid-Career Artists

Articles [Critique] An Ellipsis, or Several Periods Minae Kim greets you with a friendly “hello,” but that is all she says. Other than “hello”(the title of this exhibition), the only messages from the artist are the captions of the works, which do not even have conventional
2020
Articles [Critique] Woosung Lee 2017

Late Mid-Career Artists

Exhibitions 《MACHINE LOVE: Video Game, AI and Contemporary Art》, 2025.02.13 – 2025.06.08, Mori Art Museum Ayoung Kim will participate in 《MACHINE LOVE: Video Game, AI and Contemporary Art》 at Mori Art Museum, Tokyo, an exhibition introducing contemporary art that employs game engines, generative AI, and virtual reality (VR).
2025.02.12
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Pre-Established Artists

Articles Artist Yoo Seungho’s Playful Paintings: Exploring the Relationship Between Writing and Drawing Yoo Seungho (b. 1974) creates paintings where text and image engage in a playful relationship, forming a single cohesive image. However, the words used in his works do not align semantically with the images.
2025.02.04
Exhibitions 《Your Mind is Now an Ocean》, 2024.07.31 – 2024.08.30, Pilar Corrias, London Pilar Corrias is pleased to present a group exhibition of works by Koo Jeong A, Ragna Bley, Keren Cytter, Sophie von Hellermann, Manuel Mathieu, Mary Ramsden, Rachel Rose, and Julião Sarmento.
2024.07.30

Established Artists

Activities Artist Ahn Kyuchul Wins Rado Art Canal Prize Artist Ahn Kyuchul, President of the School of Visual Arts at Korea National University of Arts, has been selected as the recipient of the Art Canal Prize at 《Fluid Art Canal 2006》, an international outdoor exhibition officially sponsored by Swiss watch brand RADO.
2006.09.27
Articles Kim Tschoon-su’s Blue Paintings: A Journey into the Nature of Painting Kim Tschoon-su (b. 1957), a leading figure in the ‘Post-Dansaekhwa’ group and the artist of ‘Ultra Marine’, has attracted attention for his unique finger painting technique, in which he wears thin gloves instead of brushes, and uses paint on his palms and fingers to ‘touch’ the canvas to build up thin layers of color.
2024.07.30