Put your fears aside and dive into the world of abstract art

“We must not be afraid of this word ‘abstract.’ All art is primarily abstract.” Korean art historian Kim Boggi quoted British art historian and philosopher Herbert Read (1893-1968) in the introduction to a new exhibition titled “Seeking ‘Eidos:’...

2022-01-17

Xooang Choi uses disaster to widen his horizons

Those who are familiar with Korean artist Xooang Choi, 46, who gained international fame for his uncanny hyper-realistic sculptures of distorted human bodies, might be surprised to see his new works now on view at Hakgojae Gallery in central Seoul.

2021-08-16

Hakgojae Gallery attracts attention with young artists' paintings

Painting, which had been the most important medium of visual art for a long time, was considered by a lot of art insiders as old or even obsolete medium in recent decades amid a flood of installation and new media art. However, in the Korean art...

2021-07-12

Chae Rimm presents jewelry for your walls

The paintings now on view at Hakgojae Gallery in central Seoul are literally like jewels. The landscapes glimmer like enamel jewelry while some of the round-shaped paintings have golden branches dangling pearls perched on their surfaces.

2021-06-01

As museums shutter, galleries offer glimpses of art

While the national and municipal museums in Seoul are closed indefinitely in line with tightened social distancing measures amid a surge in Covid-19 cases, several commercial galleries opened new exhibitions that feature artworks and craftworks...

2020-12-21

Reality and Utterance ages gracefully and still resonates

“Speaking truth with art” was the motto of the Reality and Utterance art collective — a group of young, revolutionary and rebellious artists who came together in October 1980 to lead the Minjung Art movement, commonly known as the people’s...

2020-07-10