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Young Korean Artists 2021

  • 2021-05-28 ~ 2021-09-22
  • Gwacheon Gallery 1,2 & Main Hall

Exhibition Overview

Young Korean Artists 2021
Kang Hoyeon, 〈Re-record Violet〉, 2021, Mixed media installation, 375x615x360cm
Kang Hoyeon, 〈Re-record Violet〉, 2021, Mixed media installation, 375x615x360cm
Kim Jeong-heon, 〈The flower: a launched signal from the soil〉, 2021, Dimensions variable
Kim Jeong-heon, 〈The flower: a launched signal from the soil〉, 2021, Dimensions variable
Woo Jeongsu, 〈Overture_01〉, 2021, Acrylic, ink on canvas, 116.8x91cm
Woo Jeongsu, 〈Overture_01〉, 2021, Acrylic, ink on canvas, 116.8x91cm
Yoon Jiyoung, 〈Yellow Blues_..〉, 2021, Ash tree, maple tree, latex, silicone, etc, 85x130x130cm
Yoon Jiyoung, 〈Yellow Blues_..〉, 2021, Ash tree, maple tree, latex, silicone, etc, 85x130x130cm
Noh Gihun, 〈Yellow Hair〉, 2015, Pigment Print, 80x100cm
Noh Gihun, 〈Yellow Hair〉, 2015, Pigment Print, 80x100cm
Bä Hejum, 〈Aquma〉, 2019, Acrylic on canvas, 145.5x112.2cm
Bä Hejum, 〈Aquma〉, 2019, Acrylic on canvas, 145.5x112.2cm
Nam Jinwoo, 〈he Earthly Paradise〉, 2020, Oil, cotton collage on cotton, 262x302cm
Nam Jinwoo, 〈he Earthly Paradise〉, 2020, Oil, cotton collage on cotton, 262x302cm
Hyun Woomin, 〈Totoki〉, 2021, HD, 20min
Hyun Woomin, 〈Totoki〉, 2021, HD, 20min
Lee Yun Hee, 〈Night of Pian〉, 2021, Porcelain, Dimensions variable(16)
Lee Yun Hee, 〈Night of Pian〉, 2021, Porcelain, Dimensions variable(16)
Parc Rahm, 〈Players〉, 2021, Paint, stencil on canvas, 174x194 x5.2cm
Parc Rahm, 〈Players〉, 2021, Paint, stencil on canvas, 174x194 x5.2cm
Kim San, 〈Social landscape - A bus that does not return〉, 2021, Acrylic on canvas, 181.8x227.3cm
Kim San, 〈Social landscape - A bus that does not return〉, 2021, Acrylic on canvas, 181.8x227.3cm
Hàn Yohan, 〈The Dialogues〉, 2021, Five-channel video installation, 15min
Hàn Yohan, 〈The Dialogues〉, 2021, Five-channel video installation, 15min
Shin Jung-Kyun, 〈A person walking on tiptoe〉, Single-channel video, 9min 24sec.
Shin Jung-Kyun, 〈A person walking on tiptoe〉, Single-channel video, 9min 24sec.
Choi Yun, 〈Where the Heart Goes〉, 2021, Single-channel video, sound, 30min. 30 sec
Choi Yun, 〈Where the Heart Goes〉, 2021, Single-channel video, sound, 30min. 30 sec
Hyen Jungyoon, 〈On my knees〉, 2019, Stainless steel pipe, resin, oil bar, 65x74x23cm
Hyen Jungyoon, 〈On my knees〉, 2019, Stainless steel pipe, resin, oil bar, 65x74x23cm

  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. The program has introduced emerging artists at the forefront of contemporary art and forecast the future of Korean art over its 40 years of activity. Approximately 400 emerging artists have been introduced over 20 Young Korean Artists exhibitions, and earned public recognition and evolve into artists representative of Korea.

  Honoring the spirit of the Young Korean Artists program, which has sought to discover a wide spectrum of young contemporary artists for the past 40 years, this year's selection pool extended its focus on diversification of region (including international artists) and media. The 15 selected artists, all in their 30s, work with multifarious media ranging from painting, sculpture, installation, media to performance, photography, film, and ceramics. While looking beyond the properties of individual artistic media, they produce works that demonstrate and explore the junction between society and individuals or art. 
The artists' perspectives on society present themselves in different forms, each reflecting the particularity of their unique situations. The 140-some new works premiering in this exhibition diversely and heterogeneously reveal a common identity shared by the artists as contemporary young adults who have collectively experienced the extraordinary circumstances of the current pandemic.

  • Artist
    Kang Hoyeon, Kim San, Kim Jeong-hun, Nam Jinwoo, Noh Gihun, Parc Rahm, Bä Hejum, Shin Jung-Kyun, Hàn Yohan, Woo Jeongsu, Yoon Jiyoung, Lee Yun Hee, Choi Yun, Hyun Woomin, Hyen Jungyoon
  • Numbers of artworks
    160
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