Seoul, November 12 – December 13, 2015, http://www.altpool.org/ As it is usual in Art Space Pool, the exhibition was research-based and minutely installed up to the smallest detail. The contents revolved around the ‘silent victims’ on the fringes of history, like soldiers, massacre victims, etc. This macabre topic, represented mainly in images, has been mixed…
Seoul, December 3, 2015 – February 14, 2015, http://plateau.or.kr I have been a fan of Lim Minouk since I saw the “S.O.S. Adoptive Dissensus” video in a group exhibition in Ilmin Museum a couple of years ago. It was a work which stood out among many others. I read through some of her catalogues, and…
Seoul, December 1, 2015 – March 27, 2016, http://www.mmca.go.kr I believe William Kentridge does not need much introduction. He is a very well known South Aftrican contemporary artist, which has by now produced few decades worth of artworks, ranging from drawing to his brand-style hand drawn stop motion animation, to theater productions and large scale…
Seoul, December 4 – 17, 2015, http://igong.org/ i-Gong is a small media art space in Seoul Hongdae district. The exhibition focused on the topic of the domestic and how the domestic space is experienced by its inhabitants. There have been video interviews with family members talking about different places in the house, as well as…
Incheon, December 2 – December 19, 2015, http://www.inartplatform.kr Incheon Art Platform is a center for contemporary art located near the Incheon China Town Area, in a reconstructed grouping of buildings which used to be warehouses for the nearby Incheon port. Three separate solo exhibitions were taking place during my visit in three separate spaces. Yeom…
Seoul, November 25 – December 1, 2015, http://gallerydos.com Fresco-like artworks, creating by scratching off the black paint on the surface of a plaster surface. The subject matter seemed to be domestic, from villa exteriors to interiors and a fish tank that featured on the invitation. The nice thing about the technique used was the matte…
Seoul, August 29 – November 29, 2015, http://realdmz.org http://artsonje.org/ Part 2 of this year’s Real DMZ Project organized by Samuso/Art Sonje: All the artworks which have been previously exhibited on site in Cheorwon, have now been transported back into Art Sonje center for having a second life as museum exhibition artifacts.
Seoul, November 26, 2015 – January 25, 2016, COS Store Cheongdam, Apgujeong-ro 418, Gangnam-gu, Seoul Artists: EH/Kyoungtae Kim 김경태, Eunu Lee 이은우, Eunjae Lee 이은재, Jeonghwa Seo 서정화, Jin Dallae & Park Woohyuk 진달래&박우혁, KAMKAM 캄캄, KDK 김도균, Kyuhyung Cho 조규형, Min Oh 오민, Suki Seokyeong Kang 강서경, The Book Society 더북소사이어티; Writers: Ahreum Woo…
Seoul, November 25 – December 25, 2015, http://www.seoulphotofestival.com Artists: Kang Yong-suk 강용석, Geum Hye Won 금혜원, Kim Se-jin 김세진, Gim Seunggu 김승구, Kim Ah-yeong 김아영, Kim Yeong-Su 김영수, Kim, In-Sook 김인숙, Noh Suntaek 노순택, Park Chorok 박초록, Byeon Suncheol 변순철, Yim Yeongsuk 이명숙, Yi Seonmin 이선민, Yi Jeongrok이정록, Jo Seub 조습, Chae Seungwoo채승우, Choe Wonjun…
Seoul, November 6 – December 13, 2015, http://www.factory483.org/ (website currently broken), Facebook Artists: Yi Yunyi 이윤이, Leeje 이제, Oh Jong 오종현 Curator: Jo Eunbi 조은비 A small art space in Tongui-dong which seems to be important in the Korean art scene. The exhibition featured poetic works of three artists, each in a different medium, allowing…