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Korean Contemporary Artists since 2000

Three Painters Exploring the Pure Form and its Meaning

Korean Contemporary
Artists since 2000

Three Painters Exploring
the Pure Form and its Meaning

Kim Heejo’s 'Schematic Medium' &
Lim Sunhee's 'Layered Painting'

Kim Heejo’s
'Schematic Medium'

&

Lim Sunhee's
'Layered Painting'

Here are five artists who have merged traditional Korean painting with Western styles to create their distinctive formative language.

Here are five artists who have merged traditional Korean painting with Western styles to create their distinctive formative language.

Two K-pop artists Representing Each Era
2010s vs 2020s

Two K-pop artists
Representing Each Era
2010s vs 2020s

'The String', 'Deodorant Type' and 'Mutant'
Three Multiplay Artists in Post Medium Era

Three Multiplay Artists
in Post Medium Era

'The String', 'Deodorant Type' and 'Mutant'

Selected Six Contemporary Photographers
in Korea after 2010s

Selected Six
Contemporary Photographers
in Korea after 2010s

Curator's Recommendation

For Immediate Release

Aproject Company, committed to globalizing Korean art, is delighted to announce

a solo exhibition featuring Hong Kyoungtack, a representative artist of post-2000s contemporary Korean painting.

Aproject Company operates two online art platforms. K-ARTIST.COM serves as an archive and art market platform for Korean artists to venture into the global art sphere. Meanwhile, K-ARTNOW.COM is a platform that delivers news and information about contemporary Korean art to the world.

This exhibition takes place in Seoul after a gap of 9 years since Hong Kyoungtack’s solo exhibition at Perigee Gallery in 2014.

The exhibition will showcase approximately 30 major artworks, ranging from the early 1990s to representative pieces from the recent “Pens,” “Library,” and “Funkchestra” series.

Since making his debut with his first solo exhibition “Shrine” at Insa Art Space in 2000, Hong Kyoungtack has been gaining recognition as a prominent contemporary painter representing Korea.

Particularly, in 2007, Hong Kyoungtack achieved a groundbreaking auction price of approximately 780 million KRW (about 600,000 USD) at a Hong Kong Christie’s auction, becoming the first Korean artist to attain such a remarkable record. With this accomplishment, he solidified his position as a representative artist of Korea in the global art market.

In response to this situation and the growing global interest in Korean culture and arts, Aproject Company has organized a special lecture on the theme of “Global Expansion Strategies for Korean Art” and an exposition exploring Hong Kyoungtack’s artistic realm.

Furthermore, in celebration of this exhibition and the upcoming KIAF & Frieze Seoul, we have planned a special opening event and after-party. We invite art experts, artists, collectors, and art enthusiasts who are interested in Hong Kyoungtack’s work to join us. We look forward to seeing you at the opening & after party.

Information of Exhibition

Pen, Library, Funkchestra

Play of Desire, Order & Sense

– Duration : Sep 6 – Oct 28, 2023
– Time : 11 am – 6 pm (Mon – Sat)
– Venue : A Lounge, A Gallery, A Lobby (within Aiden Hotel Cheongdam)
– Opening : Sep 6, 2023 (Wed), 6 – 8 pm
* After Party for KIAF & Frieze Seoul Visitors : 8 – 10 pm, 3F A Lounge
– Organized by : Aproject Company
– Sponsored by : Aiden Cheongdam Hotel, Nefs Foundation, Original Beer Company
– Inquiry for Exhibition : Jonghyun Park, Gallery Manager
+82 10-4741-7802,  bellpark.aproject@gmail.com
– Purchase Inquiry : Jongho Kim, CEO
+82 10-3208-0106,  jaykim.aproject@gmail.com

Special Lecture I

Globalization Strategies of
Contemporary Korean Art

– Date : Sep 16, 2023 (Sat), 2 – 6 pm
– Venue : A Gallery (Aiden Cheongdam Hotel B1)
– Capacity : Approx. 50 – 100 attendees (First come, first served)
– Registration : Please send an email to aproject.company@gmail.com.
We will send you a confirmation email about the availability.
– Host : Jongho Kim (CEO, Aproject Company)

- Time Table -

(1) 2:00 pm – 3:10 pm
– Contemporary Korean Art since the 2000s
(Lecturer: Geun-jun LIM, Art Critic)

(2) 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm
– Trends and Prospects of the Global Art Market
(Lecturer: Yunah Jung, Senior Specialist and Vice President for the Asian 20th & Contemporary Art, Christie’s.)

(3) 4:50 pm – 6:00 pm
– Globalization Strategies of Contemporary Korean Art
(Lecturer: Jongho Kim, Former Director of Doosan Gallery Seoul & New York)

Special Lecture II

The Art World of
Hong Kyoungtack

– Date : Sep 23, 2023 (Sat), 2 – 5 pm
– Venue : A Gallery (Aiden Cheongdam Hotel B1)
– Capacity : Approx. 50 – 100 attendees (First come, first served)
– Registration : Please send an email to aproject.company@gmail.com.
We will send you a confirmation email about the availability.
– Host : Jongho Kim (CEO, Aproject Company)

- Time Table -

(1) 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
– The Art World of Hong Kyoungtack
(Lecturer: Youngtaek Park, Art Critic & Professor at Kyonggi University)

(2) 3:40 pm – 5:00 pm
– Conversation with Artist Hong Kyoungtack
(Moderator: Jongho Kim, Former Director of Doosan Gallery Seoul & New York)