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December 2021 – Museums

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This month, don’t miss museum exhibitions including CAMP at Nam June Paik Art Center, Ai Weiwei at MMCA Seoul, Sanghee Song at Seoul Museum of Art, Park Soo Keun at MMCA Deoksugung, and group shows at Ilmin Museum of Art, Zaha Museum, Songeun Art Space, and SeMA Nam-Seoul Museum of Art.

Gangbuk – Jongno-gu

Ai Weiwei: Defend the Future
MMCA Seoul – Jongno-gu/Samcheong-dong
11 December 2021 – 17 April 2022
http://www.mmca.go.kr

Project Hashtag 2021 (group show)
MMCA Seoul – Jongno-gu/Samcheong-dong
3 November 2021 – 6 February 2022
http://www.mmca.go.kr

Korea Artist Prize 2021 (group show)
Kim Sangjin, Bang Jeong-A, Oh Min, Choi Chan Sook
MMCA Seoul – Jongno-gu/Samcheong-dong
20 October 2021 – 20 March 2022
http://www.mmca.go.kr

Moon Kyungwon & Jeon Joonho: News from Nowhere, Freedom Village
MMCA Seoul – Jongno-gu/Samcheong-dong
3 September 2021 – 20 February 2022
http://www.mmca.go.kr

Lee Kun-Hee Collection: Masterpieces of Korean Art (group show)
MMCA Seoul – Jongno-gu/Samcheong-dong
21 July 2021 – 13 March 2022
http://www.mmca.go.kr

Sunset Valley Village (group show)
Art Sonje Center – Jongno-gu/Samcheong-dong
23 November –12 December 2021
http://www.artsonje.org/main/

Transposition (group show)
Musquiqui Chihying, Kate Cooper, COOL Magazine, Eusung Lee, Wunggyu Park
Art Sonje Center – Jongno-gu/Samcheong-dong
14 October –12 December 2021
http://www.artsonje.org/main/

Interweaving Poetic Code (group show)
Taeyoon Choi and Collaborators
Art Sonje Center – Jongno-gu/Samcheong-dong
14 October –12 December 2021
http://www.artsonje.org/main/

Little KA: Kunsthal Aarhus BBC (group show)
Art Sonje Center Project Space – Jongno-gu/Samcheong-dong
6 October – 17 December 2021
http://www.artsonje.org/main/

Kang Mi Sun: Brush, Write and Draw 
Kumho Museum of Art – Jongno-gu/Samcheong-dong
19 November 2021 – 6 February 2022
http://www.kumhomuseum.com/

Illusion: MoPS Collection (group show)
Museum of Photography, Seoul – Jongno-gu/Samcheong-dong
15 October 2021 – 2 January 2022
http://www.photomuseum.or.kr/

IMA Picks 2021: Yun Suknam, Hong Seunghye, Lee Eunsae
Ilmin Museum of Art – Jongno-gu/Gwanghwamun
19 November 2021 – 6 February 2022
https://ilmin.org/

Countdown 2021 (group show)
Sejong Museum of Art – Jongno-gu/Gwanghwamun
3 December – 26 December 2021
http://www.sejongpac.or.kr/

Intentional Coincidence (group show)
Kwon Sejin, Key Minjung, Lee Sejun, Lee Hyunbae, Lee Heejoon, Pyo Youngsil
Zaha Museum – Jongno-gu/Buam-dong
4 December – 26 December 2021
https://www.zahamuseum.org/

Whanki, Draw
Kim Whanki
Whanki Museum – Buam-dong
28 September – 31 December 2021
http://www.whankimuseum.org

Kim HyangAn: Souvenirs de Paris
Whanki Museum – Buam-dong
30 April – 31 December 2021
http://www.whankimuseum.org

Choi Jongtae
Kim Chong Yung Museum – Jongno-gu/Pyeongchang-dong
12 November – 31 December 2021
http://kimchongyung.com

Kim Chong Yung: Neighborhood Scenery
Kim Chong Yung Museum – Jongno-gu/Pyeongchang-dong
11 November 2021 – 27 February 2022
http://kimchongyung.com

Actually, the dead are not dead (group show)
Total Museum of Art – Jongno-gu/Pyeongchang-dong
30 November – 31 December 2021
http://www.totalmuseum.org/

Yang Jang Uk: Maybe it’s like that
OCI Museum – Jongno-gu/Susong-dong
28 October – 18 December 2021
http://ocimuseum.org/

Haneyl Choi: Bulky
Arario Museum in Space – Jongno-gu/Gahoe-dong
2 September 2021 – 6 March 2022
http://www.arariomuseum.org

Nothing Makes Itself (group show)
Arko Art Center – Jongno-gu/Daehangno
17 September – 12 December 2021
https://www.arko.or.kr/artcenter/

