Must-see shows this month include ‘Awakenings: Art in Society in Asia in 1960s-1990s’ at MMCA Gwacheon, ‘Picasso and Cubism’ at Seoul Arts Center, ‘Double Negative’ at Art Sonje Center, ‘The Expanded Manual’ at SeMA Nam-Seoul, and the first exhibitions at newly-opened Paradise Art Space in Incheon.
Jongno-gu Museums
The Essential Duchamp
MMCA Seoul – Samcheong-dong
22 December 2018 – 7 April 2019
http://www.mmca.go.kr/
What Ought to Be Done? Work and Life: Harun Farocki Retrospective
MMCA Seoul – Samcheong-dong
14 November 2018 – 24 February 2019
http://www.mmca.go.kr
CHOIJEONGHWA: Blooming Matrix / MMCA Hyundai Motor Series 2018
MMCA Seoul – Samcheong-dong
5 September 2018 – 10 February 2019
http://www.mmca.go.kr
Yun Hyong-keun Retrospective
MMCA Seoul – Samcheong-dong
4 August 2018 – 6 February 2019
http://www.mmca.go.kr/
Julien Prévieux: Pinch-to-Zoom
Art Sonje Center – Samcheong-dong
22 November 2018 – 20 January 2019
http://artsonje.org
ONE-A-DAY (group show)
Seeun Kim, Park Minhee, Jihyun Jung
Art Sonje Center – Samcheong-dong
22 November 2018 – 20 January 2019
http://artsonje.org
The Seed of a New Society: Asif Khan
Songwon Art Center – Samcheong-dong
2 August 2018 – 27 January 2019
http://songwonart.org/
New Wave II: Design and Engaging Communities (group show)
6699press, Garagegage, Zero Space Inc., Seungji Mun, COM, yang-jang, flat.m
Kumho Museum of Art – Samcheong-dong
19 October 2018 – 20 February 2019
http://www.kumhomuseum.com/
Coco Capitán: Is It Tomorrow Yet?
Daelim Museum – Seochon
2 August 2018 – 27 January 2019
http://www.daelimmuseum.org
Whanki Foundation 40th Anniversary Exhibition
Whanki Museum – Buam-dong
14 December 2018 – 31 March 2019
http://www.whankimuseum.org
Noh Sangho: The Great Chapbook II
Arario Museum in Space – Gahoe-dong
24 August 2018 – 10 February 2019
http://www.arariomuseum.org
2019 CRE8TIVE REPORT (group show)
Namhoon Kim, Minjoo Kim, Suyeon Kim, Omi Rha, Yuntaek Sa, Junyoung Ahn, Kanghoon Lee, Jihee Kim, MIA LIU
OCI Museum – Susong-dong
10 January – 23 February 2019
http://ocimuseum.org/
Obsession (group show)
Arko Art Center – Daehangno
19 December 2018 – 3 February 2019
https://www.arko.or.kr/infra/pm1_01/m2_05/m3_01.do
Double Negative: From White Cube to Netflix (group show)
Kang Jungsuck, Minae Kim, Eve Kwak, fldjf studio Boma Pak, Daseul Song, Mire Lee _ Christopher Mahon, Juri Lee, Seoyoung Chang, Jinhwon Hong, ISVN
Arko Art Center -Daehangno
19 December 2018 – 3 February 2019
https://www.arko.or.kr/infra/pm1_01/m2_05/m3_01.do
Paul Jacoulet: Colors of Joseon
Seoul Museum – Buam-dong
13 November 2018 – 10 February 2019
https://seoulmuseum.org/
Flexible Space (group show)
Kang Eun Hye, Roh Il Hoon, Park Hye Won, Jeong Daun, Cha Seung Ean
Sehwa Museum of Art – Sinmunno
19 October 2018 – 24 February 2019
https://www.sehwamuseum.org
Gangbuk Museums
(Jung-gu, Dongdaemun-gu)
Art of the Korean Empire: Seeking a New Path (group show)
MMCA Deoksugung – Jung-gu/City Hall
15 November 2018 – 6 February 2019
http://www.mmca.go.kr/
East Village NY: Vulnerable and Extreme (group show)
SeMA – Jung-gu/City Hall
13 December 2018 – 24 February 2019
http://sema.seoul.go.kr/
Two Pillars and Seven Letters: Fabio Lattanzi Antinori & Mirim Chu
SeMA – Jung-gu/City Hall
13 December 2018 – 6 February 2019
http://sema.seoul.go.kr/
Hanmook: For Another Poetry-Order
SeMA – Jung-gu/City Hall
11 December 2018 – 24 March 2019
http://sema.seoul.go.kr/
Jasper Morrison: Thingness
Piknic – Jung-gu
16 November 2018 – 24 March 2019
http://www.piknic.kr/
Keith Haring: Art is Life. Life is Art.
