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New Artists

Exhibitions “Electric Shock” on View Through March 22, 2026, at Buk-Seoul Museum of Art The Buk-Seoul Museum of Art (SeMA) presents 《Electric Shock》, an exhibition that explores the urgent relationship between technology and the environment through the theme of “electricity,” on view through March 22, 2026.
2025.12.16
Exhibitions 《DOOSAN Art Lab 2019: Part 1》, 2019.07.03 – 2019.08.03, DOOSAN Gallery Organized by DOOSAN Art Center since 2010, 'DOOSAN Art LAB' is a program which supports young artists under 40 years of age to experiment in various forms of art. The program presents their work in multiple forms such as showcases, reading sessions, and workshops.
2019.07.03

Emerging Artists

Activities “Future Present: Contemporary Korean Art,” the First English-language Anthology Focusing on Contemporary Korean Artists from the Millennial Generation, Has Been Published Skira editore and SONGEUN announced the publication of Future Present: Contemporary Korean Art by Andy St. Louis, a survey of Korean artists from the Millennial Generation.
2024.06.10
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

Mid-Career Artists

Exhibitions 《Low-cut》, 2020.06.29 - 2020.09.12, BMW Photo Space I have long been interested in a wide range of fields, from historical events and incidents to networks and the development of digital imaging technologies.
2020.06.27

Late Mid-Career Artists

Activities BYR Light Project A Lounge, located within Aiden Cheongdam Hotel, is Korea’s first gallery dedicated to contemporary art, presenting works by leading Korean artists while also functioning as a complex cultural space where visitors can enjoy casual dining, craft beer, and various events and performances.
2021.01.01
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Pre-Established Artists

Articles [Critique] A Geometric Jungle Park Chanmin’s exhibition 《Surrounded by Space》 presents an urban landscape in which spaces overlap and appear to enclose one another. It may well be described as a geometric jungle.
2015
Activities “Blanket Artist” Seulgi Lee’s ‘Rashomon’… Kkoung Kkoung, Swi, Bushishi Inscribed on Hanging Boards Even a blanket becomes an artwork once it is hung in an exhibition space. Seulgi Lee’s ‘Blanket Project: U’, created in collaboration with master artisans of Tongyeong quilt-making (nubi), is a clever work that adopts the concept that “everything in everyday life can be contemporary art.”
2024.06.30

Established Artists

Articles Artist Koo Bohnchang Captures the Soul with a Camera Lens Koo Bohnchang (b. 1953) has played a key role in the inception and development of contemporary Korean photography from the 1980s to the present. By introducing a new format called "making photo," Koo broke new ground in Korean contemporary photography
2024.07.23
Exhibitions 《Why My Drawing Comes From The West》, 2015.08.01. - 2015.08.29, Baik Art Baik Art presents 《Why My Drawing Comes From The West》, a solo exhibition of 6-boxed assemblages, 150 sketches and doodles, and one table with 150 figurines by Seoul-based artist Kim Eull.
2015.07.30