Sungkok Art Museum – Sajik-dong
[CLOSED]
http://www.sungkokmuseum.org

Daelim Museum – Jongno-gu/Seochon
[CLOSED]
http://www.daelimmuseum.org

 

Gangbuk South – Jung-gu, Yongsan-gu, Mapo-gu, Dongdaemun-gu, Seongdong-gu

Sanghee Song: Homo Natura
Seoul Museum of Art – Jung-gu/City Hall
16 December 2021 – 27 February 2022
http://sema.seoul.go.kr/

Un/Learning Australia (group show)
Seoul Museum of Art – Jung-gu/City Hall
14 December 2021 – 6 March 2022
http://sema.seoul.go.kr/

Park Soo Keun: The Naked Tree Awaiting Spring
MMCA Deoksugung – Jung-gu/City Hall
11 November 2021 – 1 March 2022
http://www.mmca.go.kr/

Mary Corse: Painting with Light
Amore Pacific Museum of Art – Yongsan-gu/Yongsan Station
2 November 2021 – 20 February 2022
https://apma.amorepacific.com

Human, 7 Questions (group show)
Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art – Yongsan-gu/Hannam-dong
8 October 2021 – 2 January 2022
https://www.leeum.org/index.asp

Saul Leiter: Through the Blurry Window
Piknic – Jung-gu/Hoehyeon-dong
18 December 2021 – 27 March 2022
http://www.piknic.kr/

Shark, Bite the New World (group show)
Aeran Kang, Kim Haemin, Honggoo Kang, Yangachi, Redux
Sehwa Museum of Art – Jung-gu/Seoseomunno
19 October 2021 – 27 February 2022
https://www.sehwamuseum.org

Triple Rings: Replicas from the yesterday, tomorrow (group show)
Culture Station 284 – Jung-gu/Seoul Station
10 December 2021 – 2 January 2022
https://www.seoul284.org/

Virtual Station (group show)
Culture Station 284 – Jung-gu/Seoul Station
23 November – 5 December 2021
https://www.seoul284.org/

Monk Artisans of the Joseon Dynasty: Buddhist Sculptures and Paintings
National Museum of Korea – Yongsan-gu/Seobinggo-dong
7 December 2021 – 6 March 2022
https://www.museum.go.kr/site/eng/home 

A Room of Quiet Contemplation
National Museum of Korea – Yongsan-gu/Seobinggo-dong
12 November – 31 December 2021
https://www.museum.go.kr/site/eng/home

Remembering Lee Hong-kun in the Autumn of 2021
National Museum of Korea – Yongsan-gu/Seobinggo-dong
13 October – 31 December 2021
https://www.museum.go.kr/site/eng/home

Hongik Dept. of Sculpture Graduation Exhibition (group show)
Hongik Museum of Art– Mapo-gu/Hongik University
13 December – 17 December 2021
http://homa.hongik.ac.kr/index.php

Unfold the Folded: 2021 BFA Graduation Exhibition (group show)
Hongik Museum of Art– Mapo-gu/Hongik University
6 December – 11 December 2021
http://homa.hongik.ac.kr/index.php

3rd Museum – Mapo-gu/Seogyo-dong
[CLOSED]
https://www.instagram.com/3rdmuseum_daily

Kim Sechoong Museum – Yongsan-gu/Hyochang-dong
[CLOSED]
http://kimsechoong.com

 

Gangbuk North – Seongbuk-gu, Eunpyeong-gu, Nowon-gu, Dobong-gu

Volume, Beat, Rhythm (group show)
Kim Seeun, Ahn Sanghoon, Choi Soojung
CAN Foundation – Seongbuk-gu
26 November – 18 December 2021
http://can-foundation.org/

The Artist and His People (group show)
Seo Se-ok, Kim Yong-jun, Kim Yong-jin, Kim Junghui, Kim Whanki, Byun Kwan-sik, Son Jae-hyung, Jang Seung-up
Seongbuk Museum of Art – Seongbuk-gu
7 October – 5 December 2021
https://sma.sbculture.or.kr/

Light: Works from the Tate Collection (group show)
SeMA Buk-Seoul Museum of Art – Nowon-gu
21 December 2021 – 8 May 2022
http://sema.seoul.go.kr/

Yeesookyung: Distant Story
SeMA Buk-Seoul Museum of Art – Nowon-gu
5 October 2021 – 19 June 2022
http://sema.seoul.go.kr/

Hangul, Evoke Synesthesia: The Language of the Five Senses (group show)
Savina Museum of Contemporary Art – Seoul/Eunpyeong-gu
1 October – 23 December 2021
http://www.savinamuseum.com

Cho Kwang Hyun : The Fish of Korea
Savina Museum of Contemporary Art – Seoul/Eunpyeong-gu
1 October – 23 December 2021
http://www.savinamuseum.com