Dongdaemun Design Plaza – Dongdaemun
24 November 2018 – 17 March 2019
http://www.ddp.or.kr
Gangnam Museums
(Gangnam-gu/Seocho-gu/Songpa-gu)
The Expanded Manual (group show)
Suki Seokyeong Kang, Minae Kim, Eunu Lee, Soyoung Chung
SeMA Nam-Seoul – Gwanak-gu/Sindang-dong
11 December 2018 – 17 February 2019
http://sema.seoul.go.kr/
18th SongEun Art Award 2018 (group show)
Joon Kim, Park Kyung Ryul, Uesung Lee, Eun Chun
SongEun ArtSpace – Gangnam-gu/Cheongdam-dong
21 December 2018 – 9 February 2019
http://www.songeunartspace.org
Karel Martens: Still Moving
Platform-L – Gangnam-gu/Nonhyeon-dong
11 October 2018 – 20 January 2019 https://platform-l.org/
Matters of Women (group show)
Seoul National University Museum of Art – Gwanak-gu/Seouldae
27 December 2018 – 24 February 2019
http://www.snumoa.org/
Art and Labor (group show)
Seo Hae-young, Lee Chunghyung, Lee Joon-hyung, Lim Gayoung
Seoul National University Museum of Art – Gwanak-gu/Seouldae
4 December 2018 – 6 January 2019
http://www.snumoa.org/
Picasso and Cubism: Masterpieces from the Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris
Seoul Arts Center Hangaram Art Museum – Seocho-gu/Nambu Terminal
28 December 2018 – 31 March 2019
http://www.sacticket.co.kr
Between Likeness and Unlikeness: A Dialogue with Qi Baishi (group show)
Seoul Arts Center Seoul Calligraphy Art Museum – Seocho-gu/Nambu Terminal
5 December 2018 – 17 February 2019
http://www.sacticket.co.kr
Kenny Scharf: Super Pop Universe
Lotte Museum of Art -Songpa-gu/ Jamsil
3 October 2018 – 3 March 2019
https://www.lottemuseum.com/
Olympic Sculpture Project – Post 88 (group show)
Nonstop Shim, Seungtaek Lee, Woohwan Lee, and others
Seoul Olympic Museum of Art – Songpa-gu/Jamsil
14 September 2018 – 24 February 2019
http://soma.kspo.or.kr
Kim Jungman
The Museum of Photography, Seoul – Songpa-gu/Jamsil
Jamsil 3 November 2018 – 2 February 2019
http://www.photomuseum.or.kr/
Outside Seoul Museums
Leonid Tishkov: Private Moon
Savina Museum of Contemporary Art – Eunpyeong
12 September 2018 – 18 January 2019 http://www.savinamuseum.com
Enlightened Mind: The Artists’ Way to Meditate (group show)
Savina Museum of Contemporary Art – Eunpyeong
1 November 2018 – 31 January 2019
http://www.savinamuseum.com
News, Dear Mr. Ripley (group show)
SeMA Buk-Seoul – Nowon
30 October 2018 – 24 February 2019
http://sema.seoul.go.kr/
Joohyun Kim: Into a Curved Space
SeMA Buk-Seoul – Nowon
4 September 2018 – 10 March 2019
http://sema.seoul.go.kr/
2018 Seoul Photo Festival: Brave New World (group show)
SeMA Buk-Seoul / SeMA Storage / etc – multiple locations
1 November 2018 – 10 February 2019
http://sema.seoul.go.kr/
Awakenings: Art in Society in Asia in 1960s-1990s (group show)
MMCA Gwacheon – Gwacheon
31 January – 6 May 2019
http://www.mmca.go.kr/
Civilization: The Way We Live Now (group show curated by William Ewing)
MMCA Gwacheon – Gwacheon
18 October 2018 – 17 February 2019
http://www.mmca.go.kr/
Modern Art from the MMCA Collection: 1900-1960s (group show)
MMCA Gwacheon – Gwacheon
18 October 2018 – 17 February 2019
http://www.mmca.go.kr/
#Art #Commons #NamJunePaik (group show)
Hwayeon Nam, Bahc Yiso, Nam June Paik, Joseph Beuys, Part-time Suite, & others
Nam June Paik Art Center – Yongin
11 October 2018 – 3 February 2019
http://njp.ggcf.kr/
Nonunifiable Heterogeneous Individuals
Gyeonggi Creation Center – Ansan
29 December 2018 – 10 February 2019
http://gcc.ggcf.kr/
Davide Quayola: Asymmetric Archaeology
Paradise Art Space – Incheon
15 December 2018 – 24 February 2019
https://www.p-city.com/front/artSpace/overview
Jeon Boghossian: Flamme Interieure
Museum Ground – Yongin
7 October 2018 – 24 March 2019
https://www.museumground.org/
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