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Exhibitions
《Michel》, 2021.07.18 – 2021.07.31, Alterside
1. Do you remember the time spent in Michel’s room? 2. To reveal a world of mine that can never be punctuated—what a fascinating, troubling, and at the same time considerate thing to do. If one could call the tangible and intangible things he creates as sculpture, then his sculptures are just that.
2021.07.10
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Artist Kang Cheolgyu: Surreal Landscapes Reflecting the Inner Psyche
Kang Cheolgyu (b. 1990) presents narrative paintings in which reality and fiction intersect, drawing from autobiographical experiences. He projects his inner conflicts onto specific subjects and situations, reconstructing them through a symbolic visual language. The fictional worlds he builds on canvas function as psychological landscapes—symbolic spaces that metaphorically reflect his own reality.
2025.07.21
Exhibitions
《Young Korean Artists 2021》, 2021.05.28 – 2021.09.22, MMCA, Gwacheon
《Young Korean Artists 2021》 is the 20th exhibition of the MMCA's 《Young Korean Artists program》, which first began in 1981and now, as it celebrates its 40th anniversary, has become Korea's most time-honored and authoritative program dedicated to discovering young and emerging artists.
2021.05.26
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Venice Biennale Korean Pavilion Features 15 Artists in June
At the 51st Venice Biennale in Italy (June 12–November 6), the Korean Pavilion will present a collaborative exhibition featuring works by 15 artists—the largest number of participants in the history of the Korean Pavilion.
2005.03.30
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《Here's Tomorrow's Weather Forecast》, 2024.10.08 – 2025.01.05, Pohang Museum of Art
Pohang Museum of Art presents the exhibition 《Here’s Tomorrow’s Weather Forecast》 as an invitation to look back at the world we currently face. Inspired by weather observation and forecasting, the exhibition reflects on the meaning contained in this ordinary phrase—“Here’s tomorrow’s weather forecast”—and examines the artistic perceptions of a present world defined by heightened prediction technologies and overwhelming variables.
2024.10.07
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《Silent Landscape-City of Symptoms》, 2019.11.08 – 2020.01.15, Museum Hanmi Samcheong
MoPS Museum Hanmi Samcheong Annex presents Lee Gapchul’s new exhibition 《Silent Mountains–City of Symptoms》 as its inaugural exhibition. The show consists of 26 urban photographs taken by Lee, who has established his identity over the past thirty years as a subjective documentary photographer through representative works such as ‘Land of Others’, ‘Conflict and Reaction’, and ‘Energy’.
2019.11.08