Joonki Geum: Savina Museum Rooftop Project
Savina Museum of Contemporary Art – Seoul/Eunpyeong-gu
18 May – 31 December 2021
http://www.savinamuseum.com

 

Gangnam East – Gangnam-gu, Songpa-gu

21st Songeun Art Award (group show)
Songeun Art Space – Gangnam-gu/Cheongdam-dong
10 December 2021 – 12 February 2022
http://www.songeunartspace.org

Digital November (group show)
Platform-L Contemporary Art Center – Gangnam-gu/Nonhyeon-dong
19 November – 2 December 2021
https://platform-l.org/

Spectrum: Find Your Light 2021 (group show)
Platform-L Contemporary Art Center – Gangnam-gu/Nonhyeon-dong
19 November – 2 December 2021
https://platform-l.org/

​David Shrigley
K Museum of Contemporary Art – Gangnam-gu/Cheongdam-dong
18 December 2021 – 17 April 2022
https://www.kmcaseoul.org/

Philippe Halsman
K Museum of Contemporary Art – Gangnam-gu/Cheongdam-dong
4 December 2021 – 3 April 2022
https://www.kmcaseoul.org/

The Art of Communicating, from Goryeo to Present (group show)
Horim Museum – Gangnam-gu/Sinsa-dong
3 August – 31 December 2021
http://horimmuseum.org/sinsa-en/

Chagall and Bible
My Museum – Gangnam-gu/Daechi-dong
25 November 2021 – 10 April 2022
http://myartmuseum.kr

dreamer, 3:45am (group show)
Lotte Museum of Art -Songpa-gu/Jamsil
30 September 2021 – 2 January 2022
https://www.lottemuseum.com/

Into Drawing 44: Hwang Wonhae: Modular Vision
Seoul Olympic Museum of Art -Songpa-gu/Jamsil
19 November – 19 December 2021
https://soma.kspo.or.kr/

Drag and Draw (group show)
Seoul Olympic Museum of Art -Songpa-gu/Jamsil
18 August 2021 – 6 February 2022
https://soma.kspo.or.kr/

Illusion: MoPS Collection (group show)
Museum of Photography, Seoul -Songpa-gu/Jamsil
15 October 2021 – 2 January 2022
http://photomuseum.or.kr/

Coreana Museum of Art – Gangnam-gu/Sinsa-dong
[CLOSED]
http://www.spacec.co.kr/

 

Gangnam West – Seocho-gu, Gwanak-gu, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Ganseo-gu

Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (group show)
Parc Rahm, Jung Myungwoo, Jung Jihyun, Chung Heemin
SeMA Nam-Seoul Museum of Art – Gwanak-gu/Sadang
30 November 2021 – 27 February 2022
http://sema.seoul.go.kr/

Flowers on the Border
Neo Rauch and Rosa Loy
Space K – Gangseo-gu/Magok-dong
28 October 2021 – 26 January 2022
http://www.spacek.co.kr/

Hwang Jiyoon: Refined Observation
Hanwon Museum – Seocho-gu/Nambu Bus Terminal
30 September – 10 December 2021
http://www.hanwon.org/

Moving the world with images (group show)
Seoul Arts Center Hangaram Art Museum – Seocho-gu/Nambu Bus Terminal
22 December 2021 – 27 March 2022
http://www.sacticket.co.kr  

Life and Joy: Matisse, Printmaker
Seoul Arts Center Hangaram Art Museum – Seocho-gu/Nambu Bus Terminal
21 December 2021 – 10 April 2022
http://www.sacticket.co.kr  

A Surreal Shock : Masterpieces from Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen (group show)
Seoul Arts Center Hangaram Art Museum – Seocho-gu/Nambu Bus Terminal
27 November 2021 – 6 March 2022
http://www.sacticket.co.kr

Seoul National University Museum of Art – Gwanak-gu/Seoul National University
[CLOSED]
http://www.snumoa.org/

 

Incheon & Gyeonggi-do West – Anyang, Ansan, Suwon, Hwaseong, Goyang, Gimpo, Paju

Frequencies of Tradition (group show)
Incheon Art Platform – Incheon/Jung-gu
7 December 2021 – 10 April 2022
http://www.inartplatform.kr

Herman Kolgen – Inscape: Voyage to Hidden Landscape (group show)
Paradise Art Space – Incheon/Jung-gu
17 September 2021 – 6 February 2022
https://www.p-city.com/front/artSpace/overview

Vast and Slow (group show)
Hyewon Kwon, Euntae Park, Eunji Cho
Gyeonggi MoMA – Gyeonggi-do/Ansan
11 November 2021 – 27 February 2022
https://gmoma-en.ggcf.kr/

White Night, Dark Day (group show)
Gyeonggi MoMA – Gyeonggi-do/Ansan
29 October 2021 – 14 February 2022
https://gmoma-en.ggcf.kr/

Erwin Olaf: Perfect Moment – Incomplete World
Suwon Ipark Museum of Art – Gyeonggi-do/Suwon
14 December 2021 – 20 March 2022
https://suma.suwon.go.kr/

Katharina Hinsberg: Melodies of Drawing, Space of Serenity
Um Museum – Gyeonggi-do/Hwaseong
8 October – 27 December 2021
http://www.ummuseum.com

Aesook Kim: Mind Space
Goyang Aramnuri Art Center – Gyeonggi-do/Goyang
7 December – 12 December 2021
https://www.artgy.or.kr 

Material Exploration Life (group show)
Goyang Aramnuri Art Center – Gyeonggi-do/Goyang
8 December – 14 December 2021
https://www.artgy.or.kr 

Healing Art Exhibition (group show)
Goyang Aramnuri Art Center – Gyeonggi-do/Goyang
23 November – 1 December 2021
https://www.artgy.or.kr 

2021 The Forefront of Contemporary Art (group show)
Goyang Aramnuri Art Center – Gyeonggi-do/Goyang
14 October – 19 December 2021
https://www.artgy.or.kr

In Touch (group show)
CICA Museum – Gyeonggi-do/Gimpo
24 November – 12 December 2021
https://cicamuseum.com/

Fedor Mikhailovich Dostoevskii: Book+Image10
Mimesis Art Museum – Gyeonggi-do/Paju
4 November – 19 December 2021
https://mimesisartmuseum.co.kr/

We Are Collectors! (group show)
SODA Museum: Space of Design and Architecture – Gyeonggi-do/Hwaseong
27 November 2021 – 6 February 2022
https://museumsoda.org/

Phenomenal View (group show)
Danwon Museum of Art – Gyeonggi-do/Ansan
8 December 2021 – 27 February 2022
https://www.ansanart.com/index.do

Na Hye-seok Art Contest 25th Anniversary Special Exhibition: I Have a Sacred Duty (group show)
Art Space Gwanggyo – Gyeonggi-do/Suwon
8 December – 17 December 2021
https://suma.suwon.go.kr/

 

Gyeonggi-do East – Seongnam, Gwacheon, Yongin, Gwangju, Yangpyeong, Anseong, Namyangju, Gapyeong

CAMP: After Media Promises
Nam June Paik Art Center – Gyeonggi-do/Yongin
25 November 2021 – 27 February 2022
https://njpart.ggcf.kr/

Humor Has It (group show)
Nam June Paik Art Center – Gyeonggi-do/Yongin
1 April 2021 – 2 February 2022
https://njpart.ggcf.kr/

Time of the Earth (group show)
MMCA Gwacheon – Gyeonggi-do/Gwacheon
26 November 2021 – 27 February 2022
http://www.mmca.go.kr

Wook-kyung Choi: Alice’s Cat
MMCA Gwacheon – Gyeonggi-do/Gwacheon
27 October 2021 – 13 February 2022
http://www.mmca.go.kr

Hwang Jihae – Circular Garden Project: Leisurely and Lively Conversation
MMCA Gwacheon – Gyeonggi-do/Gwacheon
8 October 2021 – 17 December 2023
http://www.mmca.go.kr

Switch Things Up (group show)
MMCA Gwacheon – Gyeonggi-do/Gwacheon
10 June 2021 – 27 February 2022
http://www.mmca.go.kr

Lee Hyeja
Seongnam Cube Art Museum – Gyeonggi-do/Seongnam-Bundang
22 October – 12 December 2021
https://www.snab.or.kr/

2020 New Acquisitions (group show)
Seongnam Cube Art Museum – Gyeonggi-do/Seongnam-Bundang
29 January – 19 December 2021
https://www.snab.or.kr/

Chen Dai Goang: Frame
Datz Museum of Art – Gyeonggi-do/Gwangju
13 November 2021 – 27 February 2022
https://datzmuseum.org/

22nd Exhibition by the Yangpyeong Fine Arts Association (group show)
Yangpyeong Art Museum – Gyeonggi-do/Yangpyeong
27 November – 5 December 2021
http://www.ymuseum.org/home/

Evolving Museum : the brilliant moments’ record (group show)
Yangpyeong Art Museum – Gyeonggi-do/Yangpyeong
17 December 2021 – 27 February 2022
http://www.ymuseum.org/home/

Contemporary Art Collection Exhibition (group show)
Museum Ground – Gyeonggi-do/Yongin
10 November 2021 – 13 March 2022
https://www.museumground.org/

Mythtake Museum – Gyeonggi-do/Gapyeong
[CLOSED]
https://www.mythtakemuseum.com/

 


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